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New Spider-Man Chosen for Upcoming 2012 Sequel - Andrew Who?
This seems to be the constant question I get from Spidey Fans everywhere.
It's official... Sony Pictures announced Andrew Garfield is the new Spiderman. He will be playing the role of Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the Untitled
Spider-Man Film due out in July 2012 by director Marc Webb!
The film will focus on a teenager grappling with both contemporary human problems the usual super-human crises. The film will open in 3D and 2D formats.
The official press release Shown below:
After a comprehensive worldwide casting search, Andrew
Garfield has been chosen to portray Peter Parker when Spider-Man swings
back onto the screen in 3D on July 3, 2012. The new film will begin
production in early December directed by Marc Webb from a screenplay by
James Vanderbilt. Laura Ziskin and Avi Arad will produce the film from
Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios.
Today's confirmation culminates what has been one of the most eagerly
anticipated casting announcements in recent memory. Bloggers, pop
culture speculators, and everyday fans have pored over and analyzed
every conceivable online rumor in an attempt to discover the identity of
the next actor to play Peter Parker. Garfield will immediately begin
preparing for the coveted role.
The Spider-Man franchise is one of the most successful in film history
and the three previous motion pictures have collectively grossed more
than $2.5 billion in worldwide box office.
On selecting Garfield, director Marc Webb said, "Though his name may be
new to many, those who know this young actor's work understand his
extraordinary talents. He has a rare combination of intelligence, wit,
and humanity. Mark my words, you will love Andrew Garfield as Peter
Parker."
Commenting on the announcement, Amy Pascal, co-chairman of Sony Pictures
Entertainment, and Matt Tolmach, President of Columbia Pictures said,
"Spider-Man is a classic superhero -- a young man who balances his
responsibility to serve humanity and crush evil with the shyness and
normalcy of someone struggling to find himself. The role demands an
extraordinary actor. You need someone who can magically transform
himself from Peter Parker into Spider-Man. An actor who will depict the
vulnerability of youth and the strength and confidence of a legendary
figure at the same moment. We have found that actor in Andrew Garfield.
From the first time we saw him in the upcoming film The Social Network,
to his glorious screen test, which floored all of us, we knew that we
had found our new Peter Parker."
Producer Avi Arad added, "I'm incredibly excited about Andrew Garfield.
In the Spider-Man tradition, we were looking for a smart, sensitive, and
cool new Peter Parker who can inspire us and make us laugh, cry, and
cheer. We believe we have found the perfect choice to take on this role
and lead us into the future."
Producer Laura Ziskin said, "We are thrilled to have Andrew Garfield for
this new incarnation of Spider-Man under Marc Webb's direction. We
were fortunate enough to meet with a group of fantastically talented
young men. In the end, we all agreed that in addition to being an
extraordinary actor, Andrew had the right mix of humor, youth, and
pathos, along with an underlying sense of strength and power necessary
to bring Peter Parker and Spider-Man to life on screen."
The selection of Garfield was revealed at a press event in Cancun,
Mexico for international journalists attending a media tour promoting
upcoming films from Sony Pictures Entertainment.
Garfield is fast becoming one of the most respected and sought-after
young actors working in the industry today. In a short career, spanning
only five years, he has already been directed by, and starred alongside,
some of the greatest names and received a BAFTA for a role that won him
international praise.
Garfield most recently worked with director David Fincher on the
upcoming film The Social Network. He previously starred for Spike Jonze
on his robot love story I'm Here, which premiered at Sundance this
year. He plays the lead male opposite Keira Knightley and Carey
Mulligan in Mark Romanek's Never Let Me Go, due for release later this
year.
Other notable screen credits include Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of
Dr Parnassus playing opposite Christopher Plummer, Johnny Depp, Colin
Farrell, Jude Law and the late Heath Ledger, Robert Redford's Lions For
Lambs, where he starred alongside Redford, Tom Cruise and Meryl Streep;
Revolution Films' "Red Riding Trilogy - 1974" directed by Julian
Jarrold, where he lead a stellar cast including Rebecca Hall and David
Morrissey, and his unforgettable portrayal of a young ex-con in John
Crowley's "Boy A," for which he earned the best actor BAFTA in 2008.
Garfield's career began in theatre and in 2006 his performances in
"Beautiful Thing" (Sound Space/Kit Productions), "The Overwhelming," and
"Burn / Chatroom / Citizenship" (Royal National Theatre) won him the
Milton Shulman Award for Outstanding Newcomer at the Evening Standard
awards and the Jack Tinker Award for Most Promising Newcomer at the
Critics Circle Theatre Awards. Other notable theatre credits include
"Romeo and Juliet" (Manchester Royal Exchange) and "Kes" (Manchester
Royal Exchange), for which he received the Most Promising Newcomer Award
at the Manchester Evening News Awards 2004.
Hopefully, they do Spidey some justice here. What do you guys think? I'm obviously not sold on this new guy yet. Chime in and let me know if you agree with this new direction.
