Before being Sentry, Lewis Pullman made the audition to be Peter Parker’s best friend in Spider-Man: Homecoming

Lewis Pullman It could now interpret the emotionally volatile sentry in Marvel Thunderbolts*But a decade ago, he had eyes on a very different corner of the MCU.

In a recent chat with IGN, the longtime casting director of Marvel Sarah Finn Shared: “Lewis Pullman actually audition for me for the role of Ned Leeds in Spider-Man 10 years ago.”

Yes, he was ready for the adorable companion Tom HollandPeter Parker in Spider-Man: Homecoming and his sequels.

That role, of course, ended up going to Jacob Batalonwhich brought heart and humor to the character in three films. Batalon’s future in the franchise remains uncertain, especially with Spider-Man: New day be launched as a “new beginning” for the web-Slinger.

Meanwhile, Pullman has sculpted his space in the Marvel universe. In Thunderbolts*He plays Bob Reynolds, a man fighting with the destructive power of his mental problems. He is a complex and interesting character who is already unleashing conversations on where the character could go later.

Pullman shared how you feel to move from Marvel, hoped to Marvel Heavyweight: “I had to prepare for the possibility for this to be just a kind of situation.

“It’s a bit like opening a completely new room, and being like, oh my God, [my] House is actually bigger, and now I can understand what I do with that space. “

I love this character and I can’t wait to see how his history continues to take place Avengers: Doomsday. I just hope he has a long life in the MCU.

As for the game of Ned, I bet that Pullman would have been fantastic in the role! He could have easily removed it, but it is positive that in the end he did not get it, because Sentry is a much better and more interesting character.