Marvel is close to determining who the next Spider-Man will be. In an exclusive report from The Hollywood Reporter, it was revealed that the battle for the red and blue spandex is down to six contenders and these teenage boys were secretly screen-tested all day last Saturday.
Vying for the role is "Ender Game" lead Asa Butterfield, who was rumored not too long ago to have already snagged the big role. According to previous reports, the 18-year-old star was the favorite among what was reported then as a group of four more contenders.
THR added that Tom Holland was also considered to play Spider-Man. The actor who starred alongside Naomi Watts in the critically-acclaimed disaster drama film "The Impossible" is, at the moment, busy with his upcoming movie titled "In the Heart of the Sea," which stars Chris Hemsworth.
The other contenders include Matthew Lintz who stars in the upcoming science fiction action comedy movie "Pixels," which stars Adam Sandler and Kevin James. Also in the list is Charlie Rowe, who is most notable for his stint in FOX's series "Red Band Society."
Up-and-coming star Judah Lewis will be sharing the screen with Jake Gyllenhaal in Jean Marc-Vallee's romantic drama "Demolition" and hopefully, he will be able to also do so with Captain America and the Avengers should he become the new web-slinging superhero.
The person to complete the list of aspirants is Charlie Plummer who fans have seen in the period crime drama in HBO titled "Boardwalk Empire" and the recently released coming-of-age story "King Jack," which was directed by first-timer Felix Thompson.
All six actors, cherry-picked from 1,500 teenage boys around the world, were brought to Atlanta for screening, and also where "Captain America: Civil War" is filming. Marvel and Sony intend to introduce Spider-Man in the said film before he swings to a thread of movies of his own.
During the screen-test, Marvel head Kevin Feige, "Spider-Man" producer and former Sony chief Amy Pascal, and "Captain America: Civil War" directors Joe and Anthony Russo were all there.
