Marvel's Search for Spider-Man Narrows to Two Actors
With Captain America: Civil War currently shooting, I assumed that the new Spider-Man would have been cast already, and Marvel was just keeping it quiet. A couple weeks ago it was rumored that Asa Butterfield (Ender’s Game) had been cast in the role, but it turns out he’s actually still testing for the part along with one other actor by the name of Tom Holland (The Impossible). The news comes from THR, and they are apparently the two finalists out of a group of actors that were being looked at. The report offers additional information on other actors who were up the part:
The other four hopefuls included: Judah Lewis (a relative newbie who will be seen in Jean-Marc Vallee’s fall drama Demolition), Matthew Lintz (who will be seen with Adam Sandler in this summer’s Pixels), Charlie Plummer (who had a recurring gig on Boardwalk Empire), and Charlie Rowe (a British actor who appeared on Fox’s short-lived Red Band Society).
I’m really rooting for Butterfield to get the role. I think he’s got everything Peter Parker needs. He’s also probably the more expensive choice for Marvel since he’s kind of a bigger name than Holland is, so if Marvel is looking to save some cash, then they’ll probably go with Holland, who also seems like a solid choice. I’m sure he’d be great; I just hope it goes to Butterfield.
Producers have looked at over 1,500 boys from around the world for the role of Peter Parker, and these narrowed down actors have been tested for the role over the weekend in Atlanta where Captain America: Civil War is currently shooting. The final decision is expected to be made very soon.
Marvel Studios’ Kevin Feige, producer Amy Pascal, and directors Joe and Anthony Russo have been at the auditions for these boys. Feige previously had this to say in an interview regarding Spider-Man:
“There is a young kid [already] running around New York City in a homemade version of the Spider-Man costume in the MCU. You just don’t know it yet… In Spider-Man’s very specific case, where there have been two retellings of that origin in the last whatever it’s been – [thirteen] years – for us we are going to take it for granted that people know that, and the specifics.”
The first appearance of the new Spidey will be in Civil War, which comes out on May 6th, 2016. He will then get his own solo film from Sony Pictures, which set for release on July 28th, 2017.
Which of these two actors do you want to see land the role?