The Amazing Spider-Man Dennis Leary in negotiations for George Stacy

[Chewy]

Denis Leary is negotiations to play the father of Emma Stone in Columbia’s new Spider-Man movie.

Stone is playing the love interest of Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Andrew Garfield) and Leary will play police captain George Stacy, her father who frequently came into contact with the web-slinging superhero.

In Marvel Comics lore, Stacy perished in an accident during a battle Spider-Man and Doctor Octopus, an event that led Gwen Stacy to hate the hero.

Columbia and director Marc Webb are keeping the James Vanderbilt and Alvin Sargent-penned script under lock and key so it’s uncertain how faithful to the core story Leary’s version of the character will be.

Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach and Laura Ziskin are producing the movie, which begins shooting in December.

WME-repped Leary hasn’t appeared in a theatrical movie since 2002’s The Secret Lives of Dentists, although he has been starring in the acclaimed drama Rescue Me since 2004. He appeared in HBO’s Recount and has continued to voice the character of Diego the sabertooth in the Ice Age movies.

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/heat-vision/denis-leary-join-spider-man-46702

 

[Marvel Spider]

Cool.

 

[ModestMr.Green]

That's interesting. He's certainly not a face I'd have expected to see in Spider-Man.

 

[MadVillainy]

Little younger than I thought but awesome

 

[LegendaryCaleb]

That would be so awesome.

 

[Figs]

**** YEAH! I love Dennis Leary, can't believe he's going to be in a Spider-Man film.

 

[JP]

Cool. I totally forgot about the character.

 

[Boom]

Holy ****. So much win .

 

[LegendaryCaleb]

This casting has been pretty brilliant so far IMO

 

[Sawyer]

He just made this movie five times more badass than it already was.

 

[MrSpyder]

Definately interesting

 

[Boom]

Peter Parker / Spider-Man: Andrew Garfield
Ben Parker: Martin Sheen
Gwen Stacey: Emma Stone
George Stacey: Dennis Leary
Curt Connors / The Lizard: Rhys Ifans

Hell of a cast, at this point.

 

[Sawyer]

I just hope he keeps his Tommy Gavin attitude.

 

[Doctor Jones]

Dennis Leary? Holy crap, what an out of the blue choice! It's quite a different direction, but I'm looking forward to seeing what they'll do with it.

 

[socool]

*gag*

*cough*

*hack*

I'm...*cough* choc-chocking on the...the *gag* win...*cough*

 

[LegendaryCaleb]

Peter Parker / Spider-Man: Andrew Garfield
Ben Parker: Martin Sheen
Gwen Stacey: Emma Stone
George Stacey: Dennis Leary
Curt Connors / The Lizard: Rhys Ifans

Hell of a cast, at this point.

and possibly Sally Fields as Aunt May

 

[co2]

That's interesting. He's certainly not a face I'd have expected to see in Spider-Man.

Same here! But Dennis Leary is too awesome, so I'm very happy with this.

 

[socool]

So let's get this straight...

FINAL
Director: Marc Webb
Screenwriter: James Vanderbuilt
Peter Parker/Spider-man: Andrew Garfield
Gwen Stacy: Emma Stone
Curt Connors/ The Lizard: Rhys Ifans

NOT FINAL
Uncle Ben: Martin Sheen
Aunt May: Sally Fields
George Stacy: Dennis Leary

PLUS
Peter and his parents will be together at one point
Billy Connors will appear




Nerdgasm

 

[Sawyer]

I thought Martin Sheen was final...

 

[socool]

I thought Martin Sheen was final...

All recent "news" have been the same thing.

"____ ____ is in negotiations for _____ _____"

Nothing of that is final. They could either turn it down or they could be rumors.

 

[Chewy]

Martin Sheen is final. Check Marvel.com.

 

[socool]

Martin Sheen is final. Check Marvel.com.

oh my god. i never knew that. thank you!

 

[Hobgoblin]

Thats certainly...unexpected. I never saw Capt Stacy as funny, but he will be.t:

From James Cromwell to Denis Leary. Wow. Not bad very out of left field.

 

[terry78]

Leary? In a Spider-flick?


Hollywood, once in a while you get it right.

 

[Nightmare]

Peter Parker / Spider-Man: Andrew Garfield
Ben Parker: Martin Sheen
Gwen Stacey: Emma Stone
George Stacey: Dennis Leary
Curt Connors / The Lizard: Rhys Ifans

Hell of a cast, at this point.