Emails from the Sony hack recently revealed the list of demands Marvel made to Sony when licensing Spider-Man flick.
It's official! Actor Tom Holland will play Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the reboot of the Spider-Man franchise, with the first film set to release on July 28, 2017. The producers reportedly looking at over 1,500 boys from around the world for the role. Marvel and Sony have also picked the director Jon Watts for the film.
The film will be financed by Sony Pictures will finance co-produced by Kevin Feige and Amy Pascal. The new version of Spider-Man will first appear in Captain America: Civil War in 2016.
Emails from the Sony hack recently revealed the list of demands Marvel made to Sony when licensing Spider-Man flick. The emails showed the “mandatory character traits” needed to cast the “proper” Spider-Man/Peter Parker, which included (but were not limited to): male, does not have sex before the age of 16, not a homosexual, Caucasian.
However, it was mentioned that Spidey can be gay if “Marvel has portrayed that alter ego as a homosexual.”
The interesting thing about all of this is that the contract went into effect in September 2011, shortly Miles Morales, a biracial version of Spider-Man of African-American descent was introduced in the comic's offshoot 'Ultimate' line. Marvel Comics announced this week that Morales will be the star of their relaunched main Spider-Man series with the superhero's popular alter ego Peter Parker serving as a mentor.
Commenting on the casting announcement, Tom Rothman, Sony Pictures Motion Pictures Group Chairman, said, “It’s a big day here at Sony. Kevin, Amy and their teams have done an incredible job. The Marvel process is very thorough, and that’s why their results are so outstanding. I’m confident Spider-Man will be no exception. I’ve worked with a number of up-and-coming directors who have gone on to be superstars and believe that Jon is just such an outstanding talent. For Spidey himself, we saw many terrific young actors, but Tom’s screen tests were special. All in all, we are off to a roaring start.”
Feige said, “As with James Gunn, Joss Whedon, and the Russo brothers, we love finding new and exciting voices to bring these characters to life. We spent a lot of time with Jon and find his take and work inspiring.”
Pascal added, “Sony, Marvel, Kevin and I all knew that for Peter Parker, we had to find a vibrant, talented young actor capable of embodying one of the most well-known characters in the world. With Tom, we’ve found the perfect actor to bring Spider-Man’s story into the Marvel Cinematic Universe.”
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