How Old Should the MCU's Spider-Man Actor Be?

Promise I'm not trying to bring back the Spidey articles, but this have been bothering me for a while, and today gave me to push to finally make this.

That being said I agree high school is the way to go.

If you want a freshman/soph, then cast someone of freshman age 14-16

If you want someone who's a senior, then cast anyone from 17-23 (if they aren't to physically imposing and don't look to old at 23)

mad with the decision*

@RextheKing If they aren't pushing "high school" as a theme then people shouldn't use it as the core of their argument. I'm not saying you are...but far to many CBM articles have.

@Arrowverse I don't mind the high school theme, and yeah that wasn't my argument. My argument it differ between Peter being a high schooler(or fresh out of) vs being a 20+ year old, and that sense the majority of his films so far has him as a highschooler(or fresh out of) I would like to see them go older. Again though, I am fine with high school Peter, I just have a preference for an older one(that sounds pervy).

I just want a [frick]ing announcement already, the anticipation is too much!

Nick Robinson (19) should play 16yo Parker. I often rant about this kid on this site and I've seen a few agree. But honestly, stop throwing around shitty choices like O'Brien.

@Kong
You missed the point of my sarcastic comment.

There are certain rules to internet sarcasm @DaveAriKhanlark. A lot of capital letters, blatantly sarcastic phrasing, and exclamation points.

It also didn't go through because that's an actual argument people give and think are valid.

Also you want a 24 year old that looks 35 to play him so...

@Kong
I used the words "sucks" and "iconic" doesn't get more sarcastic than that.

Also, was that a jab at Jack O'Connell?

This is how.

@Dandy
We haven't actually seen a College-Spider-Man, sure we've seen Pete in College, but we saw it in TASM 2 in like 1 scene, and in Spider-Man 2 during a montage. The MTV Spider-Man show should be an inspiration for the next trilogy, as it would allow the filmmakers to explore more mature storylines, something the films have been missing.

@DaveAriKhanLark

The high school age is perfect. Here's an exert from an article on the Spidey Reboot I may or may not end up posting.

"Peter belongs in High School. It’s simple as that. You might say "HE ONLY SPENT 3 YEARS IN HIGH SCHOOL IN THE COMICS" or that "WE'VE SEEN THAT ALREADY!!!" I argue against that. When Stan Lee created Spider-Man he wanted him to be a teenager. He wanted a high school hero. Why don't we go back to the roots of the character. Peter was in High School for half of Spider-Man, and High School was merely a setting in TASM. High School should be a part of the story. We've never TRULY seen a superhero balance fighting crime and school work before. He should be quicker to join the Young Avengers than the Avengers. Casting a 16 or 17-year-old actor as Spider-Man also has other advantages. Think about it like this. Garfield was casted as Spider-Man at 27. He's 31 now and considered too old for Spider-Man. If you cast a 17 year old, he could be Spidey for 10 years and STILL be young enough to portray Spidey. We would invest in this Spidey and see him go from the young junior in high school, to the owner of a company. Logan Lerman and Dylan O'Brien, two fan favorites and rumored actors in the run for the role, will be too old. They'll both be 24 during shooting for the solo film. If you chose someone like Asa Butterfield, Zachary Gordon, Isaac Hempstead Wright, or Chandler Riggs, they'd be 17, 18, or 19 during shooting."

On top of that there are so many interesting parts of Peter lying in high school that we haven't seen.

What happens when Gwen and MJ are BOTH in a film together?
How about Harry going a couple movies without hating Spidey?
How does Flash go from bully to friend?
What happens when a nerd like Puny Parker lands the cheerleader Liz Allan through tutoring?
How does Peter manage to do homework while fighting crime?
What does he do when he has to leave school in the middle of the day to stop (insert villain here)?

So many interesting things could happen. Also Dandy got it right. Having a teenaged superhero is the MOST original thing we could have. All you need to do to get the YA audience is have a male and female star that teens would hang on their walls and some drama (preferably a love triangle though that's been done so we can skip it) and they'll come flocking to the theaters. It's also like "What if Dick became Robin (in a world where Batman didn't exist) and Joined the Justice League?" He's the little guy and making him 30 years old won't differentiate him enough. He needs to be different. Because we don't want another Tobey or another Andrew.

Also just because we've had two TV shows with Spidey in HS doesn't mean he can't be in high school in the movies. I guarantee you more people saw TASM 2 than tuned in to Ultimate Spider-Man or Spectacular Spider-Man. He's in HS in the cartoons to relate to the younger viewers, something else that could benefit from having a teenaged Spider-Man on screen. Kids who watch the cartoons think he's in HS and would be confused to see a 30 year old or even College aged Spider-Man.

#HighSchoolPeterFTW

(P.S. watch some episodes of Spectacular Spider-Man on YouTube. It shows you how interesting it could be)

16-20 at the time of production.

Spider-man's been college age for in four of the five movies, so I think going for high school is a good move.

Don't know if i would like a -16 year old playing spider-man. It's un-appealing, a 19 year old wouldn't hurt