Logan Lerman better watch out, because another "Spider-Man" contender is swinging into the picture in the form of Josh Hutcherson.
The "Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant" actor is in the running to star as Peter Parker in Sony's planned reboot of the "Spider-Man" franchise, according to IESB. If cast, Hutcherson would take over the role played famously by Tobey Maguire in three Sam Raimi-directed films.
Director Marc Webb will helm the film based on a screenplay from James Vanderbilt. The story reportedly draws inspiration from Brian Michael Bendis' "Ultimate Spider-Man" comic book series, which was just announced as the basis for a new animated series.
Like Lerman, Hutcherson is a relatively unknown actor. Beyond "The Vampire's Assistant," Hutcherson has been featured in "Iron Man 2" director Jon Favreau's "Zathura" and the Brendan Fraser-starring "Journey to the Center of the Earth." He'll soon be seen in the upcoming remake of "Red Dawn" alongside "Thor" leading man Chris Hemsworth.
But Hutcherson is far from a lock for the role of Peter Parker, as IESB notes that the actor is just one of likely several candidates on an alleged "short list" to play the teenage web-slinger. Certain sources believe that the role is Logan Lerman's to lose, while other sources claim that the "Percy Jackson & The Olympians" star is already out of the running.
With a planned release date of July 2012, we're bound to unmask the wall-crawler's secret identity soon enough.
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