Asa Butterfield is at the lead to portray teenage Peter Parker in the next reboot of Spider-Man.
The ‘Ender’s Game’ actor is among a group of five actors being considered for the role.
Earlier, Sony had scrapped plans to create a spin-off of ‘Spider-verse’ films from the recent ‘Amazing Spider Man’ films, and said that the character would be brought into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Deadline.com reported.
Rumours are that ‘Spider Man’ will appear in a supporting role in ‘Captain America: Civil War,’ following which a reboot would create stand-alone ‘ Spider Man ‘ films for the Marvel Universe. (ANI)