Uh oh. That sinking feeling of enough already that we felt earlier this year when about 20 names were being batted around as candidates for “Captain America” is beginning to settle in. The latest project to be subject to endless speculation is Marc Webb’s forthcoming “Spider-Man” reboot with two more names being added to the growing list of potential contenders to wear the webbed spandex.
The LA Times reports that Aaron Johnson and Anton Yelchin have been added to the no-longer-short list of very early potential candidates to play Peter Parker. So just how early is this? No screen tests have been done yet (though they will apparently start soon) so expect a few more names to added to the list. Both actors have a decent amount of heat behind them, with Johnson doing the nerdy teenager with (fake) powers in “Kick-Ass” earlier this year, while Yelchin has done the awkward thing (“Charlie Bartlett”) and has dipped his toes in tentpole territory with “Star Trek” and “Terminator: Salvation.”
As you may recall, reports floated last week that Jamie Bell (“Jumper,” “The Adventures Of Tintin: The Secret Of The Unicorn”) had been cast, but it seems he’s just another name along with Josh Hutcherson (“Zathura,” “Journey to the Center of the Earth”), Andrew Garfield (“Boy A,” “The Social Network“), Alden Ehrenreich (“Tetro“), and Frank Dillane (one of the evil kids from the recent “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince“) who will vie for the lead role in the film.
Johnson and Yelchin both do the awkward teenager schtick pretty well, so we could see them being good fits for the role, and really, all of the candidates seem to be decent choices and not too left of field (not like, say, John Krasinski for Captain America). Oh yeah, you notice one name that’s not on there? Donald Glover. Sorry, Internet campaign.
So just when might Peter Parker be revealed? Well Comic-Con is around the corner and Sony could make a big splash by announcing it there. And if screen tests really are imminent it could mean Webb wants to make a decision soon. We hope he does just so we can stop writing this same story every week.
