ina ▁only ▁briefly ▁discussed ▁the ▁role ▁and ▁was ▁not ▁aware ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁strong ▁cont ender , ▁and ▁was ▁excited , ▁being ▁a ▁big ▁fan ▁of ▁Marvel ▁Comics . ▁Although ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁familiar ▁with ▁Doc ▁O ck , ▁Mol ina ▁found ▁one ▁element ▁of ▁the ▁com ics ▁that ▁he ▁wanted ▁to ▁maintain , ▁and ▁that ▁was ▁the ▁character ' s ▁cruel , ▁s ard onic ▁sense ▁of ▁humor . ▁ ▁Ros em ary ▁Harris ▁as ▁May ▁Parker : ▁Ben ▁Parker ' s ▁wid ow ▁and ▁Peter ' s ▁a unt . ▁ ▁Don na ▁Mur phy ▁as ▁Ros al ie ▁Oct av ius : ▁Otto ' s ▁wife ▁and ▁assistant . ▁ ▁J . ▁K . ▁Sim m ons ▁repr ises ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁J . ▁Jon ah ▁James on , ▁the ▁miser ly ▁manager ▁and ▁editor - in - ch ief ▁of ▁the ▁Daily ▁Bug le , ▁while ▁Daniel ▁Gill ies ▁port ray s ▁his ▁son ▁John ▁James on , ▁an ▁astr onaut ▁and ▁Mary ▁Jane ' s ▁f ian cé . ▁As ▁with ▁the ▁previous ▁film , ▁Bruce ▁Campbell ▁has ▁a ▁came o ▁appearance , ▁this ▁time ▁as ▁an ▁us her ▁in ▁the ▁doors ▁of ▁Mary ▁Jane ▁Watson ' s ▁show . ▁Spider - Man ▁co - cre ator ▁Stan ▁Lee ▁port ray s ▁a ▁man ▁on ▁the ▁street ▁who ▁saves ▁a ▁woman ▁from ▁falling ▁de br is ▁during ▁a ▁battle ▁between ▁Spider - Man ▁and ▁Doctor ▁Oct opus . ▁D yl an ▁Baker ▁port ray s ▁Curt ▁Con