Chris Zylka Talks Briefly About Playing 'Flash Thompson' In The Amazing Spider-Man!

Chris Zylka Talks Briefly About Playing 'Flash Thompson' In The Amazing Spider-Man!

The actor who plays the infamous bully in the upcoming Spider-Man reboot praises director Marc Webb for his direction with the film, as well as the experience of playing Flash Thompson...

By PaulRom - Jul 21, 2011 09:07 AM EST
Filed Under: Spider-Man
Source: LA Times



Speaking to LA Times, Chris Zylka - who will play bully Flash Thompson in the upcoming reboot, The Amazing Spider-Man - talks briefly about the role while promoting his latest film, Sark Knight 3D at Comic-Con this week. He calls director Marc Webb a 'genius', saying that he'll bring 'something new' to the Spider-Man franchise. He also says that playing the character was a 'wonderful experience'.

Playing Peter Parker’s high school tormenter, Flash Thompson, in “The Amazing spider-Man” was a “wonderful, wonderful experience,” actor Chris Zylka said at an event for his soon-to-be-released flick “Shark Night 3D” at a Comic-Con International event Wednesday night: “I got to work with a wonderful director. Marc [Webb] is a genius. He’s going to bring something new to the franchise, for sure, that I think people are going to love.”


Starring Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Martin Sheen, Sally Field, Dennis Leary and Chris Zylka, The Amazing Spider-Man swings into theaters July 3rd, 2012!
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