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Wendell Edward Pierce (born December 8, 1963) is an American actor and businessman. Having trained at Juilliard School, Pierce rose to prominence as a character actor portraying roles on both stage and screen. He first gained recognition portraying the role of Detective Bunk Moreland in the acclaimed HBO drama series The Wire from 2002 to 2008. His other notable television roles include the trombonist Antoine Batiste in Treme (2010–2013), James Greer in Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan (2018–2023), the attorney Robert Zane in Suits (2013–2019), and Clarence Thomas in Confirmation (2016). He earned Independent Spirit Awards nominations for his film roles in Four (2012) and Burning Cane (2019), on which he also served as a producer. Other notable film roles include Malcolm X (1992), Waiting to Exhale (1995), Ray (2004), Selma (2014), The Gift (2015), and Clemency (2019). Pierce made his Broadway debut in John Pielmeier's 1985 play The Boys of Winter, followed by Caryl Churchill's Serious Money in 1988. As a theatrical producer, he earned a Tony Award for Best Play nomination for August Wilson's Radio Golf (2007), then won for Bruce Norris's Clybourne Park (2012). He performed the lead role of Willy Loman in the revival of Death of a Salesman on the West End in London in 2019 and on Broadway in New York in 2022, for which he earned Laurence Olivier Award and Tony Award nominations. Description above from the Wikipedia article Wendell Pierce, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Wendell Pierce
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After Gwen Stacy's death, New York has moved on. Years go by. The film opens with Harry Osborn wandering through his late father’s private laboratory. Among the confiscated research and abandoned projects, he discovers Otto Octavius’s old schematics—including containment systems for a powerful mechanized suit. Harry smiles, already thinking ahead. Elsewhere, fugitive Flint Marko breaks into his former home to see his terminally ill daughter. His ex-wife warns him the police are outside, forcing Marko to flee once more. Spider-Man intervenes, subduing Marko and attempting to return him to custody. During the struggle, Marko breaks free and falls into an active particle collider filled with experimental sand. The machine activates, seemingly disintegrating him. Believing he may have killed another man, Spider-Man leaves in quiet horror—until the sand begins to move, forming Sandman. The title card appears. After the credits, Peter Parker attends class with Mary Jane Watson, taught by Dr. Curt Connors. Peter learns that Mary Jane and Harry have broken up, igniting feelings he’s been suppressing. When Peter asks her out, she explains she’s already dating John Jameson. Disappointed, Peter masks his emotions. At Oscorp, Harry seeks volunteers for a new experimental serum. Ned Leeds, now an eager intern, steps forward—unaware the unfinished formula will change his life. The serum mutates Ned into a monstrous, unstable being: the Hobgoblin. Ned escapes in terror. Harry pays off witnesses and buries the incident. A week later, Peter and Harry meet at a coffee shop. Their conversation turns tense—Mary Jane, Spider-Man, and Norman’s death all driving a wedge between them. Harry believes Spider-Man murdered his father. Peter defends the hero, deepening their rift. Peter is soon assigned by J. Jonah Jameson to photograph a major event—John Jameson’s announcement as a NASA astronaut. Peter is crushed when he photographs John and Mary Jane together as a public couple. Harry confronts Peter at the event, accusing him of betraying Norman’s memory. Peter leaves shaken. That night, Peter returns home to find a Spider-Man look-alike snooping through his room. Donning the suit, he captures the intruder, who reveals himself as Ben Reilly, the Scarlet Spider. Peter warns him to disappear—and lets him go. Ben later tells Harry he knows Spider-Man’s identity, but Harry dismisses him and instead contacts Flint Marko and Aleksei Sytsevich, offering them work. Harry unveils Aleksei’s new armored suit: Rhino. Peter reconnects with Mary Jane, and their unresolved feelings surface. They share a kiss—but Mary Jane panics and runs, conflicted. On his way home, Peter is ambushed by Sandman in the sewers. He defeats Marko by flooding him with water—only for Rhino to charge in and knock Peter unconscious. Rhino warns him that they know about Mary Jane. Peter awakens bound in barbed wire at the Osborn estate. Harry prepares to kill Spider-Man—until he unmasks him. Realizing Spider-Man is Peter devastates Harry. Peter pleads with him, learning Mary Jane has been taken. Harry gives the location. Spider-Man storms the hideout, rescuing Mary Jane after trapping Rhino using strategy and environment rather than brute force. Just as they escape, Hobgoblin attacks, leveling the building. Peter saves Mary Jane, but Hobgoblin rips off his mask—revealing Ned Leeds. The final battle is emotional and brutal. Ned briefly regains control, revealing Harry’s role in his transformation. As he tries to stop himself, Hobgoblin impales himself on his own glider while attempting to kill Peter. Ned dies in Peter’s arms. Mary Jane now knows the truth—and accepts it. Their bond deepens. Peter leaves her at John Jameson’s home, unsure what comes next. The film ends with Peter at home when a knock comes at the door understanding it’s Mary Jane, still in her wedding dress. She simply says, “Hi.” Peter lets her in. Post-credit scene: Harry stares into a shattered mirror, seeing Norman Osborn’s reflection demanding vengeance. Harry screams “No” and destroys the mirror—his war with himself just beginning. The Final post credit scene shows Peter with Aunt May in the doctors. The doctors reveal that Aunt May has stage 4 cancer.
