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EXCLUSIVE: Martin Sheen Caught in Spider-Man's Web

Martin Sheen is in final negotiations to play Uncle Ben in Columbia’s new Spider-man movie.

In Spider-Man lore, Uncle Ben, along with Aunt May, is responsible for bringing up Peter Parker. His death at the hands of a burglar is the key event that turns Parker, who until then was using his newfound super-powers for personal gain, to step onto the path of heroism.

Sheen will join a cast that includes Andrew Garfield as Parker, Emma Stone as love interest Gwen Stacy and Rhys Ifans as the movie’s unnamed villain.

The movie, under the direction of Marc Webb, is heading for a December start.

Sheen, repped by ICM, last appeared in Love Happens, the romantic drama starring Jennifer Aniston and Aaron Eckhart. He stars in The Way, directed by son Emilio Estevez, which is selling at AFM.

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. In "Spider-Man" you're playing a character not that many people have heard of. What can you tell us about Van Adder?
A. Is that his name? These science-fiction names don't mean a lot to me. He's a character who, I think, was not in the comics or perhaps a minor character. I've read some pages, but the whole script hasn't been made available to me.

Q. How did you get the role?
A. My manager told me that the director Marc Webb was approaching us. I spoke with him, and he sounded very engrossed, and I was interested. I'm expectant and really looking forward to it.

Q. Have you had to do any training in preparation for the part? And what about being in 3-D?
A. You don't do training for action. You're waiting for action. You just strap yourself into a harness and go. Two dimensions, three dimensions — "Avatar" really made a difference in terms of 3-D, but beyond that I haven't thought about it.