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Here's Josh Hutcherson's Spider-Man Audition Video

Topic started by Alex on July 28, 2010. Last post by Foggen 1 year, 9 months ago.
Post by Alex (325 posts) See mini bio
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Here's an interesting little thing. LatinoReview recently got their hands on this audition tape featuring actor Josh Hutcherson auditioning for the lead in the upcoming Spider-Man reboot. Hutcherson, as you may recall, was one of several different actors who auditioned for the Peter Parker role, which eventually went to Andrew Garfield. 
 
I'm always fascinated by the auditions process, especially when it's for action-heavy stuff like this. Looks like Sony was far more interested in how nerdy-slash-bad ass Hutcherson could be, as opposed to little things like, you know, dialogue delivery.
 
What do you all think? Did Hutcherson nail the landing, or web-swing into the side of a building?
Posted 1 year, 10 months ago
Post by onlineatron (243 posts) See mini bio
Pretty standard....  
 
To be fair the video is labelled 'Fight Demo' so there could have been additional auditions for dialogue heavy scenes.
Posted 1 year, 10 months ago
Post by Yelix (39 posts) See mini bio
I think he certainly looks the part more than Garfield does, though he also just looks constantly kind of indifferent to everything around him.
Posted 1 year, 10 months ago
Post by Olivaw (779 posts) See mini bio
Not bad, I suppose.
 
Don't like how he's constantly pouty and has his mouth open when he's trying to look "badass" or whatever, though. That's real bad.
Posted 1 year, 10 months ago
Post by MarkWahlberg (464 posts) See mini bio
If it's just an audition, why did they do all that wirework stuff?  
 
And although this might not be an actual scene in the movie, I hadn't realized that 'reboot' meant 'redo origin story'. I was kind of hoping they'd just jump straight into him being spiderman, since, y'know, it's not like everyone's forgotten who he is or anything. Maybe that'll still be the case, I dunno.
Posted 1 year, 10 months ago
Post by Joe (1,514 posts) See mini bio
I dunno, he seems pretty gormless throughout that demo. I'd have to see some proper dialogue before I pass a proper judgement on his abilities though.
Posted 1 year, 10 months ago
Post by thabigred (439 posts) See mini bio
So they are going in more of an Ultimate Spiderman route? This could be good.
Posted 1 year, 10 months ago
Post by Mezmero (125 posts) See mini bio
I always felt that Spiderman was never made for the big screen.  His fighting style from the comics is too goofy to take seriously in live action.  Despite that the Spiderman franchise has lasted THIS long in cinema and has just been kind of underwhelming. I think I'm just about done with this franchise for good.
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Post by Sandor (598 posts) See mini bio
lol matrix music
Posted 1 year, 10 months ago
Post by Ratfoot (15 posts) See mini bio
I kind of like him, much more of an acrobatic Spider Man than the original trilogy. 
Posted 1 year, 10 months ago
Post by Toxin066 (717 posts) See mini bio
@MarkWahlberg:  That's actually a pretty cool idea, having him start as Spiderman. Yeah, like you said, the origin story is still pretty fresh in everyone's mind.

I dunno. It could work. But I still have trouble seeing him as Peter Parker. I hope they don't use the same music as they did for the previous Spideys, because that felt completely out of place.
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Post by onlineatron (243 posts) See mini bio
@Toxin066: @MarkWahlberg: Especially when, if this scene is representative of the film, the scene looks near identical to the first Spiderman's 'bully high school' fight scene.
Posted 1 year, 10 months ago
Post by Foggen (134 posts) See mini bio
@thabigred said:
" So they are going in more of an Ultimate Spiderman route? This could be good. "
Why would you say that?  I think the same stuff happened to Spider-Man Classic.
Posted 1 year, 10 months ago
Post by thabigred (439 posts) See mini bio
@Foggen: It looks like it is a restart to the series. Also, this dude looks younger than Toby McGuire was in the first spiderman.
Posted 1 year, 10 months ago
Post by misterSnig (13 posts) See mini bio
While I don't think he was that bad, watching this made me realize how much I don't want to see another Spider-Man movie.
Posted 1 year, 10 months ago
Post by Feser (359 posts) See mini bio

Does anyone else think this reboot will do horribly? 
 
I very much want it to do so, not that I ever want things to do horribly, but if it does not this means we will be being seeing alot more reboots of I don't know - everything from Iron Man and Cats & Dogs.
Posted 1 year, 10 months ago
Post by MrMazz (1,241 posts) See mini bio
ok the fighting style was very spiderman like im feelin that part but wtf was with his pouty im angry or trying to look angry intense face? 
Posted 1 year, 10 months ago
Post by ashriels (777 posts) See mini bio
There wasn't much dialogue so I don't have an opinion on that.  As for his look, well, he looks the part.
 
I enjoyed his fighting though.  Even for a demonstration, it makes the fighting from the first films look pretty average.  Honestly, I barely remember a lot of it, because it was mostly cg, and the live action was the default "kick, punch, kick kick, punch punch, dodge, repeat."
 
Hutcherson's kicks weren't default kicks.  They were Spider-Man kicks.  His punches, dodges, leg sweep, all very Spider-Man.  The Maguire Spider-Man didn't really have cool moves like that (At least in live action).  
 
That backwards push was pretty sick too.  I watched it twice.
 
Posted 1 year, 10 months ago
Post by TheHT (296 posts) See mini bio
Woah, that grimacy pouty face is very off-putting.
Posted 1 year, 10 months ago
Post by Flap_jackson (883 posts) See mini bio

This is literally the stupidest thing I've seen since the Jersey Shore. 
 
And if this is a scene from the actual movie, I hold VERY little hope for the final product. Good lord...
Posted 1 year, 10 months ago
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