Given that the casting of Captain America earlier this year was done pretty much in the public glare, it's interesting to see that another Marvel-based production, the Spider-Man reboot, is going about things in a much quieter way.

The manner in which Sony sprung the casting of Andrew Garfield in the title role was a surprise to pretty much everyone, Andrew Garfield included. And in terms of further casting announcements and news on who the villain is set to be, it's all been very much under wraps.

It had been rumoured that six actresses were in talks a few weeks ago to star in the movie. However, it's also been reported that the lead female role in the movie won't be Mary Jane this time around. Apparently, Hilary Duff wasn't on the list.

But what has been uncovered is that she seems to have the script for the new Spider-Man movie in her home. This information came about as part of a Globe and Mail piece that managed to slip in the presence of a Spider-Man script in a description of Duff's home. The piece noted that "a script marked 'Spiderman' sits on the table, with lines for a character simply called 'girl' highlighted in yellow".

So, let's do a bit of speculating, then. Does this mean that Duff might be in line for a female role that's not the outright lead actress part in the film? And does that mean that she might be playing either Mary Jane or Gwen Stacey, with a view to expand their presence in the movies as the new planned Spider-Man trilogy gets going?

We'll bring you more news on this as we get it. What we do know is that Marc Webb is directing the film, and he's shooting it beginning at the end of the year.