Have Sony and Marvel Studios Found Their New Spider-Man?
(UPDATE: Nothing official has been announced yet, but the studio is reportedly searching for someone younger to play the role. Hit the very bottom of this post for details.)
There's a slight chance that Marvel and Sony have found the actor who will play Spider-Man in their upcoming films. The information I'm about to provide is speculative, but there are breadcrumbs that can be found that are compelling enough to follow.
As you know, there are a lot of young actors out there who are more than capable of taking on the role of Peter Parker and Spider-Man. In the past, both Logan Lerman and Dylan O'Brien were on a list of potential people who could play the web-slinger.
The eyes have now turned on a young actor from the UK by the name of Sam Strike. I have no idea who this kid is, but he is on the BBC series EastEnders, and if all this leads to him being Spider-Man, everyone will know who he is. It all started when the actor's manager posted the following tweet:
Many questions sent on my last tweet @SamStrike - he has been offered the lead role in a very big US film, Info soon pic.twitter.com/5wu9qWle80
— Lee Morgan (@leemorgan_mgnt) March 9, 2015I know that just because he has been offered a lead role in a very big U.S. film doesn't mean that he's Spider-Man. But the evidence continues. A few months ago the actor posted a photo on his Instagram page of him wearing a Spider-Man mask with the caption, "I'm Spiderman."
Of course he could very well just be messing around, but there's a good chance that he posted the photo around the time where he was about to audition for the superhero role. There have also been a couple other Tweets from the actor that are interesting to note. The first is this:
Started at the gym yesterday in prep for a cheeky new roll id love to tell you about.But can't.I'm ACHING.Forgot what its like to exercise .
— Sam Strike (@SamStrike) March 6, 2015The guy is obviously excited for the role, and it requires him to get into shape. He also retweeted a post from Robert Downey Jr. the day before he hit the gym. Then around the time rumors started regarding Miles Morales being the next Spider-Man, the actor weighed in on his thoughts saying:
I love the miles morales spiderman series . But I don't think the movies are ready for him yet .spiderman is still incomplete . Next time.
— Sam Strike (@SamStrike) February 11, 2015There's a lot of circumstantial evidence here, and it was enough to definitely make me think that it is possible that Strike could have been cast in the role, and that he is now preparing to appear in Captain America: Civil War. Of course, this could all be for another big role that he's landed.
What do you all think about this? Is this reaching too far? If he has been cast as Spider-Man, do you think he would make a solid choice? He can definitely pull off the look, but I'm not familiar with his acting ability. I'm curious to see if anything comes of this.
Via: umbertogonzalez (from Latino-Review)
Update - El Mayimbe heard back from his sources and has added the following intel: