And Then There Were 3
And Then There Were 3 - Marvel & Sony narrow Spider-Man casting down to three finalists
Written by Huzaifa Khan on June 13, 2015.
The casting process for the upcoming role of Spider-Man has been nothing short of a Hollywood version of musical chairs. A chair gets taken out, and each time the "music" stops, another actor gets taken out. Earlier in the week it was reported that The Walking Dead star Chandler Riggs was unfortunately no longer in the running to play the aforementioned role through his own perfectly timed tweet. Looks like the "music" may have stopped once again, as another publicly known frontrunner for the role has been elimnated as well.
While on the Meet The Movie Press podcast, The Wrap reporter Jeff Sneider reports that, according to his sources, the Hugo and Ender's Game lead Asa Butterfield is out of the running for the role of Peter Parker a.k.a Spider-Man. Butterfield was long thought to be the clear winner for the role through numerous rumors overtime, as well as the actor himself showing interest online through quickly deleted comments.
Sneider went on to say, that from what he's heard, there are now still three actors in the running. They are:
While on the Meet The Movie Press podcast, The Wrap reporter Jeff Sneider reports that, according to his sources, the Hugo and Ender's Game lead Asa Butterfield is out of the running for the role of Peter Parker a.k.a Spider-Man. Butterfield was long thought to be the clear winner for the role through numerous rumors overtime, as well as the actor himself showing interest online through quickly deleted comments.
Sneider went on to say, that from what he's heard, there are now still three actors in the running. They are:
Tom Holland
With Butterfield out of the race, does that leave Tom Holland as the frontrunner? I really hope so. The young but talented actor simply blew me away in J.A. Bayona's spectacular The Impossible, playing the heroic older son of Ewan McGregor & Naomi Watts. Early reviews of Holland's work on Ron Howard's In The Heart of the Sea have been nothing but phenomenal, which audiences will get to see for themselves this coming December. Holland is clearly young enough to fill the "high-school" ballad that Marvel & Sony have been aiming for with this casting, as well as possessing incredible talent and experience throughout. To me, he seems like the inevitable choice.
Charlie Plummer
Fans and viewers of HBO's Boardwalk Empire will instantly recognize Charlie Plummer Michael Thompson. He's also had the recurring role of Timmy Sanders on the television series Granite Flats. Needless to say, he hasn't exactly had a lot of film experience as compared to the others, but given Marvel's current state of television dominance with shows such as Daredevil, having an actor familiar with television roles could lead to some great opportunities for the famous web-slinger to make an appearance or two on the small screen. As well, given his young and childish experience, Marvel & Sony's task of having a young actor signed on for multiple films would give Plummer the perfect opportunity to be molded into the role for the years to come.
Matthew Lintz
Just like the other finalists, Matthew Lintz has some relative film experience, both with and without Sony. Lintz had small parts in Piranha 3DD and What To Expect When You're Expecting, but will also be seen in the Adam Sandler comedy Pixels, hitting theaters this summer. There's clearly not much to base this young actor off of in terms of credibility, so we'll just have to wait for that movie to explain why Sony sees him as a successor to the likes of Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield.Jeff Sneider goes on to explain that at the moment, Marvel is backing Charlie Plummer, while the folks over at Sony have their cards laid out for Tom Holland. The reason the casting choice hasn't been announced already is because these studios are "at odds" over the best fit for the franchise. Sneider calls Marvel the "creative lead" on this upcoming reboot seeing as how this is the studio's first real try at bringing Spidey to screen with them being involved. However, Sony's paying for the movie, and wants to keep its input valid, especially within the casting department.
One gaping point in all this is the precautions being built into the schedule of a minor. Since Lintz isn't really a contender on either studio's mind right now, lets leave him out of the equation for a second. Now Charlie Plummer, who happens to be Marvel's first pick, is under the age of 18, meaning he won't be able to work full days, forcing the actor to come in and work in stages. This makes sense to why Sony & Sneider really feel that Tom Holland is the real choice in this situation both creatively and financially. I'm really hoping that's the case, because Holland really is nothing but a solid given in this decision.
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