Watch Tom Holland, Marvel's new Spider-Man, prove he can do whatever a spider can

Tom Holland
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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:

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Scott Meslow

Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.