Sony Pictures and Marvel have reportedly trimmed down their lists for the director and lead actor of the next Spider-Man movie.

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According to Deadline , Ender's Game star Asa Butterfield and The Impossible's Tom Holland are the frontrunners to portray Peter Parker. That said, Matt Lintz of the upcoming Pixels and Red Band Society actor Charlie Rowe are still in the running, after the young thespians purportedly screen-tested for the highly sought-after role over the weekend As for who is helming the Spider-Man reboot, Sony and Marvel have apparently focused in on St. Vincent director Ted Melfi and Warm Bodies director Jonathan Levine. John Francis Daley and Jonathan M. Goldstein, who are behind the upcoming reboot of Vacation, are also still being tossed around as contenders There's also a fresh face swinging into contention for directing Spider-Man: Jon Watts. Known for commercials, he recently helmed Cop Car , which stars Kevin Bacon and debuted at Sundance.Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige and Sony producer Amy Pascal will reportedly make the final call, with Sony Pictures chief Tom Rothman also having say over Spider-Man's director and star. The new Spider-Man is expected to show up in Captain America: Civil War, with a standalone movie following in 2017.

Evan Campbell is a freelance news writer who streams games on his Twitch channel , talks about Nintendo weekly on the NF Show , and chats about movies and TV series on Twitter