Post by The Ultimate Nullifier on Jun 13, 2015 21:20:45 GMT -6
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With Captain America: Civil War currently filming in Atlanta, the pressure on Marvel and Sony to cast Spider-Man is high. So it is that yesterday, rumors emerged that the short list has been whittled down to four actors – Tom Holland and Charlie Rowe, rumored to be the front-runners, with Matthew Lintz and Charlie Plummer still in contention. We’ve now learned that the decision could come next week.
Coincidentally, Holland happens to be in Atlanta this weekend. Earlier today, he posted the following photo to Instagram, from Topgolf Atlanta:
The wallcrawler plays a key role in the 2006-2007 Marvel Comics storyline on which the film is based. That story put Iron Man and Captain America on opposite sides of the law, with Tony Stark the public face of a government effort to force superheroes to register with the government, enacted in the wake of outrage over a devastating battle between heroes and villains that left behind numerous civilian casualties. Citing concerns about liberty and freedom, Captain America goes underground and becomes the leader of those heroes who refuse to register. Spider-Man serves as what amounts to the swing vote on the question. At first publicly unmasking himself, as the government becomes more heavily focused on rounding up fugitive heroes, Spidey switches sides. Captain America: Civil War will hit similar beats, and supposedly, Spider-Man is intended to play a role similar to that of the comics, which means Marvel needs him, and quick. Word is that the delay is due mainly to Marvel and Sony very carefully deliberating over who will play Peter Parker in the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the foreseeable future. Notably absent from the above list of finalists? Asa Butterfield, rumored last month to be a possible front-runner but now apparently out of contention.
Spider-Man’s appearance in Captain America: Civil War comes after accord was reached earlier this year between Marvel Studios and Sony over film rights. Under the deal, the two studios share custody of Spider-Man, with the wallcrawler being rebooted, again, then appearing in Civil War before starring in a series of stand-alone films to be produced by Sony, but set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
With Captain America: Civil War currently filming in Atlanta, the pressure on Marvel and Sony to cast Spider-Man is high. So it is that yesterday, rumors emerged that the short list has been whittled down to four actors – Tom Holland and Charlie Rowe, rumored to be the front-runners, with Matthew Lintz and Charlie Plummer still in contention. We’ve now learned that the decision could come next week.
Coincidentally, Holland happens to be in Atlanta this weekend. Earlier today, he posted the following photo to Instagram, from Topgolf Atlanta:
The wallcrawler plays a key role in the 2006-2007 Marvel Comics storyline on which the film is based. That story put Iron Man and Captain America on opposite sides of the law, with Tony Stark the public face of a government effort to force superheroes to register with the government, enacted in the wake of outrage over a devastating battle between heroes and villains that left behind numerous civilian casualties. Citing concerns about liberty and freedom, Captain America goes underground and becomes the leader of those heroes who refuse to register. Spider-Man serves as what amounts to the swing vote on the question. At first publicly unmasking himself, as the government becomes more heavily focused on rounding up fugitive heroes, Spidey switches sides. Captain America: Civil War will hit similar beats, and supposedly, Spider-Man is intended to play a role similar to that of the comics, which means Marvel needs him, and quick. Word is that the delay is due mainly to Marvel and Sony very carefully deliberating over who will play Peter Parker in the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the foreseeable future. Notably absent from the above list of finalists? Asa Butterfield, rumored last month to be a possible front-runner but now apparently out of contention.
Spider-Man’s appearance in Captain America: Civil War comes after accord was reached earlier this year between Marvel Studios and Sony over film rights. Under the deal, the two studios share custody of Spider-Man, with the wallcrawler being rebooted, again, then appearing in Civil War before starring in a series of stand-alone films to be produced by Sony, but set within the Marvel Cinematic Universe.