Earlier today, we reported thatbothMarveland Sony are eyeing much younger actors to play the newSpider-Man, sinceThe Amazing Spider-ManandThe Amazing Spider-Man 2starAndrew Garfieldwill not be back to play Peter Parker.Varietynow reports that “a number of actors already have been mentioned as being considered for the role,” includingDylan O’Brien(The Maze Runner) andLogan Lerman(Fury). The site does add that Sony and Marvel have not approached these actors quite yet, since their first order of business is to find a new director to replaceMarc Webb. But it is confirmed that this Peter Parker will still be in high school.
Peter will head back to Midtown High School, the same setting that was used in bothSam Raimi’sSpider-ManstarringTobey MaguireandMarc Webb’sThe Amazing Spider-Manmovies starringAndrew Garfield. Both of those incarnations of the franchise had Peter graduating from High School and moving out on his own. The studio’s plan is to spend more time at Midtown High, showing more of Spidey’s awkward relationships with fellow students, along with his crime-fighting exploits out of school as theSpider-Manfranchise continues on into the future.
In the joint Marvel/Sony press release, both studios specifically mentioned Peter Parker by name, butVarietyreports that the studio is also trying to decide whether to use Peter or any of the numerous other characters who took over as Spider-Man, such as Miles Morales, a mixed race character whose father is African-American and whose mother is Puerto Rican.
While it still hasn’t been confirmed by Marvel yet, we reported earlier today that the new Spider-Man will be introduced in Marvel’sCaptain America: Civil War, before Sony’s new standalone superhero adventure that is slated to hit theaters on June 24, 2025. Sony will surely have to move fast to find not only a director and star, but also a screenwriter to craft this new tale before shooting begins, presumably sometime in 2016. Are you glad that this newSpider-Manwill spend more time at Midtown High? Do you think Dylan O’Brien or Logan Lerman are would be good choices to play the new Spidey? Let us know what you think.
