I’m posting this as a rumor because that is what it is. Right now, no official (or even substantially credible) source has confirmed this news. So please, take it for what it is and don’t get your hopes up/down too much.

MarketSaw is reporting that they have heard from a “strong source” that The Lizard would be the sole villain in Sam Raimi’s next stab at the webslinger franchise.

We know that actor Dylan Baker has confirmed his involvement in the next film, but he hasn’t revealed whether or not he would actually helm The Lizard persona this time around. It would, of course, make sense to have only one villain this time around, considering the most popular criticism of Spider-Man 3 is that it simply has too many.

We will have to wait and see if we get official word on this, right now I am pretty doubtful that this source is reliable.