'Spider-Man 4' Timeline: From Tobey Maguire To Andrew Garfield

January 11: After numerous production delays, word breaks that Sony has scrapped plans to make "Spider-Man 4" after battles with director Sam Raimi over script issues and the film's summer 2012 release date. Sony announces plans to reboot the entire franchise with a new director and a largely new cast, which means that Maguire will be replaced as well.

January 14: The first crop of new-director rumors surfaces: Marc Webb ("500 Days of Summer"), James Cameron ("Avatar"), David Fincher ("Zodiac") and Wes Anderson ("Rushmore").

January 19: Those four names were quickly whittled down to one as Webb signs on to direct the reboot. In a statement, Amy Pascal, co-chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment, and Matt Tolmach, president of Columbia Pictures, say, "At its core, 'Spider-Man' is a small, intimate human story about an everyday teenager that takes place in an epic super-human world. The key for us as we sought a new director was to identify filmmakers who could give sharp focus to Peter Parker's life."

February 4: While many possible replacement candidates for Maguire have been mentioned in the blogosphere, the first bit of concrete news comes when Logan Lerman, star of "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief," announces that he's been talking to Sony about the role.

February 10: The new "Spider-Man" gets a release date — July 3, 2012 — and an unsurprising third dimension: It will be shot in 3-D.

May 17: Alvin Sargent ("Spider-Man 3") signs on to rewrite the "Spider-Man" reboot, reportedly working from the previous draft by Jamie Vanderbilt ("Zodiac").

May 26: The Peter Parker candidates are rumored to be down to five actors: Jamie Bell ("Jumper"), Alden Ehrenreich ("Somewhere"), Frank Dillane ("Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince"), Josh Hutcherson ("Cirque du Freak") and Andrew Garfield ("The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus").

June 1: A grassroots campaign to add "Community" co-star Donald Glover to the list of possible Peter Parkers explodes on Twitter and Facebook.

July 1: Ladies and gentlemen, meet your new Spider-Man: Mr. Andrew Garfield!

Article: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1642916/20100702/story.jhtml

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Acting History

The Social Network (2010) (post-production) .... Eduardo Saverin
Never Let Me Go (2010) (completed) .... Tommy
I'm Here (2010) .... Sheldon
Air (2009/II) .... Tom
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009) .... Anton
Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1980 (2009) .... Eddie Dunford
Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1983 (2009) .... Eddie Dunford
Red Riding: In the Year of Our Lord 1974 (2009) .... Eddie Dunford
The Other Boleyn Girl (2008) (credit only) .... Francis Weston
Lions for Lambs (2007) .... Todd Hayes
Boy A (2007) .... Jack Burridge
"Doctor Who" .... Frank (2 episodes, 2007)
- Evolution of the Daleks (2007) TV episode .... Frank
- Daleks in Manhattan (2007) TV episode .... Frank
"Freezing" .... Kit (1 episode, 2007)
- Episode #1.1 (2007) TV episode .... Kit
"Trial & Retribution" .... Martin Douglas (1 episode, 2007)
- Closure: Part 1 (2007) TV episode .... Martin Douglas
"Swinging" .... Various Roles (1 episode, 2005)
- Episode #1.1 (2005) TV episode .... Various Roles
"Sugar Rush" .... Tom (5 episodes, 2005)
- Episode #1.9 (2005) TV episode .... Tom
- Episode #1.8 (2005) TV episode .... Tom
- Episode #1.6 (2005) TV episode .... Tom
- Episode #1.3 (2005) TV episode .... Tom
- Episode #1.1 (2005) TV episode .... Tom
Mumbo Jumbo (2005) .... Simmo