Sony Officially Announces Our New Spider-Man!

Glad they choose an American...I think.

Here is the official press release from Sony


Sony Pictures has officially announced that Andrew Garfield has landed the role of Peter Parker/Spider-Man in director Marc Webb's Untitled Spider-Man Film! The film focuses on a teenager grappling with both contemporary human problems and amazing super-human crises. The action adventure will open in 3D and 2D theaters on July 3, 2012.

Here's the official press release:

After a comprehensive worldwide casting search, Andrew Garfield has been chosen to portray Peter Parker when Spider-Man swings back onto the screen in 3D on July 3, 2012. The new film will begin production in early December directed by Marc Webb from a screenplay by James Vanderbilt. Laura Ziskin and Avi Arad will produce the film from Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios.

Today's confirmation culminates what has been one of the most eagerly anticipated casting announcements in recent memory. Bloggers, pop culture speculators, and everyday fans have pored over and analyzed every conceivable online rumor in an attempt to discover the identity of the next actor to play Peter Parker. Garfield will immediately begin preparing for the coveted role.

The Spider-Man franchise is one of the most successful in film history and the three previous motion pictures have collectively grossed more than $2.5 billion in worldwide box office.

On selecting Garfield, director Marc Webb said, "Though his name may be new to many, those who know this young actor's work understand his extraordinary talents. He has a rare combination of intelligence, wit, and humanity. Mark my words, you will love Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker."

Commenting on the announcement, Amy Pascal, co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Matt Tolmach, President of Columbia Pictures said, "Spider-Man is a classic superhero -- a young man who balances his responsibility to serve humanity and crush evil with the shyness and normalcy of someone struggling to find himself. The role demands an extraordinary actor. You need someone who can magically transform himself from Peter Parker into Spider-Man. An actor who will depict the vulnerability of youth and the strength and confidence of a legendary figure at the same moment. We have found that actor in Andrew Garfield. From the first time we saw him in the upcoming film The Social Network, to his glorious screen test, which floored all of us, we knew that we had found our new Peter Parker."

Producer Avi Arad added, "I'm incredibly excited about Andrew Garfield. In the Spider-Man tradition, we were looking for a smart, sensitive, and cool new Peter Parker who can inspire us and make us laugh, cry, and cheer. We believe we have found the perfect choice to take on this role and lead us into the future."

Producer Laura Ziskin said, "We are thrilled to have Andrew Garfield for this new incarnation of Spider-Man under Marc Webb’s direction. We were fortunate enough to meet with a group of fantastically talented young men. In the end, we all agreed that in addition to being an extraordinary actor, Andrew had the right mix of humor, youth, and pathos, along with an underlying sense of strength and power necessary to bring Peter Parker and Spider-Man to life on screen."

The selection of Garfield was revealed at a press event in Cancun, Mexico for international journalists attending a media tour promoting upcoming films from Sony Pictures Entertainment.

Garfield is fast becoming one of the most respected and sought-after young actors working in the industry today. In a short career, spanning only five years, he has already been directed by, and starred alongside, some of the greatest names and received a BAFTA for a role that won him international praise.

Garfield most recently worked with director David Fincher on the upcoming film The Social Network. He previously starred for Spike Jonze on his robot love story I'm Here, which premiered at Sundance this year. He plays the lead male opposite Keira Knightley and Carey Mulligan in Mark Romanek's Never Let Me Go, due for release later this year.

Other notable screen credits include Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus playing opposite Christopher Plummer, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, Jude Law and the late Heath Ledger, Robert Redford’s Lions For Lambs, where he starred alongside Redford, Tom Cruise and Meryl Streep; Revolution Films' "Red Riding Trilogy – 1974" directed by Julian Jarrold, where he lead a stellar cast including Rebecca Hall and David Morrissey, and his unforgettable portrayal of a young ex-con in John Crowley's "Boy A," for which he earned the best actor BAFTA in 2008.

Garfield’s career began in theatre and in 2006 his performances in "Beautiful Thing" (Sound Space/Kit Productions), "The Overwhelming," and "Burn / Chatroom / Citizenship" (Royal National Theatre) won him the Milton Shulman Award for Outstanding Newcomer at the Evening Standard awards and the Jack Tinker Award for Most Promising Newcomer at the Critics Circle Theatre Awards. Other notable theatre credits include "Romeo and Juliet" (Manchester Royal Exchange) and "Kes" (Manchester Royal Exchange), for which he received the Most Promising Newcomer Award at the Manchester Evening News Awards 2004.

Wow.I would have banked on him being too old.

Great choice! He looks the part and he is a good actor!

WAAAAAYYYYYY better than Hutcherson!

What the hell are they thinking !!!???

hello to 29 year old peter parker at 2012 guys!

What I'm wondering is, since this is a reboot, and we're supposed to be getting the Lizard, will it be Dylan Baker from Raimi's Spideyworld, or a complete recast. Just curious is all. I don't think this picture is going to make as much as Raimi's Spider-man films, sorry Sony.

@aki
he's gonna be 29 when spider man reboot comes out..
but yeah still really not up for reboot

Let’s give this actor a chance before the fan boys and girls start ripping on him. Start blasting him if he sucks in the film. If he does a great job then we will probably see him in a couple of sequels. Go Andrew Garfield!!!

@Timerider...they haven't said it will be the Lizard..yet

@Conform...you rather have a crappy actor?

@Joey Misfit...they don't hate the fan base, they picked an unknown because it means we won't see the ACTOR as Spider-man, but Peter Parker as Spider-man...They all said the same thing about Reeves and Keaton and they are the best in their respective roles as Superman and Batman

@Niacan...thats a good way of looking at it. I agree with you..give him a chance before you light your torches

So,Sony picks a good actor who looks the part and you guys are STILL COMPLAINING.

And what a false load of BS in those qoutes! I wonder who they hired to write that PR propaganda!? Why don't they just admit that this whole high school reboot (along with, ugh, 3D) is nothing more than a ploy to reel in the Twilight crowd while simultaneously shitting all over those of us who read the comic books? Am I judging this movie too soon? No. Not with a director like Webb and an actor like this in the title role. :(

LMAO grif - well said!!! :D

BOOOooOoOoOOoo!!!!! He looks fcuk ugly!!!!




[frick] the reboot!!!!

NightAvenger: Maybe. But I guess I'll never know as I can promise you that I will NOT go and watch this [frick]ing reboot bud! The only thing that would have saved it for me would have been a good casting choice...after checking this guy out on YouTube, I can safely say that he's one of the worst actors they could have gone for! :(

huh...wow they finally announced it...I'm not at all familiar with him or his work...I can only hope this'll turn out awesome...but its a fool's hope...and it will probably suck :(

@Joey..as I said to pig...his biological age is 27 and will be 29 when released but he his physical look shows he is younger so that has its advantage. Even Aaron Johnson of Kick-ass was much older than a High School student and yet he was able to pull it off.