Spider-Man Screen Testing Under Way

Looks like we're getting down to the nitty gritty now as Sony Pictures has already completed most of the screen tests for the actors on their shortlist to play Peter Parker in Marc Webb's Spidey reboot. The list of those who've tested includes the usual names, with one notable addition and one notable omission: Andrew Garfield, Jamie Bell, Anton Yelchin, Alden Ehrenreich, Aaron Johnson, Logan Lerman, and the newbie is Michael Angarano. Angarano is probably best known for his roles in Lords of Dogtown and Sky High, but his best performance by far was in 2008's slept on drama, Snow Angels.

Missing from the list is Josh Hutcherson, who was considered a leading candidate at one point. The likely reason is that he's obligated to Journey to the Center of the Earth 2, which shoots in October. Although the actor is reportedly doing everything in his power to get out of it, it's likely that Sony will move ahead with a more reliable option, and soon.

I like the additon of Angarano. He's really grown on me since Sky High, where he was sorta bland. He faded into the background in Lords of Dogtown as well. His last two films are where he's shown his stuff, in the aforementioned Snow Angels but also in The Forbidden Kingdom. Not a good movie by any stretch, but he held his own with Jackie Chan and Jet Li.

You can read more of Deadline's coverage of the story here.