WITH Andrew Garfield in the title role, Emma Stone as love interest Gwen Stacy and Rhys Ifans as the villain (believed to be the Lizard), director Marc Webb is now filling the remaining roles in his as-yet-untitled reboot of the Spider-Man film series.
According to What's Playing, about a dozen actors are now under consideration for the role of Peter Parker's boss, the Daily Bugle editor-in-chief J. Jonah Jameson, who was portrayed so brilliantly by J.K. Simmons (pictured) in the Sam Rami-directed trilogy.
Among the contenders are Mad Men star John Slattery, who previously played a Marvel character when he appeared as Howard Stark in Iron Man 2, and Sam Elliott, who also has superhero history because of his roles in Hulk and Ghost Rider.
As we know, Sony is also working on a Ghost Rider sequel - to be called Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance - which is about to start production. A new report says the studio has been forced to slash the budget from $135million to $75million. So what's the reason for trimming the costs?
The Wrap is reporting that Sony has had to rethink the Ghost Rider finances because its capital is tied up in Spider-Man, Men in Black 3 and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. Ashok Armitraj's Hyde Park Entertainment has stepped in to help out by co-funding the 3D project.
As part of the tightening of the budget, star Nicolas Cage is said to have taken a pay cut, with his salary reduced from $12mi...
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[Source: Coventry Telegraph - The Geek Files]
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