Briefly teased in another post from The Amazing Spider-Man 2‘s viral website The Daily Bugle, their latest entry features a full on interview with Oscorp Head of Engineering Spencer Smythe. In the source material, Smythe was the inventor of the Spider-Slayers, a series of robots designed to go after Spider-Man. The previous post featuring Smythe seemed to be more of an Easter egg for fans, but this latest one drops even more hints at the larger world of Spider-Man. Read on for the full “interview.”
OsCorp Industries wants to usher in an age of robotics, and has pumped piles of cash into robotics research. My interview mission? Pry some secrets out of OsCorp?s Head Engineer, Spencer Smythe.
DB: Can you summarize your recent work in one word?
Smythe: Mobility.
DB: Elaborate, please.
Smythe: If you wanted an elaborate answer, why did you ask for a single word?
DB: Tell me something no one else knows about your research.
Smythe: We have made significant breakthroughs in the field of manned flight technology, fluidity of movement, speed and dexterity evinced by our larger robotic devices.
DB: Hardware or software?
Smythe: Both. One feeds the other. Better machines with enhanced artificial intelligence networks making informed, logical choices at greater speeds. Better bodies and better brains.
DB: And how do you see this being commercially applied?
Smythe (laughing): I don?t do marketing. Engineering innovation doesn?t result from a focus on revenue.
DB: There are rumors the NYPD is interested.
Smythe: Well, if you want to catch the right fly, you have to spin the right web.
DB: Very clever. One last thing, how is it working with your son?
Smythe: Alistair is a brilliant young engineer and I?m thrilled to see his career develop. I?d better watch my back or he?ll have my job before too long!
DB: Domo arigato.
Opening in theaters on May 2, 2014, the Marc Webb-directed sequel stars Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Dane DeHaan, Colm Feore, Paul Giamatti, Sally Field, Chris Cooper, B.J. Novak and Sarah Gadon. Don’t forget, the trailer for the film will debut tomorrow!
