Spider-Man Reboot Looking to Cast the Lizard's Son?
Posted 10.19.10 by Ryan
The frustrating part of Sony's official announcement that Welsh actor Rhys Ifans was cast as the villain in director Marc Webb's Spider-Man reboot was that the studio neglected to mention what character Ifans was playing. Reports speculated that Dr. Curt Connors, a.k.a. the Lizard, would be Ifans' role, but the studio has yet to confirm. Another recent report gives yet another unofficial confirmation that the Lizard will be up against Spider-Man in the upcoming movie.
Moviehole reports that Sony is looking for an actor "between 8 and 11 years old" to play Billy Connors, Dr. Connors' son. The reports state that another actor is being sought to play Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield), Spider-Man's alter ego, at "age 4 to 6 years old."
The Spider-Man reboot will open on July 3, 2012, and will begin production this December. Besides Ifans and Garfield, Emma Stone has been cast as love interest Gwen Stacy.