UPDATE: Sam Strike Lands Role In "Very Big US Film"; Could It Be SPIDER-MAN?

It's speculation time. Former Eastenders star Sam Strike has apparently been offered a major role in a big US movie, and some Tweets from the actor and his manager have led many to assume that it might just be Marvel Studios' new Wall Crawler. Click on for more, and let us know what you think...

By MarkCassidy - Mar 09, 2015 07:03 AM EST

Filed Under: Spider-Man

Obviously this could turn out to be nothing to do with Spider-Man, but it's worth a bit of speculation for a quiet Monday morning. 21-year-old British actor Sam Strike (formerly of UK soap Eastenders) has landed a big US movie role, and many seem to think that it could be our new Spidey. There's no real evidence to support this, but he's the right age, has the right look, and if you take a look at his Instagram page there are several superhero-related pics, including one of Strike in a Spidey mask with the caption "I'm Spider-Man". Possible misdirection?

Started at the gym yesterday in prep for a cheeky new roll id love to tell you about.But can't.I'm ACHING.Forgot what its like to exercise .
— Sam Strike (@SamStrike) March 6, 2015

Many questions sent on my last tweet @SamStrike - he has been offered the lead role in a very big US film, Info soon pic.twitter.com/5wu9qWle80
— Lee Morgan (@leemorgan_mgnt) March 9, 2015

What day to remember, well done @SamStrike exciting news to follow....
— Lee Morgan (@leemorgan_mgnt) March 3, 2015

Again, still nothing too solid, but it's certainly one possibility. With his former Eastenders cast-mate Ben Hardy landing a mysterious role in X-Men: Apocalypse, is this a sign that Hollywood is looking to British soaps for their new batch of superheroes?

UPDATE: Latino Review's El Mayimbe has done some digging, and he reckons it's either X-Men: Apocalypse or Deadpool which Strike has been cast in.

.@SamStrike probably got cast in either X-MEN: APOCALYPSE or DEADPOOL because (cont)...
— Umberto Gonzalez (@elmayimbe) March 9, 2015

SPIDER-MAN is still actively casting & reading a lot of teen actors to play 15 yrs old. Yes, they're going that young per agency sources. RT
— Umberto Gonzalez (@elmayimbe) March 9, 2015

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JDUKE25 - 3/9/2015, 7:22 AM

I've never heard of him or Eastenders.

CherryBomb - 3/9/2015, 7:25 AM

Incase you don't know, Eastenders is a hugely popular, long running soap here in England.
So if this is true it's huge news since he's only recently quit it, and to get a huge role like Spidey as he's still an unknown pretty much is a big deal.

cronnyberg - 3/9/2015, 7:26 AM

My GF watches east enders so I've seen a couple of episodes, he's pretty decent; high quality as soap actors go. I reckon he'd be a great shout for Spidey, although admittedly, it's a bit out of left field. Then again, Chris Hemsworth was a soap actor.

Pasto - 3/9/2015, 7:27 AM

I'd die of laughter if we found out this guy was simply cast in a "Love and The Restless" film.

Brainiac13 - 3/9/2015, 7:28 AM

I stopped watching Eastenders in the late 90s.........really depressing show!!!!

CherryBomb - 3/9/2015, 7:28 AM

I very much doubt he's Spiderman.
I mean, would Marvel even let him suggestively tweet it? You think they'd wanna be too secret.

Emblemmaniac - 3/9/2015, 7:28 AM

@DrDoom

We should get it pretty soon since Civil War is starting to shoot next month

Brainiac13 - 3/9/2015, 7:29 AM

I remember watching the 1st Episode of EastEnders back in......I think 1985.

McGee - 3/9/2015, 7:31 AM

Pffft....we all know who this guy is playing...and it ain't no Spiderman.

Ghostyy - 3/9/2015, 7:31 AM

I doubt he's Spidey.

SuperCat - 3/9/2015, 7:32 AM

Who?

Emblemmaniac - 3/9/2015, 7:33 AM

@CherryBomb

Well, he is not saying that it is a comicbookrole, so i don't think he could say to much... i think it would be to much if he said comicbookmovieleadrole.

It could be a movie we don't know about yet (Prehaps that rumored Attack on Titans movie from Sony?)

McGee - 3/9/2015, 7:33 AM

If Fox was smart, which they ain't, they would replace Gotham with Riverdale.

FordEl - 3/9/2015, 7:33 AM

Still rather have Dylan. But he'll do fine if this is true

RextheKing - 3/9/2015, 7:35 AM

No idea who this guy is, but give him brown hair and I think he could pull the look off. Looks a bit pretty boyish, but I'm sure they could nerd him up. Still though, give me Dylan O'Brien.

FordEl - 3/9/2015, 7:36 AM

Also good for him for getting a big break. Its nuce to know that when it happens to unknowns

DarkAvengers09 - 3/9/2015, 7:37 AM

Shia Lebouf should be spider man. You all know he would pull it off. Spider-Man is an annoying little shit. Isn't Shia Lebouf the same? Whatever. Spider-Man is lame. Next thing we'll see will be the character taking over every marvel movie the way wolverine took all the damn attention in every x men movie. "But he wasn't in First Class!" Yeah then what happened in that sequel?

DAGuess - 3/9/2015, 7:38 AM

Probably 50er Shades of Grey: Turn the Other Cheek.

Null - 3/9/2015, 7:38 AM

Who?!

DeadManDann - 3/9/2015, 7:39 AM

Skimmed his Twitter feed. Seems like an actual Spider-Man fan.

blackandyellow - 3/9/2015, 7:40 AM

I'm with JDuke. Never heard of this kid or the show. Apparently, it centered around him kissing other dudes.

SmellofDuty - 3/9/2015, 7:47 AM

Zoldyck93 - 3/9/2015, 7:48 AM

No, just look out his tweets, he is making a lot of noise, and a Marvel actor have never done that

spidey1994 - 3/9/2015, 7:52 AM

I get more of a Flash Thompson vibe from him more than Spider-Man.

Minty - 3/9/2015, 7:55 AM

@RorMachine - At the risk of sounding like a creepier stalker than McGee (:P) I had a look at some of his other tweets. It's nothing much, but these still made for an interesting read...

655321 - 3/9/2015, 7:55 AM

His instagram has pics of him with Batman books too besides spider-man. So if not Spidey it could be DC like Robin or Nightwing or something like that.

slickrickdesigns - 3/9/2015, 7:59 AM

dunno who this guy is…

MrCBM56 - 3/9/2015, 8:00 AM

Inb4dickless rages about him kissing another dude...

Nah.

Never heard of this guy.

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UPDATE: Sam Strike Lands Role In "Very Big US Film"; Could It Be SPIDER-MAN?

It's speculation time. Former Eastenders star Sam Strike has apparently been offered a major role in a big US movie, and some Tweets from the actor and his manager have led many to assume that it might just be Marvel Studios' new Wall Crawler. Click on for more, and let us know what you think...

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