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[Cheebo]

Well this might help cut down on all the endless names being speculated. I am really glad Marvel/Sony is actually interested in Dylan O'Brien. He'd be perfect.

Then, earlier today, both The Hollywood Reporter and Variety reported that Marvel and Sony were looking to cast much younger than the 31-year-old Garfield for a Peter Parker of high school age. “The plan is for the character to go back to high school in the next films,” says Variety, “and spend more time in the setting and explore his awkward relationship with other students while fighting crime out of the classroom.”

None of this should come as a huge shock for anyone familiar with the hacked Sony emails debacle, which revealed that if Marvel did manage to make a deal with Sony, they’d recast for a high school age Spider-Man. This fits with Marvel Comics’ obvious affinity for the character at that age – both in 616 and the Ultimate Universe – where the comic was more of a soap opera and at its most popular.

The new bit of information here is that names for who might be cast as Peter Parker/Spider-Man are apparently already being bandied about. According to Variety, two of those names are Dylan O’Brien (Stiles on Teen Wolf) and Logan Lerman (Percy Jackson in the Percy Jackson movies).

http://screenrant.com/marvel-spider-man-reboot-dylan-obrien-logan-lerman/

 

[Platy]

They look nothing like Miles Morales =(

 

[Cheebo]

They look nothing like Miles Morales =(

It was never going to be Miles Morales though.

 

[tim.mbp]

 

[JaggedSac]

That Percy Jackson dude sucks. Hope it isn't him.

 

[Valravn]

Logan Lerman pls.

 

[User 73706]

They look nothing like Miles Morales =(

If we don't get Black Panther in the Avengers, we sure as hell better get Morales.

 

[triplestation]

Go for Dylan

Logans kinda girly

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

From the Variety article:

The studio also needs to figure out whether it wants to go with another Peter Parker or introduce another character that suits up as Spider-Man, including Miles Morales, whose father is African American and mother is Puerto Rican.

Marvel's press release already mentioned Peter Parker:

"Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios share a love for the characters in the Spider-Man universe and have a long, successful history of working together. This new level of collaboration is the perfect way to take Peter Parker's story into the future," added Doug Belgrad, president, Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group.

Just wanted to put that out there.

 

[Cheebo]

If we don't get Black Panther in the Avengers, we sure as hell better get Morales.

The press release said it's a new Peter Parker. No Morales.

 

[Pluto]

Dylan O'Brien is the perfect choice, they have to cast.

 

[Akainu]

They look nothing like Miles Morales =(

In the reboot peter will die then miles will take his place.

 

[Delio]

He's coming.

 

[Ridley327]

There hasn't been anything that I've seen Logan Lerman in where I haven't wanted to throw a hot iron at his face within five minutes, so I'm sure they're going to cast him just to spite me.

 

[Scofield94941]

WE HAVE TO GO BACK!

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

Go for Dylan.

 

[Fuu]

Love both of them, but Dylan would be perfect.

 

[triplestation]

He's coming.

Damn it they're both girly

Send Spidey back to sony

 

[Callibretto]

get them both for Peter Parker and Harry Osborn

 

[Yonafunu]

xxracerxx posted this in the other thread, but I´m going to post it here too:

Posted in the other thread but this was pretty funny. So he has the comedic timing.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpWP4m8PgA4

Dylan O'Brien is perfect.

 

[Currygan]

someone with a personality?
but maybe it's better that way

 

[Wafflecakes]

Love Dylan. He would be a perfect choice.

 

[Slayven]

xxracerxx posted this in the other thread, but I´m going to post it here too:



Dylan O'Brien is perfect.

I can see it

 

[Delio]

Damn it they're both girly

Send Spidey back to sony

 

[Wafflecakes]

someone with a personality?
but maybe it's better that way

... implying that Dylan has no personality. The ignorance.

 

[Ridley327]

The complaints about either actor being "girly-looking" are really strange to me, since Peter is usually drawn with softer features more often than not. Steve Rogers or Thor, he ain't.

