After the successful portrayal of Andrew Garfield as the new Peter Parker and his heroic alter-ego Spider-Man in The Amazing Spider-Man that was shown in cinemas early this year. In line with this, Columbia Pictures announces the second installment of the Spider-Man movie that will be shown on May 2, 2014 in 3D and regular format and set to start production on early 2013 in New York. The sequel introduces Dane DeHaan to play the role of Harry Osborn, Parker’s bestfriend and will become the second Green Goblin, Spider-Man’s enemy.
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 will be directed by Marc Webb and produced by Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach. Joining Andrew Garfield and Dane DeHaan in the film are Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx and Shailene Woodley.
Before the premiere of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 on May 2014, DeHaan appeared in several projects including Steven Spielberg’s Lincoln, opposite Daniel Day-Lewis and Lukas Haas; John Hillcoat’s Lawless, alongside Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, and Jason Clarke; Bradley Rust Gray’s Jack & Diane, with Juno Temple and Riley Keough; and one of the year’s biggest sleeper hits, the adventure thriller Chronicle, directed by Josh Trank. He began his film career with director John Sayles and actor Chris Cooper in Amigo.
And in 2010, he received an Obie Award for his performance in Annie Baker’s The Aliens, directed by Sam Gold. The Rattlestick Theater production was cited as Play of the Year by The New York Times. Mr. DeHaan made his Broadway debut in with American Buffalo, Robert Falls’ 2008 staging of the classic David Mamet play.
