The Next Webhead

Relative unknown, Andrew Garfield has been hired to replace Tobey Maguire in Columbia‘s reboot of the Spider-Man franchise. Also comes complete with many more stills and video of the announcement which isn’t showboating at all.

“After a comprehensive worldwide casting search, Andrew Garfield has been chosen to portray Peter Parker when Spider-Man swings back onto the screen in 3D on July 3, 2012. The new film will begin production in early December directed by Marc Webb from a screenplay by James Vanderbilt. Laura Ziskin and Avi Arad will produce the film from Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios.”

Andrew definitely passes off as a teenager with his slim appearance (build a little bit of muscle), more so then Maguire. I’m a little optimistic, but Vanderbilt of The Losers wrote the script for this and we all know how that turned out. Without Chris Evans’ hilarious performance as Jensen, it would’ve been just another mediocre action flick.