Spider-Man: The Short List

Hollywood Reporter names five actors that it claims are on the short list to play Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the next movie

Jamie Bell (24) – English actor, still best known as the star of Billy Elliot , even though he's had a massive list of credits since: Nicholas Nickleby , Jane Eyre , King Kong , Defiance , Jumper , The Adventures Of Tintin .

Alden Ehrenreich (20) – Born in Los Angeles, he was “discovered” by Spielberg, who saw a comedy video starring Ehrenreich at a bat mitzvah of his daughter’s friend. Has since appeared on TV in Supernatural and CSI , then nabbed a role in Francis Ford Coppola’s 2009 Tetro .

Frank Dillane (19) – Another Brit, perhaps hoping to follow in the footsteps of Robert Pattinson: his main credit is a small part (young Tom Riddle) in a Harry Potter movie ( The Half-Blood Prince ).

Andrew Garfield (27) – Another LA-born actor, Garfield is actually got his first breaks on two British TV shows – Sugar Rush and Red Riding. He can also be seen in The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus and the upcoming David Fincher movie The Social Network .

Josh Hutcherson (18) – He may be the youngest of the bunch, but he has an impressive CV: Zathura , Bridge To Terabithia , Red Dawn , The Kids Are All Right , Journey To The Center of the Earth .

Dave is a TV and film journalist who specializes in the science fiction and fantasy genres. He's written books about film posters and post-apocalypses, alongside writing for SFX Magazine for many years.