My apologies for being a little late on this news, but I ran off into the wild for a couple of days. I was pretty surprised to come out of the wilderness and find news that the new Spider-Man reboot has its Peter Parker and it is none other than the 26 year old Andrew Garfield, the promising British actor from 2007′s Boy A and last year’s The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.
I guess my confusion lies in the actor chosen, not because of his talents (the dude is a good actor), but because director Marc Webb of (500) Days of Summer fame stressed the new reboot would focus on a high school aged Peter Parker. Garfield is going to be turning 27 in August, which makes him right about the same age as Tobey Maguire during production of the first Spider-Man, which while it had scenes from Peter’s high school days, his post-high school days were the focus of that film and the trilogy. While Garfield may be able to get away with it for one film, by the time they make a third one, will people be able to buy a 30+ year old as a high schooler? Or does that mean that only the first film will take place during his high school years and follow a similar trajectory as Sam Raimi’s movies?
I suppose only time will tell.
From what I hear they’re actually rewriting it to accommodate Garfield’s age therefore it will be set in college instead of high school. I’m pretty surprised by the casting but definitely not disappointed. He’s been on my radar since seeing on Boy A and I’m being cautiously optimistic about the film. I think casting a capable actor like Andrew Garfield is a good step in the right direction.
It better not be an origin story. If there is an origin– hopefully it is brief, e.i. like Once Upon in the West.
an even better actor/choice than Jamie Bell, more nerdy.
though Marc Webb + Andrew Garfield for me =
dance scene.
just keep John Malkovich away from the set, he’s a good actor, but plays boring villans, makes Dennis Hopper looklike Brando in comparison.
good actor for villan: August Diehl or Joseph Gordon Levitt
I’m confident that Andrew Garfield can do anything. Anything.
Interesting to hear they are rewriting it for his age – I still think he could easily pull off high school if they wanted to keep it there, but perhaps we’ll end up with something even better.