Do we have our Harry Osborn?
Deadline reports that 14-year-old actor Michael Barbieri is in negotiations for an undisclosed role in Spider-Man: Homecoming.
Barbieri is known for Killer, Little Men and has recently been cast in Stephen King’s Dark Tower.
It’s known that Michael Keaton, rumored to be playing a villain, screen tested with young actors; it’s possible that Michael Barbieri was amongst them.
“Spider-Man: Homecoming” has a July 7, 2017 release also starring Tom Holland, Robert Downey Jr., Michael Keaton, Marisa Tomei, Zendaya, Laura Harrier and Tony Revolori.
Matt McGloin is the editor-in-chief and publisher of Cosmic Book News, the independent entertainment news site he founded in 2008. He covers movies, comics, TV, video games and pop culture and has reported major industry scoops over the years, including revealing the Avengers: Endgame title ahead of its official announcement. Through Cosmic Book News, he helped Marvel Comics promote Guardians of the Galaxy and Nova through exclusive previews, artwork, and interviews, with the site also quoted in solicitations and on comic covers. He also reported on Marvel’s Daredevil: Born Again retooling before it was later confirmed by the trades.
