Rumor Control: Josh Hutcherson May Not Be Spider-Man, Could He Be Cyclops?

Rumor Control: Josh Hutcherson May Not Be Spider-Man, Could He Be Cyclops?

Yeah, its crazy rumor time. But several sites are claiming that Hutcherson is not gonna be the new wall crawler, and one that he may in fact be in the running to play the younger Cyclops in X-Men: First Class...

By MarkCassidy - Jun 30, 2010 06:06 PM EST
Filed Under: Spider-Man
Source: CHUD

It seems that Huthcherson may not be Spidey after all, or at least, not yet. Several sites(Bleeding Cool and CHUD among them) are claiming that its unlikely that he will be offered the role because of conflicting schedules. Hutcherson is filming a sequel to Journey To The Center Of The Earth soon and Marc Webb's Spidey reboot would clash with that.









But the best part of the story is this from CHUD...


..But not so fast. I have sources that cast some doubt on this. At the very least Hutcherson has not yet been offered the part. He very well could still get the offer (although some of my sources have placed doubt on this), but as of this morning there was no solid casting of Hutcherson.

I've heard rumors that Hutcherson is a favorite for the role of Cyclops in X-Men: First Class, but I can't verify that at the moment. Between Hutcherson and Michael Fassbender, it's interesting seeing how much overlap there may be in the casting of these two Marvel projects.



Another rumor for the collection. I very much doubt(or do I just hope?) this kid would be up for Cyc, but worth putting out there until we know a bit more. The main thing is, it would seem Mr Hutcherson is far from locked into the Peter parker role for the moment. I'm not sure what to think here. Although that Disney site would seem like a very strange place to break news of a Sony production, apparently they are usually fairly reliable with their scoops.


Anyway, I'm sure quite a few people will hope this isn't finalized yet, and another actor may be in with a shot. But what about that Cyc rumor? If its difficult to imagine this kid as Peter parker, what about a young Scott Summers?

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Creature
Creature - 6/30/2010, 6:50 PM
Totally happy his casting isn't official.
Anthrax
Anthrax - 6/30/2010, 6:53 PM
creature look at marvel zombie game please 14 sm games
Dynamo
Dynamo - 6/30/2010, 6:56 PM
Actually he wouldn't make a bad cyclops. I'm gonna pass for Spidey though.
bleedthefreak
bleedthefreak - 6/30/2010, 6:58 PM
i think he could pull off cyclops way better then spidey kinda hope this is true
superotherside
superotherside - 6/30/2010, 7:05 PM
idk really i don't think he'd make a bad spidey or cyclops but i'm waiting for official info
StuckInPanels
StuckInPanels - 6/30/2010, 7:06 PM
well thats a sigh of relief. I think he can play the role of Scott really well....wait a SEQUEL to Journey to the Center of the Earth..HOW is that possible...WHO WOULD GO BACK!!!! well I can't say that because I never really saw it :p
Zickafoose
Zickafoose - 6/30/2010, 7:09 PM
Thats definatly a better role for him!
antonio
antonio - 6/30/2010, 7:12 PM
idk.
superdog
superdog - 6/30/2010, 7:12 PM
[frick] the reboot
PWhite
PWhite - 6/30/2010, 7:20 PM
Frick da REBOOT!!!
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 6/30/2010, 7:21 PM
I really, for some reason, don't care as much about Hutcherson being Cyclops as I do about him being Spider-Man. So if First Class keeps him away from Spidey, then by all means, Vaughn, take him.
Jayisawesome
Jayisawesome - 6/30/2010, 7:24 PM
He can pull off Scott he has the look but as for spidey nah man he looks like a big jerk who would be better as a bully to Peter
antonio
antonio - 6/30/2010, 7:24 PM
[frick] the mutha [frick]ing piece of sh!t reboot.
Superzero
Superzero - 6/30/2010, 7:26 PM
The "DISNEY" site that "broke" the "news" that Hutcherson is Pete/Spidey is NOT, I repeat, NOT AN OFFICIAL DISNEY SITE. The guy with the hat pointed that out in the last article about Hutcherson.
antonio
antonio - 6/30/2010, 7:28 PM
@superzero thnx for the heads up.
AshleyWilliams
AshleyWilliams - 6/30/2010, 7:33 PM
No to both roles!
Anton Yelchin/Logan Lerman-Spider-Man
Aaron Johnson-Cyclops
Creature
Creature - 6/30/2010, 7:34 PM
He looks like a young Quagmire, not Peter Parker.
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 6/30/2010, 7:39 PM
I know that Superzero, but they call themselves Disney Blue or some shit, its just easier to call the "that Disney site" than "that site that isn't affiliated with Disney but has Disney in their name site."

Woah, I really can't see him as Cyk at all, even more so than Spidey, Cyc should be a fairly mature looking teenager by the time Xavier comes a calling. He's tall and a bit scrawny with, I would imagine, much more sculpted features. Hutcherson looks like a 14 year old with a few hundred pounds of baby fat still on his Chevy Chase.
InTylerWeTrust
InTylerWeTrust - 6/30/2010, 7:50 PM
Giggity.
FoxForce5
FoxForce5 - 6/30/2010, 7:55 PM
I'm on the (Frick) the reboot band wagon here! I would rather see the franchise die here so that the rights revert back to Marvel than to see even a great Spidy movie!

