10 Actors Who Almost Played Spider-Man At One Point

Each of the three separate iterations of the wallcrawler were only cast after a great number of actors had been considered. Read on for ten actors you probably never knew nearly played Spider-Man.

Christian Bone

Published: Jun 14, 2016 10:58 pm

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3) Tom Cruise

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Marvel fans may know that Tom Cruise was for a long time the favourite to play Tony Stark in 2007’s Iron Man, before Robert Downey Jr. came along and superhero movie history was made. However, it is much less known that he could have been Spider-Man as well.

Back in the 1980s, Cannon Films (most well known for making the super-cheap Superman IV: The Quest for Peace) had the rights to make Spider-Man. To be directed by The Texas Chainsaw Massacre’s Tobe Hooper, at one point Cruise – then an upcoming actor – was attached to star. Bob Hoskins was Doctor Octopus, while classic Hollywood actress Lauren Bacall was Aunt May. Oh, and possibly Stan Lee himself was J. Jonah Jameson.

Is it wrong that we sort of wish this one had got made?

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Christian Bone

Christian Bone is a Staff Writer/Editor at We Got This Covered and has been cluttering up the internet with his thoughts on movies and TV for over a decade, ever since graduating with a Creative Writing degree from the University of Winchester. As Marvel Beat Leader, he can usually be found writing about the MCU and yet, if you asked him, he'd probably say his favorite superhero film is 'The Incredibles.'