Today The Huffington Post dropped an interview with Inglorious Bastards and The Office star B.J Novak. He doesn't say much about his role in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 but does hint he works for Oscorp and IS in the comics:
"I'm in a couple of scenes. Yeah, I was never told whether or not I could say. I can say that I work at Oscorp. And I am someone from the comic books, someone from the original. So, yeah, I'm somebody. I wouldn't say I'm pivotal, but I'm not an extra, either."My first guess is he could be a younger Otto Octavius who we all know will show up in The Amazing Spider-Man 3 as Doc Ock. But who really knows....
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 swings in theaters next summer