Spider-Man: Are these actors being considered to take on the role?
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Molly Driscoll Staff writer
Does the studio behind "Spider-Man" already have actors in mind to take on the role of the hero?聽
According to and the , actor Andrew Garfield, who portrayed the superhero most recently in 鈥�The Amazing Spider-Man鈥� and 鈥淭he Amazing Spider-Man 2,鈥� will not be reprising the role when Spider-Man appears in a Marvel film. It has not yet been officially confirmed that Garfield will not be returning.
However, is now citing 鈥渟ources with knowledge of the studio [Sony]鈥檚 plans鈥� in reporting that Sony already has some other actors in mind.聽
According to Variety writer Marc Graser, Sony is interested in multiple actors for the role and those that the studio is looking at include Logan Lerman of 鈥淔ury鈥� and Dylan O鈥橞rien of 鈥淭he Maze Runner.鈥� However, the studio has not yet reached out to the actors.聽
It was recently announced that Spider-Man will be appearing in an unnamed Marvel movie. As comic book fans know, the web slinger is officially a Marvel character, but Marvel sold the rights to Sony in the 鈥�90s before the studio became the box office topper we know today.聽
According to , Spider-Man will appear in one Marvel movie, then his own Sony movie in 2017. After that, Marvel鈥檚 Kevin Feige and Amy Pascal of Sony 鈥渨ill collaborate on a new creative direction for the web slinger,鈥� according to Marvel.
Upcoming Marvel movies include a third 鈥淐aptain America鈥� installment which is titled 鈥淐aptain America: Civil War鈥� and the reports that that Marvel film will include Spider-Man. Comic book fans know that Spider-Man played an important role in the Civil War comic book storyline.聽
Before Garfield, 鈥淭he Great Gatsby鈥� actor Tobey Maguire starred as Peter Parker in three 鈥淪pider-Man鈥� films, with the first 鈥淪pider-Man鈥� film debuting in 2002. 鈥淪pider-Man 2,鈥� which starred Maguire as well as Alfred Molina as the villain Doc Ock, was a success, but the third installment with Maguire, 鈥淪pider-Man 3,鈥� was not well-received.
