Reports broke today that Andrew Garfield (The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, the upcoming The Social Network) will be the next Spider-Man, replacing Tobey Maguire in the upcoming reboot.
First of all, I still think that eight years is a little early to be rebooting a franchise. I mean, the first will only be a decade old when this comes out. But if we absolutely HAVE to do this, Garfield seems like a smart choice. My only concern is that he's a little too handsome to be a good Peter Parker, who's supposed to be an unassuming nerd, remember? Anyway, good luck, kid.
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You know, I haven't actually seen Garfield in anything other than his Doctor Who guest spot, but I've got The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus and the Red Riding Trilogy on my to-do list, so hopefully I'll find out soon how talented he is. I've heard mostly good things about him.