So much to my dismay, it's official, Garfield is out. While this is a tough blow to those of us who loved his portrayal of the webslinger, this Marvel-Sony reboot is also an opportunity to recast one of the best comic book to movie characters in history.
Yesterday Variety and The Hollywood Reporter announced that the Marvel-Sony reboot will be looking for someone younger than Garfield to play the role, but will be skipping the origin story - which I think we all agree is okay - and jumping straight into Peter's storyline.
That being said, nothing it set in stone until the studios speak. Since the role is still technically up for grabs, let's hear what you guys think with another Moviepilot fan casting!
Dylan O'Brien
It seems like The Maze Runner and Teen Wolf actor is the frontrunner as far as fan castings go. O'Brien is funny, witty, and he certainly looks the part. Not to mention, he was surprisingly good in an action role like Maze Runner, so his battle scenes could be pretty awesome. If the studio decides to go with a younger Peter Parker, then he might be the right guy for the job.
Logan Lerman
Like O'Brien, Lerman seems to be the other apple of Sony/Marvel's eyes. Lerman certainly fits into the "younger than Garfield" category at the age of 23 and with the face of a 17-year old. He also has a fairly wide range of acting working on films like the Percy Jackson franchise, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, and Fury. Together, these three movies give him the experience of playing a superhuman, a quirky outcast, and a coming of age solider, respectively. I think Lerman could play the part rather well.
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