'Spider-Man' Casting Rumors, News, Update: Dylan O'Brien Clears Up Rumors of Him Suiting Up as the Web-Slinger
Right after the news that Spider-Man will finally be joining his brothers in arms in the expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe and that it will have a new face underneath, speculations regarding its actor points out several young actors including Dylan O'Brien.
O'Brien is among the names strongly rooted for the superhero role. The rumors take things even further that one Redditor claimed the 23-year-old star had already signed the deal to take on the mask.
Unfortunately for fans, that might not be case.
Speaking with BuzzFeed the "Teen Wolf" actor finally shed light on the casting rumors saying that "it's not true."
"Professionally, I haven't heard anything about it … I've only heard from, like, [rumors] online," the actor said. "It feels so weird to say … It's so funny. My friends from New Jersey are calling me. They're like, 'what are you not telling me, dude?! Spider-Man?!'"
"It makes me feel bad because I'm, like, disappointing a big chunk of fans across the nation … You can tell them that it's not true," he went on to say.
However, given the opportunity to take part on such a hugely popular trend already populated with the likes of Robert Downey Jr., Chris Helmsworth, Scarlett Johansson and more others, O'Brein implied that he would readily take the offer without any second thoughts.
"It's nothing but flattering. It's never something I would want to get myself excited about, since I know I haven't heard about it from a professional standpoint … I've always wanted to play Peter Parker, obviously. I feel like any actor my age, that's, like, a big thing. And my name being tossed with Logan Lerman's is the coolest thing ever, too. I just think that kid is fantastic," he said.
The new "Spider-Man" movie is slated to open in theaters by 2017 after its purported reappearance in "Captain America: Civil War" this May 6, 2016.
