Who Will Be The Next Spider-Man: Patrick Fugit, Michael Angarano?

Posted on Tuesday, May 27th, 2008 by Peter Sciretta

In the past few weeks we’ve heard mumblings that Sony had renewed their option to make Spider-Man movies, and internet rumors of preliminary plans to shoot Spider-Man 4 and Spider-Man 5, back-to-back.

Now comes word via LatinoReview that Patrick Fugit is the top name in the running to replace Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker. Now of course, no contracts have been signed, and the films have not even been officially greenlit (at least from a public perspective), so in other words – nothing is final. You probably recognize Fugit from his breakout performance in Cameron Crowe’s Almost Famous, or some of his indie work which has included Saved, Spun, and Wristcutters.

And if Fugit doesn’t work out, Michael Angarano is also said to be on the list of candidates. Angarano was most recently seen in Forbidden Kingdom, was in the superhero film Sky High, and even tried out for the now defunct Justice League movie. And while I’m not against the idea of going younger for the role, I just don’t see Angarano as Peter Parker.

I’m kinda surprised Shia LaBeouf’s name isn’t being mentioned. Some of you might also be wondering: if you’re going to go older, why not just go with Jake Gyllenhaal? Unfortunately Jake will be tied up for the foreseeable future with the big screen adaptation of Prince of Persia: Sands of Time.

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Wristcutters: A Love Story Movie Poster

Posted on Wednesday, March 28th, 2007 by Peter Sciretta

The first unofficial teaser poster for Wristcutters: A Love Story has appeared on the film’s MySpace site.

I was excited to see the film at the 2006 Sundance Film Festival, and came out of the screening slightly disappointed (You can read my very short review here). Is it a bad movie? No exactly…
A friend of mine tried to convince me to see some documentary instead. But I decided to go to Wristcutters instead based on the lead actor alone. Patrick Fugit has made some really great/interesting choices in the past: Almost Famous, Saved! and Spun. Cut to the chase, I missed the premiere screening of An Inconvenient Truth (or what it later was named). Former Vice President Al Gore gave an incredible 20-minute speech following the screening (or so I’ve heard and read) which became the shining “Sundance Moment” of the year. But choosing Wristcutters over Al Gore is an example of horrible decision making skills, and it’s my fault alone.

Anyway, the marketing for the film has started to draw flack from fifteen suicide prevention groups who are upset over billboards which will show people killing themselves. But they obviously don’t get the joke and have most likely not screened the film.

Wristcutters: A Love Story hits theaters on August 31st 2007.

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