It's Official! Andrew Garfield IS Spider-Man!
Thu, July 1, 2010 
Well, there's one less iconic hero to be cast (or in this case, re-cast).
Amid the ongoing months worth of rumor and speculation of candidates ranging from Jamie Bell, Josh Hutcherson (Ha! Fuck me!), Logan Lerman and others, we have a new web-slinger, ladies and germs.
Sony has officially announced Andrew Garfield has been cast as Spider-Man for the studio’s reboot. As well known by now, Marc Webb will call the shots behind the cameras and been up to his eyeballs in 3D cameras and web-fluid ever since.
So what about young Mr. Garfield soon to be donning the red-and-blue suit? Well, he's an unknown to the general public. I’ve yet to check out the Red Riding trilogy, but he was good in The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus (Had a brain-fart for a second there) and he'll be appearing this fall in The Social Network. He was also among the finalists reported by THR back in late May.
Everyone's immediate concern appears to be his age. He's actually older than Tobey Maguire upon his being hired by Sam Raimi for the first silver-screen Spider-Man iteration a decade ago. I know. I can't believe it's been that long. When the reboot was first announced, the studio and filmmakers made it crystal clear to everyone. Peter Parker was going back to high-school.
So wouldn't the casting of Garfield (He'll turn 27 this August) risk the character turning into Roger Moore with any sequels down-the-line? That appears that's a moot point. HitFix says the reboot now starts with Webhead as a college student. That's quite the logical move. Issue solved.
All that bullshit aside Garfield's a fine pick. Should be interesting to hear who will fill in for the other roles – especially the identity of the villain.
Reader Comments (21)
Is this that JCDC bozo?
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