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[h1]Michael Barbieri is “Spider-Man’s Best Friend”[/h1]
By Dan Gvozden @dangvozden · On July 21, 2016
Tonight, the LGBT Community Center in Manhattan, also known as The Center, hosted a screening of the new film “Little Men” as part of the NewFest film festival. The film, “Little Men,” is directed by Ira Sachs and stars Michael Barbieri, an actor set to star in both “Spider-Man: Homecoming” and the upcoming “The Dark Tower.”
During a post-screening Q&A, the director, Ira Sachs, talked about working with Michael Barbieri and his role in the upcoming “Spider-Man: Homecoming” film where he described Barbieri’s role as “Spider-Man’s best friend.”
This is the first confirmation of its kind of what roles any of the announced cast will be playing. The cast seems to grow by day with name after name filling up the young supportive cast. One might immediately leap to the conclusion that Barbieri might be playing Harry Osborn or Ganke Lee (as was previously erroneously reported), the best friend of Miles Morales, but we here at Superior Spider-Talk would urge a word of caution about jumping to such conclusions, even though Harry Osborn does seem like the obvious choice.
In the original Amazing Spider-Man comics the only members of Peter’s high school peer group that would go on to be main stays in the cast were Flash Thompson and Liz Allan. It wasn’t until Peter went to college, at Empire State University, that he met Gwen Stacy, Harry Osborn, and Mary Jane Watson.
Perhaps Marvel and Sony want to distance audiences from the familiar faces that have filled the previous Spider-Man films and introduce a cast of racially diverse characters, reflected in the announced cast, that would actually mirror what Queens looks like in 2016, just as the Marvel comics did when they introduced Miles Morales.
Either way, fans should be excited by the inclusion of Michael Barbieri, as his performance in “Little Men” highlights him as an incredibly talented young actor worthy whatever role he’s acquired in the upcoming “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” whether Ira Sachs claims that he is “Spider-Man’s best friend” prove true or not.
https://superiorspidertalk.com/michael-barbieri-is-spider-mans-best-friend/
By Dan Gvozden @dangvozden · On July 21, 2016
Tonight, the LGBT Community Center in Manhattan, also known as The Center, hosted a screening of the new film “Little Men” as part of the NewFest film festival. The film, “Little Men,” is directed by Ira Sachs and stars Michael Barbieri, an actor set to star in both “Spider-Man: Homecoming” and the upcoming “The Dark Tower.”
During a post-screening Q&A, the director, Ira Sachs, talked about working with Michael Barbieri and his role in the upcoming “Spider-Man: Homecoming” film where he described Barbieri’s role as “Spider-Man’s best friend.”
This is the first confirmation of its kind of what roles any of the announced cast will be playing. The cast seems to grow by day with name after name filling up the young supportive cast. One might immediately leap to the conclusion that Barbieri might be playing Harry Osborn or Ganke Lee (as was previously erroneously reported), the best friend of Miles Morales, but we here at Superior Spider-Talk would urge a word of caution about jumping to such conclusions, even though Harry Osborn does seem like the obvious choice.
In the original Amazing Spider-Man comics the only members of Peter’s high school peer group that would go on to be main stays in the cast were Flash Thompson and Liz Allan. It wasn’t until Peter went to college, at Empire State University, that he met Gwen Stacy, Harry Osborn, and Mary Jane Watson.
Perhaps Marvel and Sony want to distance audiences from the familiar faces that have filled the previous Spider-Man films and introduce a cast of racially diverse characters, reflected in the announced cast, that would actually mirror what Queens looks like in 2016, just as the Marvel comics did when they introduced Miles Morales.
Either way, fans should be excited by the inclusion of Michael Barbieri, as his performance in “Little Men” highlights him as an incredibly talented young actor worthy whatever role he’s acquired in the upcoming “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” whether Ira Sachs claims that he is “Spider-Man’s best friend” prove true or not.
https://superiorspidertalk.com/michael-barbieri-is-spider-mans-best-friend/
