After months of rumors swirling around the 'net and secret casting meetings happening behind closed doors, it looks like Marvel has chosen its new big screen Spider-Man.
Eighteen-year-old Asa Butterfield, best known for Hugo and Ender's Game, is the new cinematic Peter Parker. At least, according to a new report from an "inside source."
The report comes from Umberto Gonzalez, formerly of Latino Review, who admittedly has a strong track record when it comes to exclusive scoops. According to Gonzalez's Instagram account, Butterfield's paperwork has yet to be finalized. But it sounds like that's a formality and that an announcement is forthcoming as soon as the deal is closed.
A photo posted by Umberto Gonzalez (@umbertogonzalez) on May 14, 2015 at 2:07pm PDT
It's known that Marvel and Sony are looking to rewind Peter Parker's story to his days as a teenager in high school, and Butterfield's age fits. It's also expected that the new Spidey will cross over and become an Avenger for Marvel Studios' team-up movies.
Speculation pointed to Spidey showing up in next year's Captain America: Civil War, and there's still time for that to happen since the movie only began production a few days ago. But it's just as likely that the character will appear in Avengers: Infinity War. So we'll see.
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