I do not want to see MJ, or for at least the first film. I want to see if Webb can be smart enough to have the main villain kidnap someone else.
I'd rather the main villain doesn't kidnap anybody at all. They could easily go with a villain who simply becomes so power crazed that he wants nothing more than to use this power to wreak havoc, and Spider-Man has to drop in to stop that instead. (Ala Incredible Hulk.)
I like the idea of starting the franchise with villains like Shocker and working up. It could give the films an atmosphere and momentum the others didn't have. Shocker would be pretty cool.
They also need to set some up. You could easily have Eddie Brock appear. Villains also don't necessarily have to be killed off in the first movie they appear in.
Anwar said:If they're too powerful or dangerous, then they usually DO have to be killed off. Scarecrow was sort of an aversion, but he was just a lackey of the true villain so it's not the same as letting Venom just run off to fight another day.
Maybe it's best if some villains don't get an on-screen origin and just appear as villains and have their origins discussed.
Doc Ock for example can just appear as a terrorist villain or criminal doctor cyborg and then have Peter look up his origin later.