New 'Spider-Man' actor named

Andrew Garfield has been cast as Peter Parker, the average youth who transforms into a superhero, in the next 'Spider-Man' film, distributor Sony Pictures announced.

The as-yet-untitled 'Spider-Man' film begins shooting in December and is due in cinemas on July 3, 2012. Marc Webb, who made the romance '(500) Days of Summer' is directing.