Watch Tom Holland, Marvel's new Spider-Man, prove he can do whatever a spider can
Marvel has officially cast its new Spider-Man: Tom Holland, a 19-year-old actor best known for supporting turns in The Impossible and the Masterpiece Theater series Wolf Hall. Though Holland has had a few solid roles, he's definitely younger and less recognizable to mainstream audiences than Spider-Man's Tobey Maguire and The Amazing Spider-Man's Andrew Garfield.
Is Holland ready to do whatever a spider can? As it turns out, he already posted a small hint about his big new role over the weekend — a series of short videos that show off some very Spider-Man-like stunt work:
A video posted by ✌️ (@tomholland2013) on Jun 21, 2015 at 7:37am PDT
A video posted by ✌️ (@tomholland2013) on Jun 21, 2015 at 7:40am PDT
A video posted by ✌️ (@tomholland2013) on Jun 21, 2015 at 7:44am PDT
Holland will have plenty of time to keep working on his moves; the new Spider-Man movie won't hit theaters until July 2017.
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