Tom Holland Talks Spider-Man Role
Since its announcement, everyone is talking about the casting of Tom Holland as the new Marvel Cinematic Universe Spider-Man. He debuted in Civil War, and is set to be in not only his solo movie Spider-Man: Homecoming and will be in Avengers: Infinity War as well as other MCU films eventually. In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Tom Holland talked about his role, including how he found out about his casting:
“I was in my bed scrolling through Instagram. It had been about a month since my audition. And Marvel just posted a photo saying go to our website and find out who the next Spider-Man is. I went on the Marvel website on my computer and there it was: The new Spider-Man is Tom Holland. I went ballistic, like absolutely nuts.”
He also talked about how this version of Peter Parker is different from previous movie incarnations:
“You’ve seen the billionaire, the scientist, the soldier. Now it’s time to see the kid. And every decision we make on set is based off how would a kid react in this situation, so every fight scene we have is designed in a way that’s almost child-friendly, so he never actually punches anyone. It’s all done kind of by accident. I think the biggest difference is his youth and innocence.”