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Filming on Marc Webb’s Spider-man reboot is officially underway, but that doesn’t mean casting is done yet. Two more actors have now signed on to the film.

First up, is Miles Elliot (Grey’s Anatomy, Go Go Reject), who Super Hero Hype says will be playing the son of Dr. Curt Connors/The Lizard (Rhys Ifans), Billy Connors. It was reported back in October (here) that Sony was looking for a young actor to portray Billy and a young Peter Parker. This is probably being done as to make a better connection between Connors and Parker that will lead to each other facing off against each other.

The other casting news is more of a confirmation than anything new. It was reported a few weeks ago that Chris Zylka (Super Psycho Sweet 16) was rumored to play the role of Eugene “Flash” Thompson. The Wrap now confirms that casting.

Two lesbian dramas, Ned Farr's "A Marine Story" and James Kent's "The Secret Diaries of Miss Anne Lister," earned jury awards Sunday as outstanding U.S. dramatic feature and outstanding international dramatic feature, respectively, at Outfest, the 28th Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.

"Marine" also picked up the audience award for outstanding dramatic feature, and Dreya Weber was named outstanding actress in a feature as the fest handed out its prizes at its awards luncheon.

Kerthy Fix and Gail O'Hara's "Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt & The Magnetic Fields" took the jury prize for best documentary feature, and Michelle Lawler's "Forever's Gonna Start Tonight" copped the audience award for best feature doc.

An audience award also went to Jacob Chase's "The Four-Faced Liar," voted outstanding first U.S. dramatic feature film.

"Bearcity" earned two jury awards -- for outstanding feature actor Stephen Guarino and outstanding...