Joe Jonas is in the running to become Queen’s ‘Friendly Neighbor’ Spider-Man.
Jonas, one third of the Jonas Brothers and lead of DNCE, revealed that he auditioned for the web-slinging hero in 2012’s The Amazing Spider-Man.
Jonas 33, revealed that he was auditioning for the role and was initially upset about losing the part. “I remember years ago I was ready for Spider-Man and I was so excited and that was the year Andrew Garfield got it. Obviously, he was right.”
“At that point, you’re devastated or you’re defeated. But you realize that this person was brilliant,” Jonas said in the podcast.
The Cake by the Ocean crooner added that he thought he had the ‘in’ because the film’s director, Marc Webb, was a music director and that would work to his advantage.
“But I remember it was a big thing at the time, going back to Callbacks. And the director used to be a music video director, so I was like, ‘I got a spot here,'” He added, “But you know what? I love the process of auditioning and putting myself out there and proving myself.
The role eventually went to Andrew Garfield, who also starred in the 2014 sequel alongside Emma Stone. Garfield, 39, also reprized his role in Tom Holland’s Spider-Man: No Way Home last year alongside Spider-Man actor Tobey Maguire.
When asked on the podcast if he ever wore a Spider-Man costume during the audition process, Jonas said, “No, but I’m sure I had one that I would try on sometimes during the day. Will.”
According to JEE News, Jones mostly sidestepped the question in 2010 when JEE News News asked him on the red carpet if he was interested in playing Spider-Man, as casting was underway at the time.
Joe Jonas recently appeared in the JD Dillard-directed film Devotion, in which he plays pilot Marty Goode.
