"The Amazing Spiderman" (2012)

[Gladiatorus]

I think I won't be watching this one. I hoped for a darker, grown up, more adult and more psychological troubled Spider Man, not a teen friendlier one.

[+jamesyfx Subscriber²]

Spiderman 4 was always destined to be a right load of tat, then. I was hoping for a shimmer of light. xD

[Growled Member]

I think I won't be watching this one. I hoped for a darker, grown up, more adult and more psychological troubled Spider Man, not a teen friendlier one.

Yeah, it has "skip his one" written all over it.

[Rappy Veteran]

Sony says Logan Lerman won?t be Spider-Man

Over the weekend HitFix reported that Percy Jackson actor Logan Kerman ?is first choice for Sony Pictures and the clear frontrunner to replace Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker?. This followed Lerman saying he was in talks for the role back in February, however afterwards both he and Sony denied any discussions had taken place.

Well now according to Deadline Sony has denied Lerman?s involvement again, saying that he isn?t even being considered.

?insiders at Sony say that the young actor is not getting the role. In fact, these sources were very definitive in denying the story, and were sure that Lerman was 100% not going to be Spidey and that he is not on the list of candidates being seriously considered.

I never know who to believe in situations like this. Both HitFix and Deadline are known for getting scoops from ?sources? on a regular basis, and the majority of them turn out to be true. It could be the case that Sony isn?t telling the whole truth. Back in December they denied that Spider-Man 4 was having production trouble and had been put on hold while they sorted out issues with the script. Less than a month later Spider-Man 4 was scrapped and Sony moved forward with the reboot.

[Draconian Guppy]

Good god if that logan was spiderman it was going deeper in **** ( which it already is after this so called reboot).

[Rappy Veteran]

IESB Exclusive: Another Candidate Has Emerged For Spider-Man

A few days ago, HitFix reported Percy Jackson star Logan Lerman was "almost 100% locked" as the new Spider-Man. His report was quickly rebutted by the info-stealers over at "TOLDJA" with neither side backing down from their statements. Fair enough. But that leaves us fans in the middle wondering which way director Marc Webb & Sony are headed for our friendly-neighborhood wall-crawler.

IESB has exclusively heard another candidate is on the short list for Pete Parker and his web-slinging alter-ego ? Josh Hutcherson.

If his name doesn't sound familiar (which technically it shouldn't ? being an unknown), you have seen him in stuff. He played Brendan Fraser's nephew in Journey to the Center of the Earth, the older brother (before growing up to be Dax Shepard ? scary!) in Jon Favreau's underrated Zathura and recently appeared in Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant.

You're about to see even more of the kid. His performance as Laser in The Kids Are All Right (the biggest sale at this year's Sundance) drew raves and he's playing Robert in MGM's high-profile Red Dawn remake. Depending on how close this follows the original, it'll be quite the showcase for him. His character, played by C. Thomas Howell in the '84 film, was the one who went nuts.

Furthermore, Hutcherson has been getting into crazy shape as of late. Maybe he's felling confident in his chances?

Let's be clear on this, folks. We're not saying he has the role. Nor do we doubt our pal Drew McWeeny. Lerman's name was brought up awhile back (albeit accidentally by the kid himself) and, as we've said a few times now, he fits exactly what Sony is said to be looking for in the role ? young, unknown, cheap. Both Josh and Logan fit that description, truth be told.

Regardless, it shouldn't be too much longer 'till we know who will be swinging across the screens (in 3D ? ugh) come July 2012!

We have also contacted Josh's publicists and are waiting a response, as always, IESB will keep you informed on any updates.

[Xero]

This is gunna suck :(

[Lqv2015]

I knew this would happen once Disney acquired Marvel. High School Musical meets superhero mutants.

[Tech Star]

This is going to be a POS Fail. I know zero young actors that would be a good spiderman.

[Rappy Veteran]

THR published a recent article about how producer Avi Arad believes that ?Hollywood will do for video games what it has done for comic-book superheroes?. Honestly, the article is almost totally pointless. Arad also believes that a big screen adaptation of the Robosapian toy is a great idea. But hidden in the article is a nice quote from Columbia Pictures president Matt Tolmach talking about Marc Webb?s upcoming 3D Spider-Man reboot.

Here is what was said:

[Tolmach] also cautioned that moviemakers are in ?a golden moment of technology,? with 3D and various other digital techniques at their disposal. ?With great power comes great responsibility, and we have to always fall back on great storytelling,? he said. Tolmach also said he?s excited but nervous about his company?s upcoming Spider-man reboot, which he described as ?Peter Parker told differently.? He promised it will look, feel and smell different from the three films starring Tobey Maguire. ?We?re humbled by it,? he said.

I know it isn?t a lot, but lets be honest ? so far we know nothing about the upcoming Spider-Man movie. And from the sound of it, it will look and feel nothing like Raimi?s trilogy of films.

