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Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 10:24 am
by dws1982
Excellent actor. Not sold on Spider-Man (or superheroes) in general, but they couldn't have found a better actor in that age range.
Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 9:39 am
by MovieWes
It's Official! Andrew Garfield to Play Spider-Man!
Source: Sony Pictures
July 2, 2010
Sony Pictures has officially announced that Andrew Garfield has landed the role of Peter Parker/Spider-Man in director Marc Webb's Untitled Spider-Man Film! The film focuses on a teenager grappling with both contemporary human problems and amazing super-human crises. The action adventure will open in 3D and 2D theaters on July 3, 2012.
Here's the official press release followed by the announcement photos:
After a comprehensive worldwide casting search, Andrew Garfield has been chosen to portray Peter Parker when Spider-Man swings back onto the screen in 3D on July 3, 2012. The new film will begin production in early December directed by Marc Webb from a screenplay by James Vanderbilt. Laura Ziskin and Avi Arad will produce the film from Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios.
Today's confirmation culminates what has been one of the most eagerly anticipated casting announcements in recent memory. Bloggers, pop culture speculators, and everyday fans have pored over and analyzed every conceivable online rumor in an attempt to discover the identity of the next actor to play Peter Parker. Garfield will immediately begin preparing for the coveted role.
The Spider-Man franchise is one of the most successful in film history and the three previous motion pictures have collectively grossed more than $2.5 billion in worldwide box office.
On selecting Garfield, director Marc Webb said, "Though his name may be new to many, those who know this young actor's work understand his extraordinary talents. He has a rare combination of intelligence, wit, and humanity. Mark my words, you will love Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker."
Commenting on the announcement, Amy Pascal, co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Matt Tolmach, President of Columbia Pictures said, "Spider-Man is a classic superhero -- a young man who balances his responsibility to serve humanity and crush evil with the shyness and normalcy of someone struggling to find himself. The role demands an extraordinary actor. You need someone who can magically transform himself from Peter Parker into Spider-Man. An actor who will depict the vulnerability of youth and the strength and confidence of a legendary figure at the same moment. We have found that actor in Andrew Garfield. From the first time we saw him in the upcoming film The Social Network, to his glorious screen test, which floored all of us, we knew that we had found our new Peter Parker."
Producer Avi Arad added, "I'm incredibly excited about Andrew Garfield. In the Spider-Man tradition, we were looking for a smart, sensitive, and cool new Peter Parker who can inspire us and make us laugh, cry, and cheer. We believe we have found the perfect choice to take on this role and lead us into the future."
Producer Laura Ziskin said, "We are thrilled to have Andrew Garfield for this new incarnation of Spider-Man under Marc Webb’s direction. We were fortunate enough to meet with a group of fantastically talented young men. In the end, we all agreed that in addition to being an extraordinary actor, Andrew had the right mix of humor, youth, and pathos, along with an underlying sense of strength and power necessary to bring Peter Parker and Spider-Man to life on screen."
The selection of Garfield was revealed at a press event in Cancun, Mexico for international journalists attending a media tour promoting upcoming films from Sony Pictures Entertainment.
Garfield is fast becoming one of the most respected and sought-after young actors working in the industry today. In a short career, spanning only five years, he has already been directed by, and starred alongside, some of the greatest names and received a BAFTA for a role that won him international praise.
Garfield most recently worked with director David Fincher on the upcoming film The Social Network. He previously starred for Spike Jonze on his robot love story I'm Here, which premiered at Sundance this year. He plays the lead male opposite Keira Knightley and Carey Mulligan in Mark Romanek's Never Let Me Go, due for release later this year.
Other notable screen credits include Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus playing opposite Christopher Plummer, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, Jude Law and the late Heath Ledger, Robert Redford’s Lions For Lambs, where he starred alongside Redford, Tom Cruise and Meryl Streep; Revolution Films' "Red Riding Trilogy – 1974" directed by Julian Jarrold, where he lead a stellar cast including Rebecca Hall and David Morrissey, and his unforgettable portrayal of a young ex-con in John Crowley's "Boy A," for which he earned the best actor BAFTA in 2008.
Garfield’s career began in theatre and in 2006 his performances in "Beautiful Thing" (Sound Space/Kit Productions), "The Overwhelming," and "Burn / Chatroom / Citizenship" (Royal National Theatre) won him the Milton Shulman Award for Outstanding Newcomer at the Evening Standard awards and the Jack Tinker Award for Most Promising Newcomer at the Critics Circle Theatre Awards. Other notable theatre credits include "Romeo and Juliet" (Manchester Royal Exchange) and "Kes" (Manchester Royal Exchange), for which he received the Most Promising Newcomer Award at the Manchester Evening News Awards 2004.
