REVIEW

THE AMAZING SPIDERMAN 2's Dane DeHaan Is Rocking Slicked Hair and Hip Jacket as the New Harry Osborn

By Matt Oakes · April 22, 2013

Dane DeHaan has emerged as one of the best young actors in the last few years with a handful of dark performances in films like Chronicle, Lawless and The Place Beyond the Pines. Well, DeHaan’s big ticket to stardom has appeared in his casting as Harry Osborn in the new The Amazing Spiderman franchise.

This first look at DeHaan as Osborn doesn’t show much except perhaps a penchant for hair gel and his hipster fashion sense. While Franco is often a lovable oddball, DeHaan has a much more brooding presence so I wouldn’t be surprised if the character was quite a bit different from the prior iteration.

Harry Osbourne is a staple of Spiderman lore and was last played by James Franco in Sam Raimi‘s original trilogy. A foundation of duality to Peter Parker’s double life, Osbourne is both Parker’s best friend and mortal enemy. DeHaan’s place in the trilogy is sure to start out more on the friendly side of the spectrum and it is still to be seen whether or not he will eventually fill the shoes of the villain like Franco did in the over-crowded Spiderman 3. Sitting where I am, it seems like this franchise is at least trying to go in a new direction so I doubt that DeHaan will go baddy in the next film or two. If the series extends past a trilogy though, I’m sure he might morph into the New Goblin after all.

The Amazing Spiderman 2 will see the return of director Marc Webb and stars Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone but also features a whole cast of new actors including DeHaan, Shailene Woodley, Paul Giamatti, Felicity Jones, Chris Cooper, and Sally Field. The Amazing Spiderman 2 opens May 2, 2014.