MANILA, Philippines - Dane DeHaan will join the cast of the next installment of The Amazing Spider-Man, alongside Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx and Shailene Woodley as Columbia Pictures prepares to begin production on the next chapter of the blockbuster franchise, it was announced by Doug Belgrad, president of Columbia Pictures, and Hannah Minghella, president of production for the studio.
The screenplay is by Alex Kurtzman, Roberto Orci and Jeff Pinkner, based on a previous draft by James Vanderbilt. The film will be directed by Marc Webb and produced by Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach.
The casting of DeHaan as Harry Osborn was confirmed this morning in a tweet by Webb (@MarcW) who wrote: “Meet Harry Osborn. So excited to have him on board. @danedehaan.â€
“Dane is an exciting and extraordinary young actor and he is a fantastic addition to our cast,†Webb said.
The new film in the Spider-Man saga is set for release in 3D on May 2, 2014. Production will begin in early 2013 in New York.
Webb, Garfield and Stone previously teamed up on this summer’s blockbuster The Amazing Spider-Man, which has raked in more than $751M worldwide.
DeHaan caught moviegoers’ attention with his performances in four 2012 releases: 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.
DeHaan next stars in Place Beyond the Pines alongside Bradley Cooper and Ryan Gosling. In addition, he will star in Atom Egoyan’s Devil’s Knot with Reese Witherspoon and Colin Firth, about the fate of the West Memphis Three; and John Krokidas’ Kill Your Darlings with Jack Huston, Daniel Radcliffe, Ben Foster and Kyra Sedgwick, set in 1944 amidst the Beat Generation.
DeHaan first came to industry attention with his portrayal of Jesse in the third season of the critically-applauded drama series In Treatment. This was followed by a guest arc in the fourth season of the popular HBO series True Blood.
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.
DeHaan made his Broadway debut in American Buffalo, Robert Falls’ 2008 staging of the classic David Mamet play.