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 12:31 pm
by Zahveed
I think this could work. Webb's melting pot that was (500) Days of Summer was excellent and that style would give Spider-Man a visual distinction from the last decade's series. Raimi's first two films had elements of comic camp and b-movie horror that tied it to the original run quite well, but his characters stared into space. The villains were always the best part of the movie and you felt no chemistry between the main characters. But the story from the comics, no matter how many fights with failed experiements there were, was always about Peter Parker, a nerd that lost his parents at a young age, lost his Uncle in high school, has no friends, and can't catch break.
I think if Webb can convey the emotional depth in romantic youth that he did in Days of Summer, I think it could work. The action, I'm not so sure about.
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 10:45 am
by OscarGuy
I wonder if they might go younger than that for casting. Efron would be too distinctly tied to High School Musical and while producers might love to have that demo come to their movie, I imagine they may want to avoid that...and he'd cost a pretty penny, which is something the studio brass wants to avoid (hence why hiring a relatively inexperienced big screen director).
I don't know how young they might go or what they're looking for, but they could always pick up someone like Max Records and really go for a starting-out-in-high school kind of thing. Who knows, though, but I doubt they would go with Efron.
Maybe they'll do a nationwide casting call for the next Peter Parker and Mary Jane, turn it into some hokey TV series/special.
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 10:36 am
by Big Magilla
Retooling Superman and Batman made some sense but why Spider-Man?
Joseph Gordon-Levitt is a fine actor, but he doesn't look much younger than Tobey Maguire. If they have to go back to high school cast someone who looks like he belongs in high school like Zac Efron.
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 9:53 am
by OscarGuy
Of course it is. Any time a studio gets into the shit pile and changes out directors a decent series gets hammered (see the X-Men 3 debacle).
Posted: Thu Jan 21, 2010 9:17 am
by MovieWes
This new movie is beginning to sound shittier than Spider-Man 3.
Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 6:29 pm
by jack
So basically it'll be Spider-Man meets Dawson's Creek/One Tree Hill or any other crap teen based drama, where the 'kids' (who are actually in their thirties) talk about their feelings like we all did back in high school.
Posted: Wed Jan 20, 2010 1:12 pm
by Zahveed
More Spider-Man Reboot Details? Source:Risky Business January 20, 2010
Yesterday, Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios confirmed that (500) Days of Summer helmer Marc Webb is going to direct the Spider-Man reboot. In reporting on the news, the Risky Business blog has some possible more details on the project:
Webb, who has options on two sequels, will now tackle a Jamie Vanderbilt script that sees a “Spider-Man” movie that will look and feel very different from the big movies that went before it.
The plan for the movie is to be in the $80 million range and feature a cast of relative unknowns (so you can quash those Rob Pattinson or Gordon-Levitt rumors at this point). And the story will be pared down to center on a high school kid who is dealing with the knowledge that his uncle died even though the teen had the power to stop it.
The touchstone for the new movie will not be the 1960s comics, which were the inspiration behind the movies by Raimi, who grew on up on them, but rather this past decade’s “Ultimate Spider-Man” comics by Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley where the villain-fighting took a back seat to the high school angst.
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 5:20 pm
by rain Bard
Yes, the goodwill this move would generate among entertainment news editors is surely worth a lot to the franchise.
Their next movie is probably to take the Thor movie out of Kenneth Branagh's hands and let Fred "Hammer" Williamson direct it.
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 4:57 pm
by MovieWes
$20 says that there will be like a million "Webb" puns used by the press as the movie's release date draws closer.
Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2010 11:25 am
by Zahveed
This could be interesting.
Sony Sticking to Webb for Spider-Man? Source:Deadline Hollywood January 14, 2010
After Monday's big announcement that Sony is rebooting the "Spider-Man" franchise, the attention has turned to which director and star will bring the new version to life.
According to Deadline Hollywood, (500) Days of Summer and music video director Marc Webb is the frontrunner for the director's chair, but that the studio has a "wish list" of directors that also includes James Cameron, David Fincher and Wes Anderson. You would think that District 9 helmer Neill Blomkamp is somewhere on that list as well.
The site says that Webb has met with the Spidey producers and studio executives to talk about getting the movie underway later this year for a summer 2012 release. The studio is also reportedly wanting to shoot the film in 3D.
Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 4:55 pm
by Zahveed
They're already making Spider-Man: The Musical (or whatever it's called).
Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 4:18 pm
by OscarGuy
I say they twist it up and make Peter gay and have him going after Mikey Joe!
Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2010 2:00 pm
by MovieWes
If they must do this, I'd like to see either Michael Angarano or Patrick Fugit taking on the role of Peter Parker. And no Mary Jane. I'd rather have Gwen Stacy.