EXCLUSIVE: Spider-Man Gets a Set of Parents and Another Villain
Campbell Scott will play Peter Parker's dad in the new Columbia movie. Who else is joining the cast?
Campbell Scott has joined the cast of Columbia’s newSpider-Manmovie whileIrrfan Khan, Annie Parisseand Julianne Nicholson are in various stages of discussions to also join the production.
The movie, under the direction ofMarc Webband starring Andrew Garfieldas Peter Parker/Spider-Man, begins production this month in Los Angeles and is in the latter stages of its casting process.
Scott and Nicholson (Law & Order: Criminal Intent) will be Parker’s parents, who leave their son an orphan. Parker’s parents have rarely been seen in the various Marvel comic book series and have never appeared on-screen. It is unclear if they will appear in flashbacks, in a prologue or during the course of the movie.
Khan, best known for his work inSlumdog Millionaire, is playing a villain named Van Atter, joiningRhys Ifans as the movie’s bad guys.
Parisse, who appeared most recently in couple of episodes of AMC’sRubicon, will be the villain’s wife.
Scott, repped by Paradigm, recurs on TV’sRoyal Pains and also appeared inDamages.
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