Electro was seemingly killed after Spider-Man and Gwen Stacy ( Emma Stone) directed a blast of energy at him, causing him to explode. In the movie, the former Oscorp Industries electrical engineer teamed up with Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan) to take down Spider-Man. The casting news was reported by The Hollywood Reporter in October 2020.įoxx portrayed the villain in 2014's "The Amazing Spider-Man 2," which starred Andrew Garfield as the titular web-slinger. Thanks to heavy Christmas Day streams and downloads in the final week of 2020, Wham! overtook LadBaby and Mariah Carey to grab the number one single, 36 years in the waiting.Jamie Foxx as Electro in "The Amazing Spider-Man 2." It felt like it was never going to happen, but Wham! finally achieved the number one with 'Last Christmas' in the first week of 2021.
In 2017, it reached number 2 (equalling its highest peak), after George Michael fans began campaigning for it to get the Christmas number 1 in tribute of the singer, after his death on Christmas Day, 2016. See more: Watch singer-songwriter Charlotte Lily's stunning cover of Wham!'s 'Last Christmas'įor 36 years, it was the best-selling UK single ever to not hit the top, with over 2 million copies sold. Wham! donated all of their 'Last Christmas/Everything She Wants' royalties to the Ethiopian famine. However, the Band Aid project from Bob Geldof and Midge Ure came about, meaning that Wham! had to settle for second place that year. Originally, the Christmas number one battle of 1984 looked to be between Wham! and Frankie Goes to Hollywood with 'The Power of Love'. It was a huge hit, but never reached number 1 (for 36 years).See more: 8 times George Michael stunned strangers with private acts of charity The video marked the last filmed appearance of a clean-shaven George, as he sported a beard in the video for 'Everything She Wants', and he kept the look going for the rest of his career. It was also the last time George had no beard.See more: How George Michael chaperoned a nervous Shirlie on her first date with Martin Kemp The video features cameos from the duo's backing singers Pepsi and Shirlie, as well as a very brief appearance from Spandau Ballet bassist Martin Kemp, the boyfriend and future husband of Shirlie Holliman. A flashback shows George giving her a brooch, while in the present day Andrew is now wearing it.
See more: What is Wham! star Andrew Ridgeley up to now?Īndrew is dating a girl (model Kathy Hill), who was previously with George, and the song is aimed at her. The iconic video sees George and Andrew Ridgeley join their girlfriends to see friends at a ski resort (some scenes were filmed at Saas-Fee, Switzerland). Adding a lyric which told the tale of betrayed love was a masterstroke and, as he did so often, he touched hearts." "George had performed musical alchemy, distilling the essence of Christmas into music. "We went to his old room, the room in which we had spent hours as kids recording pastiches of radio shows and jingles, the room where he kept a keyboard and something on which to record his sparks of inspiration, and he played me the introduction and the beguiling, wistful chorus melody to 'Last Christmas.' It was a moment of wonder. When he came back down, such was his excitement, it was as if he had discovered gold which, in a sense, he had. "We'd had a bite to eat and were sitting together relaxing with the television on in the background when, almost unnoticed, George disappeared upstairs for an hour or so. Only the phase 'Last Christmas' - when the relationship comes to a head - actually refers to the festive season.Īndrew later revealed that the song came about when they were visiting George's parents: The song actually has very little to do with Christmas! It's mainly about a failed relationship, and coming face to face with them a year later.