Marc Webb has certainly assembled a hell of a cast for this new franchise... very highly decorated actors. Luckily, this has become the norm... Great actors taking on comic book roles. Can you imagine this happening...15-20 years ago? This is truly a great time to be a fan:
The Amazing Spider-man Franchise Actors:
Sally Field – 3 Academy Award Nominations, 2 Academy Award Wins, 11 Golden Globe Nominations, 2 Golden Globe Wins, 2 BAFTA Nominations.
Chris Cooper – 1 Academy Award Nomination, 1 Academy Award Win.
Paul Giamatti – 1 Academy Award Nomination, 5 Golden Globe Nominations, 2 Golden Globe Wins.
Jamie Foxx – 2 Academy Award Nominations, 1 Academy Award Win, 2 BAFTA Nominations, 1 BAFTA Win, 3 Golden Globe Nominations, 1 Golden Globe Win.
Denis Leary – 2 Golden Globe Nominations.
Rhys Ifans – 2 BAFTA Nominations, 1 BAFTA Win.
Martin Sheen – 10 PT Emmy Nominations, 1 PT Emmy win, 8 Golden Globe Nominations, 1 Golden Globe Win.
Andrew Garfield – 1 Golden Globe Nomination, 3 BAFTA Nominations, 1 BAFTA Win.
Emma Stone – 1 Golden Globe Nomination, 1 SAG Nomination, 1 SAG Win.
Shailene Woodley - 1 Golden Globe Nomination.
Even the young actors have Golden Globe Nominations. That's impressive. Very.
-R