▁Ch ab on ▁was ▁h ired ▁to ▁rewrite . ▁His ▁draft ▁had ▁a ▁younger ▁Doc ▁O ck , ▁who ▁becomes ▁inf atu ated ▁with ▁Mary ▁Jane . ▁His ▁mechanical ▁lim bs ▁use ▁end orph ins ▁to ▁counter act ▁the ▁pain ▁of ▁being ▁attached ▁to ▁his ▁body , ▁which ▁he ▁enjo ys . ▁When ▁he ▁inj ures ▁two ▁m ug gers ▁on ▁a ▁date , ▁this ▁hor rif ies ▁Mary ▁Jane ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁resulting ▁battle ▁with ▁Spider - Man ▁his ▁tent acles ▁are ▁f used ▁together , ▁and ▁the ▁fusion ▁begins ▁to ▁kill ▁him . ▁In ▁the ▁script , ▁Oct av ius ▁is ▁the ▁cre ator ▁of ▁the ▁gen et ically - alter ed ▁sp ider ▁from ▁the ▁first ▁film , ▁and ▁gives ▁Peter ▁an ▁ant id ote ▁to ▁remove ▁his ▁powers : ▁this ▁means ▁when ▁Oct av ius ▁is ▁dying ▁with ▁his ▁tent acles , ▁he ▁wants ▁to ▁extract ▁Spider - Man ' s ▁sp ine ▁to ▁save ▁himself . ▁This ▁leads ▁to ▁an ▁al liance ▁with ▁Harry ▁( a ▁detail ▁which ▁made ▁it ▁into ▁the ▁finished ▁film ). ▁Before hand , ▁Harry ▁and ▁the ▁Daily ▁Bug le ▁put ▁a ▁$ 1 0   mill ion ▁price ▁on ▁Spider - Man ' s ▁head , ▁causing ▁the ▁city ' s ▁citizens ▁to ▁turn ▁against ▁him . ▁Produ cer ▁A vi ▁Ar ad ▁rejected ▁the ▁love ▁triangle ▁angle ▁on ▁O ck , ▁and ▁found ▁Harry ▁putting ▁a ▁price ▁on ▁Spider - Man ' s ▁head ▁un sub t le . ▁ ▁Ra imi