Logan Lerman is Spider-Man!
Sat, April 10, 2010 It wasnt that long ago that Logan Lerman blabbed about his being cast as the new Spider-Man, but shortly after everyone from the studio to his own people denied the claims. Apparently it was all true...
HitFix reports the 'Percy Jackson' star is "almost 100% locked" to headline the newly rebooted franchise under the direction of Marc Webb.
Cinema Source came out after all of this had died down and flat out said, "No, this Lerman kid is the new Spider-Man!"
I think everyone can agree his performance in Percy Jackson was no where near great, but on the other hand he gave a great performance as Christian Bales son in the western 3:10 to Yuma. I think its going to come down to how well the script is written and what Webb is able to do with it, Lerman obviously has the talent to play the role, lets just hope he shows everyone that come 2012 when the Spider-Man swings back into theaters.
Reader Comments (2)
I don't know about this kid but if he's better than Toby Maguire than I'll be happy. The reboot still has to have a strong story and a good supporting cast.
I agree. It's funny, Toby Maguire wasn't that great in the Spider-Man franchise, but he really showed up in his recent efforts such as 'Brothers'. I really enjoyed Lerman in 3:10 to Yuma, so I can only hope he brings as good a performance if not better, he's had moderate success as an actor so far, but the Spider-Man franchise could really launch his career.