Actor C. Thomas Howell confirmed via his official MYspace page that he has indeed landed a roll in the upcoming reboot of the Spider-Man franchise. He will officially join the production, which is already in progress, on January 25th 2011. Directed by Marc Webb, the cast on the reboot already includes Andrew Garfield in the role of Peter Parker and Sally Field as Aunt May, but there is no word on which role Howell will be undertaking at this time.
The Spider-Man reboot will be slinging webs in theaters on July 3rd, 2012.
Source: http://www.collider.com