Josh Hutcherson reveals he was almost cast as Spider

Originally appeared on E! Online

Josh Hutcherson nearly traded in Peeta Mellark’s apron for a spider suit.

The "Hunger Games" actor reflected on the time he was almost cast as Peter Parker in 2012’s "The Amazing Spider-Man ," which ultimately went to Andrew Garfield .

“A few months before I got cast in Hunger Games, I was in the running to be Spider-Man,” Hutcherson, 33, explained in the Dec. 8 episode of Jesse Tyler Ferguson ’s "Dinner’s on Me" podcast. “I got told ‘no’ which, as a teenager, was heartbreaking because I obviously wanted to be Spider-Man. But then, I was cast in the Hunger Games. That was the craziest turn of events.”

He continued, “ Hunger Games came out of nowhere. It just changed everything.”

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