shiftplusone
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aren't these two like the biggest choices for fan casting? does variety have a real source on this or is this just feeding into that?
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Spider-Man: Dylan OBrien & Logan Lerman Being Eyed for MCU Reboot
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What was done in the previous films isn't relevant. What is relevant is Marvel wants a high school aged Spidey.
This means you should disregard those stories and they way they were done?
Wafflecakes
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Love how people assume that young spidey means that Marvel will Copy/Paste the other films with a new character.
As if that was ever going to happen...
As if that was ever going to happen...
It's Variety. They don't say they hear those actors are in talks unless they are. variety is no fan site. They wouldn't report anything without a source. They are a legit news organization.
Maybe. Maybe not. I don't know.
Baki
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First spiderman pretty quickly moved to his college years
Zen_Arcade
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So what? People are mad that they're going with a high school Peter because they don't like the fact that he's going to be a young hero again instead of being older and established, not because the character is going to look a little young. I seriously doubt everyone would be alright with it if they hired a guy who looked thirty to play high school Peter, his physical look isn't the part people are complaining about.
Plus, one of the guys is pretty much a dead lock for Peter anyway, and this picture is when Peter is in his 30's.
All of the problems people are complaining about were still present in the movie. A 17 year old college student starting his first year and the 17 year old high schooler graduating aren't radically different. When people talk about college Peter they're talking about a more comfortable, established, confident Peter, which Spider-Man 1 pretty purposefully did not give us. There's nothing that was done in Spider-Man 1 that would have had to be changed if Peter was still a kid in high school. He was still young, inexperienced and socially awkward. Him not roaming the halls of a high school in every scene doesn't change that. He's still a young, dumb kid.
Callibretto
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Just wait until they announce the new title as Ultimate Spider-Man. ultimate spidey is great, it's the only book series that I read since issue 1 until Peter's death, and I loved all of it. Even the weird gwen carnage, gender bent spiderwoman and that hilarious episode where peter parker body swap with wolverine.
Byakuya769
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Another origin story likely, then?
Schweinehund
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Then there is, on the other hand, the past 5 movies that have dealt with teen/young adult spiderman and have explored those themes already.
Pai Pai Master
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no, the leaked emails indicated they would start with a peter parker that's already been spidey for some time
sure, but they were not canon in the MCU and focused very squarely on peter's romances. if the leaks/rumours hold weight then we know that they're going to be focusing on other aspects of pete's early life. there's plenty of material that they can adapt to tell new stories from that period of his life.
ratcliffja
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giancarlo123x
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The obsession with this guy on here is worse than getting Tobey back.
brandonh83
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Tobey was effectively topped by Garfield in every way, with better dramatic and comedic chops by a long shot. I liked Tobey because I found him... well, likable, but Garfield bested him at the performance.
What does it help that he look like 30 when he is stuck in school?
He could look like 60 and if the movie takes place in school I would complain.
Again and again: He granduated after like 30 minutes. And 25 minutes of this time were filled with how he discovered his powers (a lot of time was spend on this out of school), how his uncle was shoot, how he chased the burgular and how he designed his costume.
It doesnt matter if he was high school aged during this. I couldnt care less about this. It was not focused on the school thing. They just showed that he was bullied, took the field trip to let him get bitten und how he beat Flash and this was it. A laughable percent of the time was spend directly with stuff where it mattered that he was in school.
The Shogun
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Oh my god yes.
Marvel cast Dylan. If you don't you're insane
Marvel cast Dylan. If you don't you're insane
Tone it down on the hair and he'll have my sword.
Which guy is this out of the two? On mobile. He looks fine.
E the Shaggy
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Lerman isn't that great of an actor to be honest, unless there's a role he's had aside from Percy Jackson that he really stands out in.
Don't know much about O'Brien.
Keep in mind, Marvel is probably using the Ultimate stuff as a spring board, ie Peter will look close to this:
Don't know much about O'Brien.
