Over the weekend, Sony screen-tested their list of six actors to portray Peter Parker/Spider-Man in their next wave of films. The actors, which included Asa Butterfield (Ten Thousand Saints, Ender’s Game), Tom Holland (Locke), Judah Lewis (Point Break), Matthew Lintz (Pixels), Charlie Plummer (Boardwalk Empire), and Charlie Rowe (Red Band Society), were flown out to Atlanta (not far from the Captain America: Civil War set) to test in front of Sony and Marvel execs.
However, Deadline is reporting that the list has been lowered to two, with Butterfield and Holland seen as the best candidates for the role. Personally, my money is on Butterfield thanks to his experience with big Hollywood films, as well as his great performance at this year’s Sundance film, the aforementioned Ten Thousand Saints. What’s more, Butterfield is only 17, which gives Sony and Marvel a primetime actor who they can build a multi-film franchise around well into the 2020s.
Deadline is also reporting that the shortlist of Spider-Man directors has been shortened even more, with Warm Bodies director Jonathan Levine and St. Vincent‘s Ted Melfi at the top of the list. However, another name has surprisingly joined the fray in Cop Car director Jon Watts. Vacation writers/directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan M. Goldstein are still in contention, as well. However, at this point, I would bet on Levine getting the nod.
We’ll have more for you once Sony and Marvel make their final decisions.
[via Deadline]