News that Asa Butterfield was offered the part of Marvel/Sony’s “Spider-Man” proved to be false according to a new trade report. It appears the shortlist for the role is down to six actors and only two of the original names are still in the mix, including Butterfield and Tom Holland, who played Naomi Watts son in the tsunami drama “The Impossible.”
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A presumed frontrunner, "The Fault in Our Stars" and "Paper Towns" actor Nat Wolff is not mentioned by name and appears to no longer be in contention. THR reports that six actors have screen tested for the role, and the additional four contenders are Judah Lewis (who will be seen in Jean Marc-Vallee‘s upcoming fall drama “Demolition” with Jake Gyllenhaal), Matthew Lintz (Adam Sandler’s “Pixels”), "Boardwalk Empire" actor Charlie Plummer (he played Shea Whigham son), and British actor Charlie Rowe (of Fox’s now defunct “Red Band Society”).
Sony and Marvel have to make a decision quick because Spider-Man is supposed to appear in “Captain America: Civil War.” Apparently, these actors are the six finalists. Marvel is expected to make a decision soon, so while Butterfield may not have the role yet, it’s possible he could still land the part. But basically, another day, another shortlist report with few new names. Presume nothing is final until there’s a final word.
Yah right, the studios know who they want. They just threw the other names in there to give their main choice a little run for his money. Since Asa Butterfield was the first name mentioned, it\’s likely to be him.
PLEASE tell me it\’s not going to be ANOTHER Origin Story!
I think Marvel/Sony is struggling with age. Holland and Butterfield are 18, but they want their actor– signed up for like 6-7 films for sure to be a convincing teenager for most of those years. Some of the names in contention are 14 years old. And i think they\’ve already decided that Butterfield and Holland are great and worthy of the role, but they\’re trying to see if they can find a much younger actor who is just as good as they are.
The problem is 18 years olds easily pass for 14 year olds and so a 14 year old will prolly look like an 11 year old on screen and what audience buys that a tweener or very, very young high school kid is smart enough to pull off the science of Spider-Man and make that suit? It was barely plausible with Andrew Garfield as it is (which is why they invented this tech/science background for him and his dad and all that nonsense that kinda backfired in the film).
I hope Tom Holland gets the role,he was great in The Impossible and amazing as Billy Elliot in the west end here in the UK