Keep in mind, Marvel is probably using the Ultimate stuff as a spring board, ie Peter will look close to this:
Dylan O'Brien
Wrap this shit up then. He can be a Spidermang.
brandonh83
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Exactly. And he's got a lot of charm in Teen Wolf. Dude is a likable screen presence.
tattooed_dwarf
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What exactly was fiasco with Garfield as Peter?
Zen_Arcade
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That was my point. I said that they were supposed to be 17 throughout the whole movie and you responded by saying that they didn't look like they were 17 and looked like they were in their mid 20s, as if that has any bearing on anything.
I don't even know what point you're trying to argue anymore. You seem mad that they're going with high school Peter again yet seem to defend the first movie when Peter acts like high school Peter throughout that entire movie.
brandonh83
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I guess every young male who wears glasses is a hipster. Fucking hate that term.
Dylan O’Brien is looking like the best choice. It's harder to find someone with great comedic timing so that's a big box checked off right there. He also has a good frame, get him on the Marvel diet and put some mass on him (don't skip leg day), he will look great in costume.
I mean, he doesn't look like a kid. He can pass as probably whatever the script dictates.
...unless we are doing Spiderman Reign.
The Shogun
Banned
Yep I've said it a bunch of times and I'll say it again, dude is BORN for the role. Not just his looks either. His personality on Teen Wolf shares a lot of similarities with Parker and he owns that role.
IMO this should be a clear choice. Also Maze Runner performed very well at the BO so they know he can carry a franchise film as the lead.
Jason Frost
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Sony eyeing Dylan OBrien just after NeoGAF talked about him.
Wow, is this real?
Wow, is this real?
I think we should settle this with that we understood us wrong. I am not a native english speaker and I have sometimes trouble with expressing me the right way.
brandonh83
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I think it's more like an obvious choice than coincidence. People are talking about it because it would be a good decision and the studio seems to agree, at least to a degree.
My money is on it not happening as there are always a lot of considerations so Dylan being considered is only natural, but I'm hoping it's him or that they manage to find someone better (that's not named Logan Lerman or Zac Efron).
His character is the best thing on Teen Wolf, and he's not even the werewolf... He's basically the nerdy, wisecracking sidekick. Without him, the show will fall apart immediately.
Actually, he basically already plays Peter Parker without superpowers. He has that everyman likability that Tobey brought to the role, along with excellent comic timing.
brandonh83
Banned
That show would have been total dogshit without him. He's the cohesive glue that makes every facet about that show that actually works... work. The actual protagonist is bland as hell by comparison.
Hahaha wait, there actually is a new Teen Wolf? I thought people were referencing the old films. Lol
Totally agree.
I think he's the main reason that show is still around.
Yeah, it's been running for a few seasons now. It's not great, not at all, but there are stretches of episodes that are reasonably entertaining.
Ruh roh
He's not Superman, you know.
brandonh83
Banned
Yep, and I'd wager that the only reason it's still going is because of Dylan. A good ways in, I realized that the only reason I cared about what was going on was because of his character caring about what was going on. Taken individually there's no way I would have given one shit about the main character or his love interest without Dylan bringing a heavy sense of friendship to the show.
That wavelength!
Anoregon
The flight plan I just filed with the agency list me, my men, Dr. Pavel here. But only one of you!
There has been a lot of truly ridiculous, delusional stuff posted on gaf over the years, but I don't think anything tops people actually having any hope that Marvel would go with Miles over Peter.
The Shogun
Banned
Agreed. To 99% of movie goers Parker IS Spidey. They have no idea who Miles is. It woild be like making Batman without Bruce or Supes without Kent
Gotcha.
Yeah, I'm still waking up sitting in a parking lot in the cold with my coffee. I remember skimming like "lol teen wolf". Then I saw it again and my brain barely started putting the link together.
And those poeple miss the point. Miles' is different from Peter, but he is trying to live up the legacy that Peter started, but in his own way. Can't do Miles without Peter.
that and people think a 32 year old should and can play a 12 year old.
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