The floodgates of information on the new SPIDER-MAN film have officially opened the past couple of weeks, and every day it seems new information is beginning to come out about the film. Now we are starting to get information about some of the background characters in the film. One of those roles, that of Police Captain George Stacy, father to Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone), will be portrayed by sometimes funny-man Denis Leary.
Leary is one of those actors who can completely encapsulate a role to a fault. He can convincingly take up a comedic role or a dramatic role and pull you in completely. He’s proven that time and time again, between his past comedic works, and his impressive work on Rescue Me.
It seems like they are betting on the casting to pull this project together, and there’s a good chance they’re right. Leary seems like a perfect pick for the role, now they just need to give us the same feeling about whoever they pick for J. Jonah Jameson. With some of the casting choices they’ve made thus far, I’m not too worried about who ew’re going to see on screen.
John Mulhern Writes 