http://www.pronetworks.org/index.ph...man_and_spider-man_oh_my...the_plot_thickens/
As some of you probably know by now, a story by
Drew McWeeny at Hitfix claimed that Lerman was "almost 100% locked" for the role. After that,
Mike Fleming at Deadline contacted Sony, who slammed that report mercilessly. A source at Sony apparently told Fleming that not only is the Hitfix report untrue but even said he is "100%" NOT getting the role and is
not even on the list of actors being considered. Sounds pretty definitive. There couldn't be two more opposite stories, and both are from what I, and most people in the industry, consider to be reliable sources.
What I DO know, which I reported here over three months ago, is that what Hitfix reported WAS true at one point. I said what Drew said in almost the exact same words back in January and have repeated it many times on Lerman's
IMDb message board. It's all there. Lerman WAS on the list and anyone at Sony who says he was not doesn't know what other people at Sony have said.
So the Hitfix report WAS true at one time. What Sony says
now implies that he was REMOVED from the list, and they seem to have shut the door on the possibility that he could ever get the role. At any rate, both Drew at Hitfix and I had same info -- it's posted here and elsewhere -- but I don't know how reliable his source is. It simply could be that person had outdated info, since Mike Fleming at Deadline appears to have the newest info as he approached Sony today after Hitfix posted. Since then, Hitfix has come back and denied the veracity of Deadline's source and stands by its original story.
So here is what I know to be true. First, Lerman WAS being considered at some point. Sony even said publicly not long ago that Lerman was on the list. And they didn't say otherwise today ("he
is not on the list of candidates"). So Sony didn't lie. They did not say he was
never on the list. Second, the only way the Deadline story could be correct is if Lerman was
removed from consideration. In that case, they can still say he is not getting the role and can say he
is not on the list without ever admitting that they
were considering him at one point and took him
out of the running. Therefore, both the Hitfix story and the Deadline story can be correct provided that the information given to Deadline is newer than what was given to Hitfix. In that case, nobody has to lie, and Sony can give the role to someone else without it appearing that Lerman was
turned down for it. Of course, this also means it would be very difficult for them to actually give him the role now, provided that the information they gave to Deadline is correct.
I guess it depends on what your definition of ''is'' is.
and they both have kind of long hair, but the styles are completely different. and no, he isn't well known. We might know him here because he is a very big suggestion for this role, but I highly doubt half the people know him by name. Maybe as the kid from Percy Jackson, but that's just a maybe. Worthington and lerman are totally different. Lerman definitly isn't a big ne actor like someone like zac efron or something, now that's someone basically everyone knows.
