Recently, Mateus Ward auditioned for Spider-Man's role in one of the upcoming film projects in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, giving rise to speculation that the actor may feature in 'Captain America 3: Civil War.'

Quoting earlier reports, Latin Post says that the iconic superhero Spider-Man is slated to appear in Marvel's upcoming film 'Captain America: Civil War.' As the production of the film is expected to commence in a few weeks' time, it is important that the casting needs to be completed at the earliest possible.

However, the news is not only surprising, but also somewhat unique since Mateus is just 16 years old. This suggests that the age range of Spider-Man role in the upcoming Marvel flick is younger compared to any other version of the character seen so far. In earlier movies, Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield portrayed the iconic superhero in two entirely different versions.

In 2002, when Maguire appeared as the wall-crawling web-slinger for the first time, he was already 26. Maguire appeared in two sequels that were released in 2004 and 2007. Following the third Spider-Man movie, the production studio Sony rebooted the franchise and signed on Garfield on to portray the character of Peter Parker. When he first appeared as Spider-Man, Garfield was 28. In 2014, Garfield also appeared in a sequel that was received poorly by critics, besides being the lowest grossing film in the Spider-Man franchise.

It appears that consequently both Sony and Marvel agreed to agree to the superhero's appearance in Marvel Universe. In fact, it is reported that Spider-Man will have two standalone movies in 2017.

However, Ward's audition was organized in a secret manner in a house and not a studio. As of now, it is not certain whether he will be signed on for the role.

Ward is, by no means, a new comer to the industry. He has already appeared in several TV series, counting 'Criminal Minds,' NCIS,' 'Weeds,' 'Hostages,' 'Lab Rats,' 'Parenthood,' and 'Murder in the First.'