When Marvel acquired the rights to Spider-Man in February, speculation began immediately on who would appear under the web-slinger's mask - Peter Parker or Miles Morales.
In an interview with Collider, studio president Kevin Feige confirmed Peter Parker would continue in the role of Spider-Man as he transitions into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Casting is looking for an actor either 15 or 16 years old to explore Peter's more formidable years.
"We want to play with Spider-Man in the high school years because frankly there've been five Spider-Man films and the amazing thing about it is, even though there've been five Spider-Man films, there are so many things from the comics that haven't been done yet." Feige said.
"Not just characters or villains or supporting characters, but sides to his character. The most obvious being the 'young, doesn't quite fit in' kid before his powers, and then the fella that puts on a mask and swings around and fights bad guys and doesn't shut up, which is something we want to play with and we're excited about."
Marvel has not confirmed which movie Spider-Man will appear in first, but it will most likely be "Captain America: Civil War." His young age will put him in stark contrast with his fellow Avengers.
"Some of my favorite Spider-Man arcs and Spider-Man stories, he's in high school for a lot of it," Feige said. "We want to explore that. That also makes him very, very different from any of our other characters in the MCU, which is something else we want to explore: how unique he is when now put against all these other characters."
The first solo Spider-Man movie will premiere on July 28, 2017.
