9 Actors Who Could Replace Tobey Maguire in the Rebooted Spider-Man
Andrew Garfield
Age: 26
Why It Could Work: This British up-and-comer is ready to pop, and David Fincher's The Social Network might be the thing that finally does it for him.
Why It Might Not: At 26, might be just out of the age range Sony is looking for, especially if it hopes to keep the franchise in high school for the reboot's sequel (at which point Garfield would almost certainly be pushing 30).
Daniel Radcliffe
Age: 20
Why It Could Work: Radcliffe's about to finish up one mega franchise -- why not take on another?
Why It Might Not: He might be burned out on regularly scheduled tentpoles for a while, and he's almost too British for this all-American superhero. Plus, we'll have watched Radcliffe grow up and graduate from Hogwarts, so it doesn't feel quite fair to send him back to high school.
Penn Badgley
Age: 23
Why It Could Work: The Gossip Girl star just toplined Sony's The Stepfather, and he could further Spider-Man's appeal in the teen girl demographic.
Why It Might Not: Badgley's a little too deep-voiced and studly to convince as the nerdy Peter Parker.
Anton Yelchin
Age: 20
Why It Could Work: Yelchin is no stranger to a reboot-done-right, as Star Trek shows.
Why It Might Not: Unfortunately, he was also in a reboot-gone-wrong, Terminator Salvation. McG is threatening to make more Terminator sequels, so besides that and the Star Trek franchise, Yelchin might not have time to pick up another property.
Michael Cera
Age: 21
Why It Could Work: Look, you guys all complain that Michael Cera does the same thing in every movie. Isn't it time for him to expand his dweeby persona by taking on a superhero? (Or, after Cera brandishes a flaming sword in Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, will that seem like more of the same?)
Why It Might Not: Good luck getting Cera into a gym.
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All of these choices make me want to cry
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dG-4GZ1ytU
I know he seems a little too old but I'm going with Joseph Gordon Levitt. Much more talented than a number of those actors in question and I think he could pull of the age range.
Rico Rodriguez!
With Ed O'neill and Sofia Vergara as the aunt and uncle.
No one can replace Tobey Maguire
I think Penn Badgley can be a good fit. He's dorky Dan on Gossip Girl but he's got the built now that he's buffed up and he's a pretty good actor
Penn Badgley...great actor and mighty fine.
If they use Zac Effron I will shoot myself
Michael Angarano (Will Stronghold from Sky High) FTW
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0029400/
also a chance to correct the woefully heinous miscasting of Kirsten Dunst as MJ. Leighton Meester perhaps?
Zac Efron could be Harry Osbourne.
Penn Badgley! he can be Peter Parker..
I vote for Penn Badgley. Think he will do it fine, really!!
Drew nailed it! Why go for a Tobey Maguire-alike? He is a singular talent. Joseph Gordon-Levitt could do it. He has the physicality, compact build, and makeup can definitely get him back to high-school looks. Maybe it's time Spidey went to college!
Joseph Gordeon-Levitt for the win! If not, how about Jamie Bell?
Jesse Bradford!!
http://film.onet.pl/_i/news/duze/j/jesse_bradford_1.jpg
Ugh, no to Efron and some of these other guys. Spider-Man was bad enough as it was with Tobey as Peter, I don't want to see my beloved character played by yet another person who doesn't look or act the part. I want to watch a real superhero movie, not a Nikelodeon version.
Logan Lerman and Aaron Johnson are the only ones I could take seriously, but I don't think either would work. Johnson couldn't play two superheros-it'd be too weird and contradictory. Lerman would be a good candidate, but Percy Jackson looks like it's going to do well, so he wouldn't have the time.
LOGAN LERMAN is the most appropriate to play the part. I mean seriously. Who the HELL would want a Zac Efron to play as Peter Parker? The rest of the list didnt fit it either.
as they seem to be going the ultimate spidey universe and it will be a teenage spidey, logan lerman is the best fit. he's not overexposed like Zac Efron who will turn off a lot the fans. Plus he has more feature film acting cred in 310 to yuma, meet bill, gamer and an indie film with renee zellweger. but i think the studios may go for a bigger name like efron who seems eager to play spidey---not really how i see parker/spidey there sorry Zac fans
I think Daniel Radcliffe would make a great Peter Parker/Spiderman
Michael Cera, Daniel Radcliffe, and Zac Efron- BAD BAD CHOICES. Zac Efron cannot act, neither can Michael Cera. Daniel Radcliffe is an OK actor, but far from great. I think that unknown actors should be given the chance. I'm sure there's someone out there that is the perfect fit for "Spiderman 4" (although I'll miss the cast of Spiderman 1,2, and 3).
It wouldn't be good to do the "high school Spiderman" plot for "Spiderman 4". That's already been done with "Spiderman 1". I want "Spiderman 4" to be Spiderman struggling with his hero identity while attending college, not an "Ultimate Spiderman Universe", that would be stupid. Because everyone, including Spiderman, grows up at some point or another. Personally, I think Sam Worthington would make an AWESOME Lex Luthor. I even have a petition started for Sam Worthington as Lex Luthor: http://www.petitionspot.com/petitions/alexanderluthor/
That could use signatures, if you guys would be so kind to sign it. And thank you to those who do sign it. =)
that sucks! toby is way better actor in spiderman then all of these actors BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! P.S please toby come back im a fan of spiderman!
oh by the why penn is tooooooooo old for him to replace duhhh
no one can replace tobey maguire. . . . 🙁
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