The casting news for the rebooted Spider-Man has added another confirmed cast member. Martin Sheen will play Parker’s Uncle Ben, who raises Peter like his own son. Second only to the radioactive spider that gave him his powers, Ben is a big part of why Peter becomes Spider-Man.
In perhaps the greatest piece of casting in any movie for the last decade, former fictional President of the United States, and forever President of Awesome, Martin Sheen will be taking on the role of Uncle Ben in Marc Webb’s Spider-man.
I really like this casting.
Sheen can have a real fatherly figure presence to him and as Ben Parker I couldn’t think of anyone better. Just a shame that so much awesomeness gets to get shot dead during first act.
What do you think of Martin Sheen as Ben Parker?
