#These Actors Were Almost Cast as MCU Spider-Man
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“#These Actors Were Almost Cast as MCU Spider-Man”
Holland has now made three of his Spider-Man movies and has, in fact, played the character across other franchises as well. That said, he almost didn’t get the part. Indeed, over 1500 hopeful young actors auditioned for the role of Peter Parker. With this being the third reboot, and with two big studios to please, the casting process was long and difficult. What’s more, a lot of young and well-known actors were considered for the role before it utlimately went to a then-relatively unknown Holland. Here’s a list of actors who were almost cast as the MCU’s Spider-Man.
10 Dylan O’Brien
The lead in the uber-popular Maze Runner franchise, Dylan O’Brien’s name was one of the first to be thrown around on the internet in 2015 after it was announced that Marvel and Sony would be introducing Spider-Man to the MCU with a new actor. Though many fans wanted him to take on the role of Peter Parker, he ultimately never became a serious contender in the casting process as he was still filming his series Teen Wolf at the time and would not have had the time to work on both projects.
9 Nat Wolff
Just like with O’Brien, the internet was rife with rumors in 2015 that Nat Wolff, who was riding on the success of his film Paper Towns, was on the short list of actor being considered for Spidey. However, that wasn’t true and he later revealed in an interview that he had never been asked to audition and that his younger cousin was the one who told him about all the rumors.
8 Liam James
Unlike the previous 2 entries on our list, Liam James was on the shortlist to play Spider-Man along with Tom Holland. The star of 2013’s The Way, Way Back hasn’t appeared to speak publicly about the audition process, but even without playing Peter Parker, his career has still been able to soar after being cast as one of the leads in Netflix’s 2018-2019 sci-fi series The Deadly Class.
7 Timothée Chalamet
Though he is now one of the most popular actors in the world, when Timothée Chalamet was being considered to play Peter Parker, he was still a relative unknown. He was shortlisted, but ultimately didn’t get the opportunity to join the MCU. However, Holland recently said that he would like to see Chalamet as a potential villain in future Spider-Man projects. Maybe he’ll steal his Dune co-star Zendaya away from Peter.
6 Judah Lewis
One of the younger of the actors to be screentested for Spider-Man: Homecoming, Judah Lewis would have been Peter Parker’s real age had be been cast, auditioning at the age of just 14. The Babysitter star is still very young and has been getting steady roles since the part went to Holland. We can’t wait to see where his budding career goes!
5 Charlie Plummer
Charlie Plummer (not related to the late Christopher Plummer, unfortunately) is another actor who was shortlisted for Spidey. The child actor, who first appeared in front of audiences in Boardwalk Empire when he was just 12, certainly has the acting chops for Peter Parker, but perhaps he just didn’t embody the role the same way Tom Holland did. It’s okay, though, as Charlie Plummer has managed to get good work since losing the role, appearing as one of the leads in the popular Looking for Alaska miniseries.
4 Charlie Rowe
Our second Charlie to make this list, Charlie Rowe was one of the more popular choices among fans when the shortlist of screentested actors was released in 2015. Not only is he the same age as Holland, but he is also a fellow Londoner and the only actor besides Holland to screen test twice. The Salvation star was quite upset about not getting the role, but took it in stride and congratulated his friend, tweeting, “Well done @TomHolland1996 , glad that tom’s a mate, pleased for him. I thought I could’ve made quite a good spiderman.” Maybe he could join as a villain one day, too!
3 Matthew Lintz
The Walking Dead alumn was the youngest actor to screentest for the role of Peter Parker. While he was probably a bit too young to join the MCU in 2015, he will be joining in 2022 as he takes on the part of Bruno Carrelli in the upcoming Disney+ series Ms. Marvel. We can’t wait to see this budding young actor join the MCU finally!
2 Logan Lerman
Logan Lerman, like Dylan O’Brien, was one of the most popular fan castings for Spider-Man on the internet. Fans desperately wanted to see him wear the Spidey suit, and while his name was tossed around the studio during the casting process, it doesn’t appear that he ever actually auditioned for the role. In fact, in a 2020 interview with GQ, Lerman stated how he had no interest in playing a superhero. Looks like he won’t be joining the MCU anytime soon.
1 Asa Butterfield
One of the biggest Spider-Man hopefuls was fellow English actor Asa Butterfield. The Sex Education star wanted the part of Peter Parker bad and the crushed to lose out on it. In a 2020 interview with Collider he said, “Every so often there’s a part [that you really want] and it’s a script you love, and you kind of put your heart and soul into it, and you don’t get it. And it is tough and it is shit, but I often find that something even better comes out of it at the end. And so in the case of Spider-Man, I did Sex Ed, because I wouldn’t have been able to do both of those at the same time.” Before going on to say, “Because Tom did amazing things with Peter and he had an entirely different portrayal of him and I think it’s worked so well in the universe and in that part, and I don’t think I could do it. So I think all things work out in the end.” We think that’s a great attitude to have, Asa!
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