Same with "First Class" btw!
Superzero
Superzero - 6/30/2010, 8:01 PM
Yeah no big deal Ror, I like a lot of the stuff you post so nothing on you. Brent Sprecher, "the guy with the hat", is who posted the news that the "Disney" site is not official. You'd be surprised how many other sites are just going with this. It's just the whole Captain America deal all over again. I was happy with the way that turned out and I'm sure I'll be happy the way this ends too. I don't think Hutcherson would be too bad as Pete actually. Personally, I really would like to see Anton Yelchin get the part. But from what I've heard about the script this one will be a lot more true to the character of Pete/Spidey.
I'm a SERIOUS spider-man fanatic...I have EVERY ISSUE of ASM from 1987-1996 and various earlier issues, the oldest issue being ASM #19, complete runs of Web of Spider-Man and Ultimate Spider-man AND 3 spidey tattoos. I like ALL of the previous Spider-Man movies, even 3, but they weren't exactly what I would have wanted and that's totally fine by me. I'm just glad to have 2 really KICK ASS spidey flicks and one so-so one. Yeah the Green Goblin costume was lame but Willem Defoe was great. Venom didn't belong in pt 3 and even Rami knew that. Those things I can live with. As a fan I'm just stoked to have them. The one thing I want from this re-boot is for there to be a difference between Peter and Spider-Man. In the comics when Pete puts on the mask he BECOMES who he cannot be around everyone else, he is DIFFERENT when he has that mask on. In Rami's flicks, good as they were, when he was Spidey he was still ACTING like Peter Parker...that needs to change. Spidey's sense of humor is one of his Powers that needs to be brought up. I'm looking forward to this and reserve judgment for opening day.
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 6/30/2010, 8:50 PM
Cyclops would be even worse! But hey, time will tell all.

I'm sure we would all like to see this franchise revert back to Marvel but as long as it makes money it wont happen. Best we can hope for is a decent movie and so far this casting rumor would be the only piece of bad news so far (not including the compacted schedule) and it may not even be that bad. So far there is some decent actors and producers to go along with a very good director and the story seems like it might even be an "Incredible Hulk" style reboot. I'll support this movie and hope for the best, Fox is 2 for 4 with X-men movies so I say the Vegas odds should be 50/50.
mindform
mindform - 6/30/2010, 8:57 PM
I can see him as Cyclops. I can't see him as Parker.

So I'm hoping this is true :')
mk
mk - 6/30/2010, 9:09 PM
i can see him as the leader... young hulk series :))
Ven0m
Ven0m - 6/30/2010, 9:17 PM
thank god he isnt spidey! p.s. [frick] the reboot!!!
OverCross
OverCross - 6/30/2010, 9:19 PM
ALOT better than Spidey





jarydevan
jarydevan - 6/30/2010, 9:23 PM
uhhh i'd rather see Pocock. you know
the guy who played young Cyclops in X-Men Origins......
seems like a no brainer.....
UnfriendlySpidey
UnfriendlySpidey - 6/30/2010, 9:30 PM
Nice find Ror you've set my mind at ease haha
Barakapool
Barakapool - 6/30/2010, 10:38 PM
My first pick is Aaron Johnson. But I'd pick Josh Hutcherson as Cyclops than Tim Pocock.
austen
austen - 6/30/2010, 11:45 PM
MATTHEW VAUGHN TAKE JOSH HUTCHERSON --- PLEASSEEEE!!!!
austen
austen - 6/30/2010, 11:47 PM
I'll just wait for one of the trades like Variety or THR to confirm the Spiderman casting. Aaron Johnson would make a better Cyclops but anything to get Josh " Spidermidget" Hutcherson away from Spidey, anything
armageddon
armageddon - 7/1/2010, 1:37 AM
I WANNA BE CYCLOPS PICK ME PICK ME!!!!
JoshWilding
JoshWilding - 7/1/2010, 2:00 AM
Thank God!!! He's the worst possible choice for Spider-Man but let him play Cyclops because First Class will probably be crap anyway! :P

Oh, and [frick] the reboot.
austen
austen - 7/1/2010, 2:38 AM
@Josh W - agree let Fox take him and keep him AWAY from Spiderman. Seriously, just when you think Sony and Marc Webb are moving in the right direction with an alleged shortlist of Bell, Lerman, Angarano, Ehrenreich, Johnson, Garfield and Yelchin, this gets dropped on the fandom which is undertandably up in arms

Yeah, (frick) the reboot
Orehrepus
Orehrepus - 7/1/2010, 2:46 AM
"The guy with the hat"? Was that Brent? LMFAO! Yeah, I think Brent was the one pointing that out.

Yes, please! Please let THIS rumor be true! Let him be Cyclops!

@Josh:
Agreed! Totally! For me, anything Fox shit out will be exactly that: SHIT! So I have no hope whatsoever for X-Men: First Class. They can cast Johnny Depp as teenage Mystique for all I care.

But Spider-Man and Sony... I still have hope for this reboot. So let this Hutcherson kid ruins what was doomed to be shit in the first place, as long as it will keep him away from Spider-Man.
LEEE777
LEEE777 - 7/1/2010, 2:54 AM
I'd rather him [frick]ing SPIDER-MAN than CYCLOPS, don't want HOLLYWOOD [frick]ing up FIRST CLASS too!



FIRST CLASS has some hope of being a good movie, TEENY BOPPER reboot SPIDEY does not!

[frick] the WEBB REBOOT!

P.S. And what SP said lol! : P
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