Marvel and Sonyare looking to diversify their entire supporting cast for the upcomingSpider-Manreboot, which hits theaters in 2017. And they are starting with teen sensation and pop starZendaya Coleman, who has landed a lead role. The character has not yet been identified. She will appear alongsideTom Holland, who stars as the newPeter Parker.
Jon Watts, who won raves for his indie thrillerCop Carthis past summer, has signed onto direct this latestSpider-Manadventure, which brings thewall-crawlerback to high school. Zendaya Coleman was amongst many actresses who tested for this unnamed role. It is not yet known if she will play the romantic lead in the movie. And it isn’t know if the reboot will includeMary Jane Watson,Gwen Stacyor both.
Dateline’s sources claim that she isn’t playing Peter’s girlfriend. No further details about the movie or its story have yet to be released.Tom Hollandwill first be introduced as Peter Parker in this summer’sCaptain America: Civil War. The only other cast member attached to the standalone reboot isMarisa Tomei, who is set to play Aunt May.
Zendaya Coleman, who most often just goes by the nameZendaya, is as famous for her singing as she is for her acting. She stared in the Disney Channel series Shake It Up, which debuted in 2010 and co-starredBella Thorne. She also appeared on the Disney Channel seriesK.C. Undercover. She most recently appeared at Harvey Weinstein’s pre-Oscar party, where she performed ‘Neverland’ from the Weinstein stage musical Finding Neverland. She next lends her voice to the animated adventure Duck Duck Goose, which hits theaters later this year.
The Hollywood Reportstates thatZendaya’s casting is part of Marvel and Sony’s initiative to have a heavily multi-cultural cast forSpider-Man. It is expected that most of the supporting players will not be white. This follows a rumor from last year that popular Marvel comic book character Miles Morales, who takes over the role of Spider-Man in the comics, might also make an appearance.The character is half-Black, half hispanic and draws inspiration from PresidentBarack Obamaand actor-comedian-rapperDonald Glover. There is no confirmation that he will appear. So what do you think of this latest casting? And who do you thinkZendayawill play?
