I think you hear Captain Stacy knocking, and I think he’s coming in: Comedian and actor Denis Leary is in negotiations to play George Stacy in the 2012 Marc Webb-directed Spider-Man film, according to a report Wednesday afternoon by The Hollywood Reporter.
George Stacy is Gwen Stacy’s father and a police captain, who died back in Amazing Spider-Man #90, saving a child during a fight between Spider-Man and Dr. Octopus. Gwen will be played in the new movie by Emma Stone, and The Social Network‘s Andrew Garfield stars as Peter Parker/Spider-Man.
Leary’s played a police officer before, in his short-lived 2001-2002 ABC sitcom The Job. And in case you don’t recognize the ancient reference in the opening sentence of this post, watch the video after the jump.
November 18th, 2010 at 6:27 am
I think this is neat casting. Leary could be really good in this role. It would definitely be a more rough take on Captain Stacy, but I’m okay with that.
Raimi cast a lot of lesser known actors for the supporting character parts, while Webb is going for ones that are much more famous. Could it be because the leads are less famous this time around?
November 18th, 2010 at 8:01 am
Seems more and more like they’re basing this on the Spectacular Spider-Man cartoon.