Marisa Tomei rumoured for Spider-Man, new Deadpool image and Alison Sudol in Fantastic Beasts

Deadpool himself is joining the hoards of fans at the San Diego Comic-Con. We’ll be reporting on the events of the day as best we can as the weekend progresses in one of the biggest media events of our time. Stars set to be joining include the casts of The Hunger Games (Jennifer Lawrence, Sam Claflin, Julianne Moore), Star Wars (Oscar Isaac, Harrison Ford, Gwendoline Christie), Crimson Peak (Mia Wasikowska, Tom Hiddleston, Jessica Chastain), Doctor Who (Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman, Michelle Gomez) and Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Gal Gadot).

Alison Sudol is the latest star to join the cast of Harry Potter spin off Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. The star of Dig and Transparent joins an ensemble including Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne (The Theory of Everything), Ezra Miller (The Perks of Being a Wallflower) and Katherine Waterston (Inherent Vice). David Yates (Harry Potter 5-8) directs.

Finally, it’s been reported that Marisa Tomei is in line to play Aunt May in Marvel’s new Spider-Man reboot. The Oscar winning star of The Ides of March and The Wrestler is replacing Sally Field. Tom Holland (The Impossible) takes on the role of Peter Parker while Jon Watts (Cop Car) directs.

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them – November 18th 2016

Spider-Man – July 28th 2017

Tom Holland is the new Spider-Man

Tobey Maguire had an impressive five year run playing Spider-Man from 2002 to 2007 in three films directed by Sam Raimi. Following him was Andrew Garfield who starred in two films of two years from 2012 to 2014 under the supervision of Marc Webb. The latest pairing of director and star to be bringing Spidey to the screen have just been revealed.

Nineteen year old Brit Tom Holland will take on the role of Peter Parker in the new reboot for the Marvel Cinematic Universe and there’s various pros and cons for the casting. While Garfield was at least a decade over the preferred age for the role, Holland fits the bill for a teen Peter and he impresses in The Impossible and TV’s Wolf Hall. However, considering the other candidates (Asa Butterfield, Nat Wolff, Timothee Chalamet, Liam James) there wasn’t one black actor in the mix. Holland makes his debut as Spider-Man in next year’s Captain America: Civil War.

The director whose been appointed is Jon Watts, who is behind the upcoming thriller Cop Car. He may not seem like the candidate most suited to the job but Marvel made unexpected talents out of newbies such as The Winter Soldier’s Anthony and Joe Russo and underrated filmmakers such as Avengers’ Joss Whedon (Serenity) and Guardians’ James Gunn (Slither) while directing veterans The First Avenger’s Joe Johnston (The Wolfman), The Incredible Hulk’s Louis Leterrier (Red Dragon) or Thor’s Kenneth Branagh (Hamlet).

For the supporting cast, we’d propose rumours about Matthew MacConaughey (Interstellar, Dallas Buyers Club) as Green Goblin or Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones) as Mary Jane Watson – replacing the abandoned Shailene Woodley casting. Or perhaps Vincent D’Onofrio (Jurassic World) will step up from Netflix’s Daredevil to play Kingpin on the big screen.

Civil War also stars Chris Evans (Snowpiercer), Scarlett Johansson (Lucy), Robert Downey Jr (Sherlock Holmes), Elizabeth Olsen (Godzilla), Jeremy Renner (The Hurt Locker), Anthony Mackie (The Adjustment Bureau), Paul Bettany (A Beautiful Mind), Daniel Bruhl (Rush), William Hurt (Humans) and Martin Freeman (The Hobbit).

Captain America: Civil War – April 29th 2016

Spider-Man – July 28th 2017