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Jameson 'won't feature in Spider-Man'

Published Wednesday, Jan 19 2011, 11:14 GMT | By Simon Reynolds
Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man
Spider-Man character J. Jonah Jameson won't feature in the upcoming Andrew Garfield-led movie.

According to IGN, Peter Parker's cantankerous Daily Bugle boss Jameson isn't in director Marc Webb's 3D reboot of the Marvel superhero franchise.

Earlier rumours had claimed that John Slattery (Mad Men) and Sam Elliott (The Big Lebowski) were in contention for the role of Jameson.

J.K. Simmons appeared as the character in the three Tobey Maguire Spider-Man films.

Garfield's untitled Spider-Man movie, co-starring Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans and Denis Leary, will open in cinemas in July 2012.

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