(Slash Film)

[+John. Subscriber¹]

Tip, for the casting directors? JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT for F*** SAKE

[PixilEyes]

Is it going to bore anyone else seeing him getting bit by a spider again and going threw the whole process? Reboots suck because you have to go threw the whole character introduction again.

[Gladiatorus]

Please, please, please, just kill this project once and for all.

[Rappy Veteran]

Alvin Sargent, who has worked on every Spidey movie until now, has been brought in to polish up the script. His polishes usually have to do with adding more emotional heft to the important scenes, so expect this Spidey to have weepy bits once again. [THR]

[c3ntury]

I can't wait til the last one.. hopefully they will get all the bad guys vs. Spiderman ;)

[Ayepecks]

Tip, for the casting directors? JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT for F*** SAKE

He doesn't look anything like a seventeen-year-old.

[shakey]

spiderman's spidey sense is going crazy with danger!!!!! Doom is abound!

[Rappy Veteran]

Even as Alvin Sargent rewrites the script for Columbia?s rebooted ?Spider-Man,? director Marc Webb has been ensnaring actors in his web(b) in his search for the new Peter Parker, aka Spider-Man.

Webb has been meeting and reading actors quietly for several months, but the list has narrowed in the past week or two. No screen tests have been conducted at this early stage (though it will be a requirement), and insiders point out that the director and studio are still on the lookout.

The candidates for the web-slinger include:

-- Jamie Bell: The 24-year-old English actor, repped by WME and Artists Independent Management, who made his film debut playing the title character in ?Billy Elliot,? has been doing the proper British actor thing in period movies such as ?Nicholas Nickleby? and ?Jane Eyre? (he?s also appeared in Hollywood movies such as Peter Jackson?s ?King Kong? and Ed Zwick?s ?Defiance?). More important, he?s already stepped into the comics world by portraying Tintin in Jackson and Steven Spielberg?s ?The Adventures of Tintin? movie, which won?t hit screens until December 2011.

-- Alden Ehrenreich: The Los Angeles-born 20-year-old has a juicy backstory, having been ?discovered? by Spielberg, who saw a comedy video starring Ehrenreich at a bat mitzvah of his daughter?s friend. A couple of TV appearances followed, but the actor?s next big leap came when he was cast by Francis Ford Coppola in 2009?s ?Tetro.? He is repped by WME.

-- Frank Dillane: The 19-year-old Brit?s main credit is last year?s ?Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,? where he played a young Tom Riddle. Is a minor role in a ?Potter? film a good springboard for a mega-franchise? It worked for Robert Pattinson.

-- Andrew Garfield: The L.A.-born actor had a short stint on a BBC TV series called ?Sugar Rush? but gained notices for playing a young reporter in a gritty British TV movie trilogy titled ?Red Riding.? The 27-year-old appeared in ?The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus? and will be seen in David Fincher?s movie about Facebook, ?The Social Network.? He is repped by CAA and the Collective.

-- Josh Hutcherson: The youngest actor of the bunch -- he turns 18 this year -- is also the one with the most experience. The past six years alone have seen the Kentucky-born kid rack up credits with key roles in Jon Favreau?s ?Zathura,? drama ?Bridge to Terabithia? and the upcoming ?Red Dawn? remake. He appears in the Sundance hit ?The Kids Are All Right,? which insider buzz suggests could be an Oscar contender, and starred with Brendan Fraser in ?Journey to the Center of the Earth.?

Hutcherson, repped by ICM and Beddingfield, just signed on to star in the ?Journey? sequel, and that movie could prove a fly in the ointment if the actor?s schedule collides with ?Spider-Man.? (Though you can bet every effort would be made to make it work.)

The group of actors seems to fall in line with what Webb has been looking to do with his take on Spider-Man, which is to cast relative unknowns in a story that roots Parker back in high school. The movie will be an angst-ridden tale of a teen dealing with the knowledge that his uncle died even though he had the power to stop it.

Columbia wants to begin production by year?s end, but Webb and the studio are taking their time choosing the actor while Sargent gets the script in spider-shape.

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.?

Source

[Razorwing]

^whoever it is.. I hope they choose a good one.

[Green_Eye]

Josh Hutcherson turns 18 this year? He looks freaking 10!! :|

[Rappy Veteran]

Josh Hutcherson turns 18 this year? He looks freaking 10!! :|

I kinda just chose the first picture I found on google...he does look a bit older then that picture.

weird though Jamie Bell being 24 is really against casting younger spidey but he has that young face.

[Green_Eye]

I kinda just chose the first picture I found on google...he does look a bit older then that picture.

weird though Jamie Bell being 24 is really against casting younger spidey but he has that young face.

Thank God! :laugh: Otherwise we would have spidey discovering both puberty and superpowers at once :p

[benplace]

Great Twilightman

[Rappy Veteran]

Thank God! :laugh: Otherwise we would have spidey discovering both puberty and superpowers at once :p

here is a more up to date shot :rofl:

[Xero]

^ Still looks like he gets his milk money stolen. My expectations are so low for this I should be pleasantly surprised with whatever they do. Can't be worse than Spidey 4 was going to be? ..right? :cry: