a black spidey?

i heard about this on access hollywoods mobile site and thought i would dig a bit deeper and found this story.now i may not be a sppider-man fan but with the talk of the upcoming spider-man reboot i just have to say w.t.f. . if hollywood goes this route then i know they are gonna piss off alot of fans out there.not trying to soundd rascist or anything but i feel this would be completely wrong.so here below is the article i found on io9.com.



Donald Glover for Spider-Man: The evolution of a meme
Late last week, we wrote about the idea of Sony casting a non-white Peter Parker for their Spider-Man reboot. Then...a thing happened. And suddenly, Community actor Donald Glover has rallied the internet to his cause: getting him an audition.

If you'll recall, the original post asked the question: In the face of such underwhelming Caucasian options, why couldn't Spider-Man be played by an actor of color? In the comments — which ranged from encouraging to offensive, as one would expect — someone named "Rootadoo" suggested that Community actor Donald Glover would be perfect for the part. And then Donald Glover himself found out — and he's been tweeting up a storm: Over Memorial Day Weekend, #Donald4Spiderman was a top 10 trending topic. And then someone created a "Donald Glover 4 Spiderman" Facebook group. And it made the Washington Post and New York magazine, along with the standard coterie of comics sites.

Glover is quick to say that he doesn't just want to be given the job — which he'd be great for, incidentally — he wants to be able to audition for the job. Which was the whole friggin' point in the first place.

man o man that aint gonna go down well with the spidey loyalists,it will be all talked up as racist now,people just dont understand you cant change something that major.......i mean would a film with george clooney cast as malcolm X be well received??because spiderman is a comic,the general populace think the history behind it is worthless......

its true Zartan,

anyone who advocates for them to preserve the image of Parker as is could potentially be labeled as racist, only b/c they want to stick with what they know.
Trends have many comic characters being replaced with actors of different races, but what is stopping the Asian populace from crying out wanting a chinese Parker?
There is no middle ground anymore, it's sad that advocates of tradition could potentially be labeled in a negative way.

Personally I think they should let this franchise cool off for 5-10 years
Im sick of Spierman

NOT BEING RACIST

Why stop with Spider-Man, seriously...flip the coin. Listen up Hollywood, free movie idea!

"This summer, a heart-warming tale of 3 of history's most influential people banded together in a tale that will bring a tear to everyone's eye and put a smile on everyone's face, starring:

Rosie O'Donnell as Rosa Parks
Donald Trump as Dr. Martin Luther King
Gilbert Gottfried as Nelson Mandela"

Or better yet...

Have B.A. in the part-2 of A-Team be a bald Italian amputee that lost his left leg.

That being said, I'm a DC fan myself. But you don't go screwing with classic nostalgic storylines unless every single storyline and historic event in life is fair game. If the activist groups are not game for that, then leave Spidey as a weak little Caucasian kid.

Glover should not be denied as a superhero actor. Jon Stewart (GL), Luke Cage, the 3rd Blade, Black Lightning, pick one! He should rock as any of those!

ZARTAN.uk wrote:

man o man that aint gonna go down well with the spidey loyalists,it will be all talked up as racist now,people just dont understand you cant change something that major.......i mean would a film with george clooney cast as malcolm X be well received??because spiderman is a comic,the general populace think the history behind it is worthless......

Amen :)

if we are gonna change the race of well known iconic movie characters then let's change john shaft to white,godzilla to a hamster,Jules Winnfield(sam jackson's character from pulp fiction)to a chinesse lady,and make darth vader a vietnamese deli.c'mon people let's wake up and smell the coffee,or if that gonna be wrong then the chai tea.

Make godzilla the giant hamster from the 2nd nutty professor.now i would see that movie.

If they do I will write a letter of protest and refuse to see the movie.

Dude...

Is there no respect for tradition anymore?

Spidey is a 50+ year old character. He needs to stay the way he has always been. If you want a black superhero movie THAT'S FINE. Do a movie about Storm from the X-Men...or Cyborg from the Teen Titans...or freaking BLACK PANTHER. Even John Stewart would be a good choice. But it's time to let the classics BE the classics.

update on a black spider-man



Andrew Garfield is Spider-Man
Thursday, July 01 2010 - News - by: daveomac

Official Press Release

CULVER CITY, Calif., July 1, 2010 – After a comprehensive worldwide casting search, Andrew Garfield has been chosen to portray Peter Parker when Spider-Man swings back onto the screen in 3D on July 3, 2012. The new film will begin production in early December directed by Marc Webb from a screenplay by James Vanderbilt. Laura Ziskin and Avi Arad will produce the film from Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios.

Today’s confirmation culminates what has been one of the most eagerly anticipated casting announcements in recent memory. Bloggers, pop culture speculators, and everyday fans have pored over and analyzed every conceivable online rumor in an attempt to discover the identity of the next actor to play Peter Parker. Garfield will immediately begin preparing for the coveted role.

The Spider-Man franchise is one of the most successful in film history and the three previous motion pictures have collectively grossed more than $2.5 billion in worldwide box office.

On selecting Garfield, director Marc Webb said, “Though his name may be new to many, those who know this young actor’s work understand his extraordinary talents. He has a rare combination of intelligence, wit, and humanity. Mark my words, you will love Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker.”

Commenting on the announcement, Amy Pascal, co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Matt Tolmach, President of Columbia Pictures said, “Spider-Man is a classic superhero -- a young man who balances his responsibility to serve humanity and crush evil with the shyness and normalcy of someone struggling to find himself. The role demands an extraordinary actor. You need someone who can magically transform himself from Peter Parker into Spider-Man. An actor who will depict the vulnerability of youth and the strength and confidence of a legendary figure at the same moment. We have found that actor in Andrew Garfield. From the first time we saw him in the upcoming film The Social Network, to his glorious screen test, which floored all of us, we knew that we had found our new Peter Parker.”

Producer Avi Arad added, “I’m incredibly excited about Andrew Garfield. In the Spider-Man tradition, we were looking for a smart, sensitive, and cool new Peter Parker who can inspire us and make us laugh, cry, and cheer. We believe we have found the perfect choice to take on this role and lead us into the future.”

Producer Laura Ziskin said, “We are thrilled to have Andrew Garfield for this new incarnation of Spider-Man under Marc Webb’s direction. We were fortunate enough to meet with a group of fantastically talented young men. In the end, we all agreed that in addition to being an extraordinary actor, Andrew had the right mix of humor, youth, and pathos, along with an underlying sense of strength and power necessary to bring Peter Parker and Spider-Man to life on screen.”

The selection of Garfield was revealed at a press event in Cancun, Mexico for international journalists attending a media tour promoting upcoming films from Sony Pictures Entertainment. B-roll footage of the announcement will be available via satellite later this evening -- see uplink times coordinate information below.

Garfield is fast becoming one of the most respected and sought-after young actors working in the industry today. In a short career, spanning only five years, he has already been directed by, and starred alongside, some of the greatest names and received a BAFTA for a role that won him international praise.

Garfield most recently worked with director David Fincher on the upcoming film The Social Network. He previously starred for Spike Jonze on his robot love story I’m Here, which premiered at Sundance this year. He plays the lead male opposite Keira Knightley and Carey Mulligan in Mark Romanek’s Never Let Me Go, due for release later this year.

Other notable screen credits include Terry Gilliam's The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus playing opposite Christopher Plummer, Johnny Depp, Colin Farrell, Jude Law and the late Heath Ledger, Robert Redford’s Lions For Lambs, where he starred alongside Redford, Tom Cruise and Meryl Streep; Revolution Films’ “Red Riding Trilogy – 1974” directed by Julian Jarrold, where he lead a stellar cast including Rebecca Hall and David Morrissey, and his unforgettable portrayal of a young ex-con in John Crowley’s “Boy A,” for which he earned the best actor BAFTA in 2008.

Garfield’s career began in theatre and in 2006 his performances in “Beautiful Thing” (Sound Space/Kit Productions), “The Overwhelming,” and “Burn / Chatroom / Citizenship” (Royal National Theatre) won him the Milton Shulman Award for Outstanding Newcomer at the Evening Standard awards and the Jack Tinker Award for Most Promising Newcomer at the Critics Circle Theatre Awards. Other notable theatre credits include “Romeo and Juliet” (Manchester Royal Exchange) and “Kes” (Manchester Royal Exchange), for which he received the Most Promising Newcomer Award at the Manchester Evening News Awards 2004.

It looks like we can all calm down now.

thatjimboguy wrote:

It looks like we can all calm down now.

oh thank Jebus!