A couple of weeks ago, Chronicle star Dane DeHaan was at the top of a list of young actors testing for the role of Harry Osborn in The Amazing Spider-man 2. Director Marc Webb has confirmed that DeHaan has landed the role on Twitter, saying ‘Meet Harry Osborn. @danedehaan. pic.twitter.com/oi4Ql6nQ‘
DeHaan beat out a lot of talented people for the role, including Brady Corbet, Alden Ehrenreich, Sam Claflin, Eddie Redmayne, Douglas Booth, and Boyd Holbrook. However Dane’s got the role, playing the son of Oscorp owner Norman Osborn. In the comics he’s Peter Parker’s best friend (although we don’t know exactly how he’ll be fitting into Amazing Spider-man 2). Of course the role was played by James Franco in Sam Raimi’s trilogy.
Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone are reprising their roles as Peter Parker and Gwen Stacy. Marc Webb is directing from a screenplay by Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman, and Jeff Pinkner, with the shoot planned for early next year.