Peter Parker Narrowed to Five for Spider-Man Reboot

Peter Parker Narrowed to Five for Spider-Man Reboot

Find out who may replace Toby Maguire as Peter Parker in the new Spider-Man 2012 reboot, narrowed down toe five young men. Check it Out

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By DCMarvelFreshman - May 26, 2010 05:05 PM EST
Filed Under: Spider-Man
Source: THR



With a release date of the July 3rd 2012, and production expected to begin later this year, Director Marc Webb has yet to announce an actor for Peter Parker for the new Spider-Man reboot. But Mr. Marc Webb has been quietly reading actors for the title role, and now THR reports that Webb's destined search has been narrowed down to five young men.

Jamie Bell(24), Alden Ehrenreich (20), Frank Dillane (19), Andrew Garfield (27), and mentioned yet again, Josh Hutcherson(Soon to be 18) are said to be the final contestants. THR includes No screen tests have been conducted at this early stage, and insiders point out that the director and studio are still on the lookout.




A Columbia spokesperson did not comment on the casting process, saying “There have been a number of names floated online and almost every week, someone calls with a new rumor. We are not commenting on the casting process or rumors such as these.” Alvin Sargent is currently rewriting the script for the 2012 reboot.



DCMF: Casting relative unknowns in a story that roots Parker back in high school, outlining the tale of a teen dealing with the knowledge that his uncle died even though he had the power to stop it. With Sam Raimi's previous franchise, it obviously dealt with this and moved on. So I'm curios at how general audiences will retake this story, downgrading from the talented Toby Maguire to an relatively unknown. What do you think?
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superbatspiderman
superbatspiderman - 5/26/2010, 6:26 PM
I don't like any of them this entire reboot thing is ludicrous it is just dumb Toby Maguire was a great Spidey and I don't care what anyone says about that.
bleedthefreak
bleedthefreak - 5/26/2010, 6:26 PM
good god they all look old i no JGL is like 29 but i would rather him over any of these people they all suck. i would like to see the guy from reaper also
WarNoodle
WarNoodle - 5/26/2010, 6:32 PM
hutcherson if anything
Dynamo
Dynamo - 5/26/2010, 6:32 PM
To be fair some of these are interesting choices. Most of them are good actors and I'm looking forward to seeing what they can pull off.
VIKEME
VIKEME - 5/26/2010, 6:33 PM
NONE! All 5 are terrible.
DaenerysTargaryen
DaenerysTargaryen - 5/26/2010, 6:36 PM
hmm I thought Sony would cast somebody younger so they can have him for more sequels and actually have him look like he's in high school.
Dynamo
Dynamo - 5/26/2010, 6:38 PM
Garfield is 27? [frick] just go with JGL he's only 2 years older. I mean he looked like he was in High School in 500 days.
Saga
Saga - 5/26/2010, 6:39 PM
Josh Hutcherson would be great but i am with LEE777 on Jean Luc-Bilodeau as the New Spidey
akthunder
akthunder - 5/26/2010, 6:40 PM
I hope Josh Hutcherson since I have seen his acting, and he is good. Plus he looks the most like Peter Parker, and he is the youngest of the group.
jarydevan
jarydevan - 5/26/2010, 6:40 PM
if i had to choose right now, i'd go with little Voldemort
after looking at pictures of Frank Dillane, he looks the most like Peter Parker
California
California - 5/26/2010, 6:40 PM
What happened to that Logan Lerman kid? He was okay casting.
Talisac
Talisac - 5/26/2010, 6:41 PM
Who the hell are these guys??????????
Dynamo
Dynamo - 5/26/2010, 6:43 PM
Hutcherson is like the only American there.
ecksmanfan
ecksmanfan - 5/26/2010, 6:43 PM
Just go with JGL and call it good. I've seen Bell and Hutcherson act and they are decent but just all wrong for this part. Not to mention, Hutcherson looks like he's about 4 inches tall.
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 5/26/2010, 6:45 PM
I've only seen Bell and Hutcherson act, but if I was forced to choose out of all these, definitely Bell. He is an excellent young actor, and I think he could be able to do something very special with the role. The only strikes against him are that he is a little old and he doesn't have the greatest Peter Parker look for him. But I don't really think any of the other guys up there have much of a better look than him, maybe Hutcherson, but I'd still way rather have Bell, and maybe even Garfield (based on other pictures than the one up top), but I haven't seen him act.
Mother
Mother - 5/26/2010, 6:46 PM
Honestly, Toby has the personality of a Domino's Pizza box. And that is kind of a rip on the box. That being said, I agree this reboot seems pointless.
jarydevan
jarydevan - 5/26/2010, 6:46 PM
and Jamie Bell has that big ass nose that would pop through the mask
Little Voldemort looks the part the most
ecksmanfan
ecksmanfan - 5/26/2010, 6:48 PM
OK, I've also seen Garfield act and he's pretty good too. He was in "Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus." Just don't think he's got the right look.
secretasianboy
secretasianboy - 5/26/2010, 6:52 PM
uhhhhhhhh jamie bell is the best of them (none of them are great)
jarydevan
jarydevan - 5/26/2010, 6:54 PM
Aaron Johnson would have been the best choice in my opinion
right height, right look, i hope this is debunked at some point
JohnClayBurchett
JohnClayBurchett - 5/26/2010, 6:55 PM
Hey superbatspiderman Tobey McGuire was a horrible Spiderman from the start....the first two films weren't too bad, but he was awful. Didn't look the part and is a huge turd. I say Joel McChale would be a good choice for a chatty banter Spider-Man. Apparently he auditioned for the first one....and they actually gave him a role as a banker in the 2nd one I think. Tall slender build, looks the part, experienced, funny. Ah, whatever
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 5/26/2010, 6:57 PM
The horror! :(

Jamie Bell beats the others by a long mile though. However, until they make a Spider-Man movie with a "grown-up" Peter Parker, I'm really not interested in taking the character back to high school with a low budget, a director with no action experience and heavy influences from Ultimate Spider-Man. [frick] that.
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 5/26/2010, 6:58 PM
Who knows, remember what happened with Cap? All those finalists and screen tests, and then Evans nabs it out of nowhere. Same thing could possibly happen here.
jarydevan
jarydevan - 5/26/2010, 6:59 PM
joel mchale?? are you serious?? i would punch you in the face if this weren't over the net
StuckInPanels
StuckInPanels - 5/26/2010, 7:03 PM
well I say Jaime bell, because he is also playing TinTin, so he has played in action movies.
DannyDreg
DannyDreg - 5/26/2010, 7:03 PM
Screw this whole reboot! They should've stuck w/ MaGuire & Raimi!
Dynamo
Dynamo - 5/26/2010, 7:07 PM
Alden Ehrenreich has gotten shout outs from both Speilberg and Francis Ford Capolla. He might be a good choice if photographed properly.
AshleyWilliams
AshleyWilliams - 5/26/2010, 7:12 PM
Josh Hutcherson all the way!
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 5/26/2010, 7:13 PM
It will need to feel decidedly different in order to succeed. That may be a tall task as the first couple really captured the essence of the character.
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