Board Thread:False Info and Speculative Discussion/@comment-24989948-20150305035955/@comment-11533671-20150308011347

The word is that the 2017 Spider-man film will focus on a High School aged Peter/Spider-man so Sony/Marvel are looking for someone much younger, possibly around the 18-24 yr old range. Due to the amount of movies the actor will be contractually obligated to do between the two studios', it makes sense to cast someone that can maintain that youthful appearance for a longer duration. While I would love to see Dylan O'Brien in the role and really think he would nail the part, I'm afraid that he can't maintain the illusion of such a young character for much longer and certainly not for the years that are going to go towards the future of the Spider-man franchise.