After Columbia Pictures announced earlier this year that will make a new Spider-Man, as yet untitled, Logan Lerman was related to the lead on several occasions but the study has consistently denied the rumor. Now, The Hollywood Reporter reports that director Marc Webb has had meetings with several men who probably represent the young Peter Parker.
According to the site, Jamie Bell and Josh Hutcherson are among the short list has been reduced to five in the last two or three weeks. Other names among the candidates to play the character of superhero are Alden Ehrenreich, Dillane Frank and Andrew Garfield.
Jamie Bell, 24 years old, made his film debut in the film “Billy Elliot”, playing the main character. Recently appeared in “King Kong” and “Jumper”, and will soon be seen in “The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn.”
Hutcherson, who began acting since childhood, has appeared in several films including “Zathura,” “Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D,” “Vampire’s Assistant” and “The Kids Are All Right.” In addition to having much experience, the actor 18 years old, is considered young enough to play Parker for their school age. Hutcherson has been mentioned previously in competition with Lerman to take the coveted role in the upcoming film “Spider-Man.”
Garfield, 27 years old, is the highest among the other contenders, was instrumental in 2007 in “Lions for Lambs” and in 2009 in the film “The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.” He will star in the upcoming drama “The Social Network,” which also features Justin Timberlake.
The other two players are relatively new on the scene. Ehrenreich, which was discovered by Steven Spielberg has his most notable role in “Tetro.” Major credit Dillane, meanwhile, is in “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” which represents a young Tom Riddle.
Despite having several names under consideration, Columbia has not tested the screen in this first stage. Insiders also say the director and studio are still under observation while the search itself has been going on for several months.
Most recently, Alvin Sargent, who wrote “Spider-Man 3″ has been hired to rewrite the script of James Vanderbilt for the new “Spider-Man.” The upcoming fantasy action movie and make it 3-D and its launch scheduled for July 3, 2012 in the U.S. The recordings are expected to begin later this year.
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