 

[Frog-fu]

O'Brien is perfect. Been rooting for him since Maze Runner.

 

[Epcott]

Anxiously awaiting another origin, maybe this time Peter's mom is secretly a KGB agent and the radioactive spider came from Hank Pym's lab?

Spoiler

Jk, no more origin stories, please I beg of you

 

[triplestation]

WE HAVE TO GO BACK!

Agreed

You, me and raimi

We are lolling cause this is looking totally not good

To hell with it all, Tobey will always be the only spidey

 

[Wafflecakes]

Maguire isn't going to come back...

 

[Replicant]

They look nothing like Miles Morales =(

Good. The only Spidey I want to see in MCU is Peter Parker.

 

[Ithil]

No problem with either of these.

 

[Glass Rebel]

I'm still bummed out that they're going for young Spidey but I can see Dylan play the part. Would probably be also an incredible boost to his career. Do it.

 

[Slayven]

The complaints about either actor being "girly-looking" are really strange to me, since Peter is usually drawn with softer features more often than not. Steve Rogers or Thor, he ain't.

yeah and Peter is built like a dancer or a runner. Who can dead lift a freight train.

 

[jwk94]

As much as I like Lerman, I think Dylan would do it justice.

 

[kurahador]

WE HAVE TO GO BACK!

They should hire Raimi, adapt One More Day story with Meguire Parker that reboot itself into MCU with Logan Lerman Parker.

 

[Delio]

The complaints about either actor being "girly-looking" are really strange to me, since Peter is usually drawn with softer features more often than not. Steve Rogers or Thor, he ain't.

Yeah I really dont understand the "girlish" thing.

 

[Fudgepuppy]

As an unlovable, unattractive nerd, I kind of want Peter to be the same so it's all the more enjoyable when he gets the attention of the girl.

 

[ReplacementPelican]

This Dylan guy seems good as I said in the larger Spidey thread.

I'm not really sure what I want though, a younger actor seems like it'll be fun because it'll be nice to see a young actor grow up alongside the role much like RDJ has. That being said I'm not entirely sure how they can do high-school Spider-Man for long given that the MCU seems to follow release dates in chronology so if he's 17/18 in Civil War and the Stand-Alone he sure as shit wouldn't be by Infinity War.

 

[cacildo]

Here it comes. Another hipster pretty boy

They learned nothing from the garfield fiasco

 

[dark_inferno]

As if they read the Thread here on Neogaf.

Dylan better on the Comedy side.
Logan better on the Drama side.

Tough choice.

 

[triplestation]

Here it comes. Another hipster pretty boy

They learned nothing from the garfield fiasco

Preach it breh

 

[Mengy]

Dylan O'Brien is the perfect choice, they have to cast.

Yeah, I agree, he'd be a perfect fit.

 

[Wafflecakes]

Here it comes. Another hipster pretty boy

They learned nothing from the garfield fiasco

To be fair, it doesn't matter who it is..... GAF will call the person pretty and hipster if it isn't the EXACT person they would have chosen.

 

[triplestation]

Perfect fit for Mary Jane

 

[Pein]

I hope its Dylan O'brien, I hate Logan Lerman. Guy comes off as a little douche.

Garfield would still be best but that ain't happening.

 

[kirblar]

Miles is a legacy character. Establish Peter, and then introduce Miles down the road when you want more spider-man, but the original actor wants to move on.

 

[Sheroking]

In the reboot peter will die then miles will take his place.

Marvel's not going to kill Spider-Man on film.

It will never, ever happen.

 

[Funky Papa]

Dylan O'Brien is way too good for Teen Wolf. Dude deserves a breakout role.

 

[Wafflecakes]

As if they read the Thread here on Neogaf.

Dylan better on the Comedy side.
Logan better on the Drama side.

Tough choice.

Eh. Imo Dylan does drama better as well.