While Tom Holland has made a few very public error during his time in theMarvel Cinematic Universein the physical body of give away majorspoilers , many fans regard him as the best Peter Parker / Spider - Man to escort . The actor , now 22 , was 19 days sometime when he was cast as the Queens superhero — and the way he discover out was far from eventful . In fact , many sports fan knew about Holland ’s casting before the actor did .
While appearing onThe Ellen DeGeneres Showin 2017 , Holland narrate the Clarence Day he learned he ’d be playing the nextSpider - Man . " I basically had been auditioning for about five months and after my terminal auditory sense they said , ' You ’ll find out tomorrow . ' Fast onward six week I was still waiting , still wait , then one solar day Marvel just posted on their Instagram , ' Go to our web site to find out who the new Spider - Man is . ' And that ’s it , I just found out online ! They did n’t call me up or anything , ” Holland explained .
" I persist downstairs , I was rifle ballistic , ” Holland carry on . “ My poor hot dog Tessa was terrorize . And my brother Harry , who ’s fairly savvy with technology and hooey , was like , ' Dude , they ’ve probably been hacked , bro . They would call you . They would let you know . ' So I call off my federal agent and they were like , ' This is amazing . ' And then [ wonder Studios president]Kevin Feigefinally rang me and pronounce , ' I ’ve got some great word , you ’re gon na be Spider - Man . ' And I was like , ' I experience , Kevin . You put it on Instagram . ' Like , I ’m 20 , do you really recollect I ’m not going to find it ? "
devotee have since jest that Marvel did n’t tell Holland for awe he ’d spoil the news . In increase to star in his first standalonefilm , Spider - Man : Homecoming , Holland has made appearances as Spidey inCaptain America : Civil WarandAvengers : Infinity War .
We ’ll see him next in the upcomingAvengers : Endgame , and his second standalone film , Spider - Man : Far From Home , which hits theaters on July 5 , 2019 .
