With Sony coming through to renew their rights for the Spiderman franchise it is all but certain that they will be bringing us a film. But with the original cast all but saying they are done with the franchise it stands to ask the question. Who will be Peter Parker.
A couple names have come up, but the fan favourite Jake Gyllenhaal out, the name Patrick Fugit seems to be topping the list.
Now comes word via LatinoReview that Patrick Fugit is the top name in the running to replace Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker. Now of course, no contracts have been signed, and the films have not even been officially greenlit (at least from a public perspective), so in other words – nothing is final. You probably recognize Fugit from his breakout performance in Cameron Crowe’s Almost Famous
He did a fine job playing the part of the awkward shy geeky not so cool guy that Peter Parker has always embodied.
After seeing that picture beside Tobey it almost seems like they were trying to get an actor that simply looked like him, but with Fugit they might get a decent actor out of the deal too.
The other name that has fluttered out of the mists was Michael Angarano. Although he also has the personality to play Peter Parker, I just couldn’t see him as a feature film Spidey. He was alright in the silly light Superhero comedy Sky High, which I didn’t mind at all.
If not Fugit, who could you see putting on the webbed underoos?
