You might remember a few months ago when we gave you your first look at the CGI creation that will be known as The Lizard in The Amazing Spider-Man. Now Rhys Ifans is giving us more information on what to expect from their vision of the gargantuan beast.

In an interview with CinemaBlend (via CBM), Rhys Ifans recalls seeing his Lizard double for the first time and asking Marc Webb if there would be a way to do the physicality of the character himself.

The majority of the time I’m me, I’m a human, not a Lizard. That’s hard enough. I did have the CGi suit for certain scenes. The Lizard is 9 feet tall. There was one day that I went on set and they had a double, a big big guy, playing me, as the Lizard. I looked at it and I went “No.” Following that Marc [Webb, the director] let me know all the physicality, all the physicality you’ll see in the Lizard is my own.

How will this normal sized actor imitate a 9-foot monster? They had that figured out too.

I had a green suit on, and then this cardboard head, and these big claws. It was the most [frick]ing insane…

In addition, the motion capture technology they will be utilizing will be akin to what we’ve already seen working in The Lord of the Rings and Rise of the Planet of the Apes.

Each and every time you see the Lizard, the technology is so advanced now that when the Lizard’s eyes move, they’re my eyes. If I frown or show any emotion, they’re my emotions. That’s how spectacularly advanced technology is.

So what do you think? Will the technology work as well as it did in Rise of the Planet of the Apes? Are you looking forward to seeing Rhys Ifans bring his spectacular acting chops to the reptilian villain?