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Tom Holland has been playing Peter Parker for a few years now in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

However, there was a time when Sony wasn’t on board with casting the now 24-year-old actor in the role as Spider-Man.

“We talked with [president Kevin] Feige at Marvel about Holland and he got excited and then we went to Sony…” Joe Russo shared in a new interview with The Playlist. “And they were like, ‘Let’s think about it for a minute.’ We could tell we were meeting resistance from Sony. So we brought [Tom] back, brought him back, brought him back, and we were relentless in our pursuit of jamming him down the throat of the studio who owns this IP. It came down to a fight, yet Sony just kept dragging their feet.”

He went on, revealing that although they have a good relationship with Marvel boss Feige, Sony was still hesitant about Tom.

“…Coming into Civil War, Sony is looking at us going, ‘OK, so you guys have the Midas touch, here’s our [Spider-Man] IP.’ But, also, they were reticent, nervous, about handing off something that could ultimately cost them hundreds of millions of dollars, if not billions of dollars down the line,” Joe recalled.

Anthony added that Tom‘s age at the time was an issue.

“It was the first time Spider-Man had ever been cast as an actual teenager, right? Which was very important to us; there was a distinct nervousness of casting a kid,” he said.

“There’s a universe where Tom Holland is the last great movie star coming in underneath the wire of disruption. It takes a perfect storm of events to create a star: talent, timing, marketplace,” Joe continued.

In a recent interview, Tom opened up about the moment he found out he was cast as Spider-Man. Here’s what happened…

Okay, we’re pretty sure they’re telling the truth this time!

After Tom Holland, Jacob Batalon and Zendaya trolled all day on Tuesday (February 23) with fake titles for the upcoming Spider-Man movie, the group came together for a funny video revealing the real title on Wednesday (February 24).

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In the clip, the three frustratingly walk out of an office room upon realizing they were all given the wrong movie titles, with Tom questioning why they were told the wrong titles. Zendaya and Jacob poke fun at Tom for previously revealing spoilers as they walk by a board revealing the actual title: “Spider-Man – No Way Home.”

The film is set to hit theaters this Christmas.

In case you missed what happened, the trio revealed three first look photos from the movie along with their fake titles. Check it out!

Tom Holland is talking about a big scene.

The 24-year-old actor recently opened up about filming scenes for his upcoming third Spider-Man solo film, and revealed that there’s one fight scene in particular that’s been taking a long time.

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“I saw an edit three or four days ago of a fight scene that we’ve been shooting for about a month. And it is easily the most impressive fight scene I’ve ever seen in a superhero movie. I was blown away by it. From the work that the stunt boys have done, to the work that some of the actors and myself have done on set, it’s just been incredible, and I’m really, really excited for people to see it,” he teased to Yahoo.

He also recently “revealed” the movie’s title – or did he? Find out what happened…

Tom Holland just “revealed” the title of the upcoming third Spider-Man film – or did he?

The 24-year-old actor shared a first look from the upcoming highly anticipated movie with co-stars Jacob Batalon and Zendaya, along with what he said is the new title.

“So excited to announce the new Spider-Man title. Can’t wait for you lot to see what we have been up to. Love from Atlanta,” he wrote.

The title reads “Spider-Man: Phone Home,” which obviously recalls the classic film E.T.

Then Jacob shared another photo, but a different title.

“We’re so excited to share the TITLE of our new movie!! Swipe right for the big reveal!!🤩😝😱also enjoy this exclusive still from the movie, just an extra gift from us😘,” he wrote, with his title “Spider-Man: Home Wrecker.”

The guys commented on each other’s posts, with Jacob commenting, “Woah woah.. wait.. why is your different?!?🤯,” and Tom saying, “Wait what?!?!?!?”

Fans took to Twitter to poke fun at the guys’ posts and anticipate a third post from Zendaya.

“Ok now Zendaya give us your take I am open to better suggestions I have faith in you!!” one person said.

“i think we can only trust zendaya at this point,” another Twitter user wrote.

“Waiting for Zendaya to sort this out… or give us another fake one to add to the collection,” another shared.

UPDATE: Zendaya got into the action too – and she’s got her own jokes!

“So excited to announce the new Spider-Man title. So proud of this one…FOS is back!,” she wrote, revealing the title of “Spider-Man: Home Slice.”

Tom Holland also auditioned for this famous role – and it didn’t go well!

Tom Holland just shared his hilarious reaction after learning he had won the part of Spiderman back in 2015!

In a recent interview for Variety‘s Actors on Actors series, Tom Holland sat down with fellow Marvel star Daniel Kaluuya to discuss their latest films, Cherry and Judas and the Black Messiah.

During the conversation, Daniel asked Tom how the Spiderman movies changed his life, leading Tom to talk in depth about the audition process.

“The audition process was horrible,” Tom told Daniel. “It was seven months of auditioning. I must’ve done six auditions, and they don’t tell you anything.”

After screen tests with Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans, Tom still had not heard back from the studio about whether he had gotten the part. He eventually found out he had scored the role on social media.

“I type in ‘Marvel.’ I’ve still got the article saved on my computer,” Tom remembered. “It said, ‘We would like to introduce our new Spider-Man, Tom Holland.’ I broke my computer, because I flipped it up in the air. It fell off my bed; my dog went nuts.”

He continued, “I ran downstairs. I was telling my family, ‘I got the part! I got the part!’ And obviously, that was right about the time when Sony had got hacked, so my brother, Harry, who’s quite tech savvy, was like, ‘No. There’s no way that’s real. They would have called you. They’ve been hacked.’ And then the studio called me and gave me the news. It was so bizarre how it happened.”

You can check out the trailer for Tom‘s new movie Cherry here!

Zendaya and Tom Holland are hard at work!

The co-stars were seen filming for the first time together on set of the upcoming Spider-Man 3 on Friday (January 15) in Atlanta, Ga.

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Zendaya was seen in character as MJ working at a donut shop with Spider-Man’s buddy, Ned. Tom was seen in character as Peter Parker nervously going in and getting coffee.

Tom walked over as if almost preparing to ask her out, but appeared to think better of it once he went inside. Zendaya slid his coffee across the counter before Tom walked out.

There’s a lot of speculation that former Spider-Man actors Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield will be in the Spider-Man 3. Get the latest scoop here.

Right now, Spider-Man 3 is set for release on December 17, 2021. Marisa Tomei, Jacob Batalon and Tony Revolori are also expected to return to the franchise.

Tom was also spotted back in his Spider-Man suit while filming a few scenes for the upcoming third movie, and was seen leaping from car to car while filming with a young co-star. In between scenes, Tom was spotted bundled up in a maroon coat while staying safe in a face mask while checking out the footage he just shot. See the photos!

Tom Holland is back in action!

The 24-year-old actor was spotted back in his Spider-Man suit while filming a few scenes for the upcoming third movie on Saturday afternoon (January 16) in Atlanta, Georgia.

While dressed up as Spider-Man, Tom leaped from car to car while filming with a young co-star.

In between scenes, Tom was spotted bundled up in a maroon coat while staying safe in a face mask while checking out the footage he just shot.

It has also been announced that Benedict Cumberbatch, Jamie Foxx, and Alfred Molina are all set to appear in the movie. Last month, a rumor started circulating that this fellow Marvel actor will be in the movie too.

There’s a lot of speculation that former Spider-Man actors Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield will be in the Spider-Man 3. Get the latest scoop here.

Right now, Spider-Man 3 is set for release on December 17, 2021. Zendaya, Marisa Tomei, Jacob Batalon and Tony Revolori are also expected to return to the franchise.

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