As anyone who followed the arduous casting process held byMarvel and Sonyin the search for theirnew Spider-Manknows, locking in a Peter Parker for the 2017 reboot wasn’t an easy task. But earlier this week, the two collaborating studios finally announced thatTom Hollandhad won the job. And almost immediately after being hired, the actor is being flown to Atlanta, where he will film his first ever scenes opposite the cast ofCaptain America: Civil War. He will make his Marvel debut alongside the likes ofRobert Downey Jr.andChris Evans. But he shouldn’t be nervous. He already tested on set with both actors. And now,Chris Evansshares his reaction to the news, congratulating the newly anointedSpider-Man.
“HUGE congrats to @TomHolland1996!!! Well deserved. We’re lucky to have you.”
Tom Hollandis only 19 years old, and will play aPeter Parkerthat is still in High School. While struggling with economics and math home work, he will also be dragged into the middle of an epic battle between Iron Man andCaptain Americaas they take opposing sides to the Superhero Registration Act inCaptain America: Civil War. The actor previously starred inThe Impossibleand will next be seen inRon Howard’s Moby Dick epicIn the Heart of the Sea. He will only shootCaptain America: Civil Warfor one week, but is expected to appear alongsideChris Evans,Robert Downey Jr.and newcomerChadwick Boseman, who is making his debut asBlack Panther.
Chris Evansis continuing to shoot his role as superhero Steve Rogers on the Atlanta set ofCaptain America: Civil Warat Pinewood Studios. It’s clear that the actor is excited to haveTom Hollandon board. The race came down to him andCharlie Rowe, who also offered his congratulations on Twitter.Tom Hollandwill be the third actor to play Peter Parker on the big screen in the past 13 years, followingTobey Maguire, who introduced the character to movie audiences in 2002’sSpider-ManandAndrew Garfield, who picked up the baton in 2012’sThe Amazing Spider-Man. In fact, it has only been a year and two months since we last saw the web-crawler on the big screen inThe Amazing Spider-Man 2.
