Day 3. #happybirthday twitter.com/MarcW/status/2…

— Marc Webb (@MarcW) February 7, 2013

Director Marc Webb had to know what he was doing when he tweeted the particular image above as the Day #3 image, sending it off with birthday wishes to an undisclosed person.  It certainly didn’t take long for fans to come to the conclusion that he was giving a shoutout to actor Dane DeHaan (born February 6th), who will be playing Harry Osborn in the sequel.

This is the conclusion that came out of it:

In the Ultimate Spider-Man animated series, the similarities are a lot closer. The Venom symbiote is a creation of Doctor Octopus (working for Norman Osborn) based on a blood sample left behind by Spider-Man during a battle. That symbiote sought to be reunited with its genetic source (Spider-Man) but when rejected by Peter it found a new source: Harry Osborn.

Harry used the suit to become a new Spider-Man (to impress his father) but eventually the suit twisted him into becoming Venom. Harry-Venom would go on to attack his own father (Norman Osborn), then unite with his father (Venom and Green Goblin) to battle Spider-Man – but eventually Harry was “cured” by serum injected into him by Peter. One can easily see how this cartoon continuity could fit into the Amazing Spider-Man  movie universe.

Given that Marc Webb is highlighting this particular image (the #14 locker) with a birthday shoutout attached, the natural assumption is that Dane DeHaan – a rising star who made impressions in films like Chronicle, Lawless and Lincoln last year – has indeed been brought onboard to not only offer fans a different take on Harry Osborn (than what James Franco did with the character in the original trilogy), but also to bolster this pivotal character of Venom – possibly in anticipation of  the upcoming Venom movie from Chronicle director Josh Trank.

The following pictures are of Day #4 and #5:

Day 4.#dramamine twitter.com/MarcW/status/2…

— Marc Webb (@MarcW) February 7, 2013

Day 5.#lerman #assistantdirector #snowday twitter.com/MarcW/status/3…

— Marc Webb (@MarcW) February 8, 2013

via ScreenRant.