By According to THR, Martin Sheen is currently in the final negotiation stages of grabbing the part of Uncle Ben in the new Spider-man movie. With Marc Webb as the director for the reboot project, I don’t doubt that it will turn out alright, but it bothers me that the first film is still so fresh on our minds that I don’t even need to tell you who Peter Parker’s uncle is.
If they’re truly going to replay all or even some of the events in the first Spider-Man movie, then I’ll outright refuse to see them. Usually when people complain about remakes or reboots I’m the first to say “Relax! Let’s just wait and see what they bring to the table. Think about the new generation!” For this though, I truly see no reason to reboot or recast this soon, and firmly believe it’s nothing more than a loud admittance of how terrible Spider-Man 3 was.
Andrew Garfield (Parker), Emma Stone (Gwen Stacy), and Rhys Ifans (unnamed villain, possibly Lizard) are already signed up for the reboot, and Sheen’s negotiations will have to move fast since Webb plans to start filming in December. To be honest, getting plagued with…
According to THR, Martin Sheen is currently in the final negotiation stages of grabbing the part of Uncle Ben in the new Spider-man movie. With Marc Webb as the director for the reboot project, I don't doubt that it will turn out alright, but it bothers me that the first film is still so fresh on our minds that I don't even need to tell you who Peter Parker's uncle is.
If they're truly going to replay all or even some of the events in the first Spider-Man movie, then I'll outright refuse to see them. Usually when people complain about remakes or reboots I'm the first to say "Relax! Let's just wait and see what they bring to the table. Think about the new generation!" For this though, I truly see no reason to reboot or recast this soon, and firmly believe it's nothing more than a loud admittance of how terrible Spider-Man 3 was.
Andrew Garfield (Parker), Emma Stone (Gwen Stacy), and Rhys Ifans (unnamed villain, possibly Lizard) are already signed up for the reboot, and Sheen's negotiations will have to move fast since Webb plans to start filming in December. To be honest, getting plagued with delays could only help this movie. Even though I'm a huge fan of Rhys Ifans and Emma Stone, I see no point in watching this movie even once for at least another decade.
[Via HollywoodReporter]