Shortlist for Spider-man’s love interest revealed?

Now that Andrew Garfield has been cast as Spider-man/Peter Parker in the Marc Webb’s upcoming reboot, it’s now time to focus on the supporting cast. There’s been a few rumors about who’s in talks for the roles, but nothing official. However, the shortlist of actors the studio is considering for Spider-man’s love interest may have been leaked.

According to The Hollywood reporter, director Marc Webb and Andrew Garfield are meeting with selected actresses over the weekend. These actresses include Imogen Poots (Fright Night remake), Ophelia Lovibond (Nowhere Boy), Lilly Collins (The Blind Side), Teresa Palmer (The Sorcerer’s Apprentice), and Emma Roberts (Scream 4).  Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Scott Pilgrim vs. The World) was reportedly among the names listed, but she has fallen out of the race.

None of these actresses have been given screen-tests, and have only met for meetings. It’s still rather early, and if Webb doesn’t like these actresses, then we could be looking at another long drawn out casting search. Webb is keeping with the trend of casting unknown actresses in the role. Unlike Sam Raimi’s trilogy, this reboot won’t feature Mary Jane Watson as the love interest, but most likely Gwen Stacey. Production is expected to begin in December.

The untitled Spider-man reboot will open on July of 2012.