Tom Holland new Spidey, Watts to direct

[madmarva]

Next Spidey film in 2017 with Tom Holland as star and Jon Watts as director, according to Screencrush/

http://screencrush.com/new-spider-man-tom-holland/

[Hector]

I don't relate to present year 13 year old actors...especially as my childhood superheroes.

I'll watch it when it comes out on Redbox.

[sprytel]

I know many of our iconic American superheroes have been played by British actors (Christian Bale as Batman, Henry Cavill as Supes, Andrew Garfield as Spidey)... and quite honestly, it has never been a big issue for me. But come on... this kid may be a great talent, but he could not look more British if you put him in a newsboy cap and had him say, "Pip pip cheerio! Shine your shoes, guvna?"

[TrekStar]

More like the Son of Spiderman, that's if Peter Parker had kids.

[Hector]

I thought the more established Asa Butterfield (Ender's Game) was going to get it.

[Hector]

Asa Butterfield...yet another Brit, lol.

What, no American actors out there?

[phil]

I just hope we don't have to sit through another version of Spidey's origin.

[The Bat]

I just hope we don't have to sit through another version of Spidey's origin.

Nope! No origin story this time. He's already going to be Spiderman when he makes his guest appearance in CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR

[Hedji]

Excuse me, Tom... you've got a dab of mustard on your chin.

Oh, wait..

[Hector]

Nope! No origin story this time. He's already going to be Spiderman when he makes his guest appearance in CAPTAIN AMERICA: CIVIL WAR

You mean Spider-Boy...

[emeraldknight47]

Agreed. This guy may be 19, but he LOOKS about 12, which I've never envisioned as being Spider-MAN material. I thought with MARVEL more behind this, they would get it right this time (and maybe they will), but this guy DOES look like Spider-Boy...

[huedell]

Dude looks great to me.

[thunderbolt]

You mean Spider-Boy...

Peter Parker was 16-17 in high school when he started out as Spider-MAN, and a skinny little dweeb, so this 19 year old is perfect for a in the beginning Spidey.

[Gorn Captain]

The last Spiderman was played by Garfield. I guess Odie was next...

Where are they recruiting them, Elementary School?

[huedell]

Just have to get THIS off my chest, so, apologies in advance for the "location dropping" (is that a term?).

I was an extra during the Macho Man scene in the first Tobey Spider-Man movie-----and there were a few hundred extras there with me in the "audience" for the "match"----and there were so many "Spider-Boy" catcalls that eventually Tobey would quip back-----one memorable one was: "I'm Spider-Boy? Well, you're Wonder Woman."

Anyways---Tobey ended up doing okay in the role despite his perceived "too young" looks----if ya get what I'm getting at.

And---one more thing---T-bolt pointed out the appropriate enough age-match via comicbook history---but, I'd to add to that, that in a movie where so many of Marvel's top dogs are being played by older men, having the very powerful (in both fictional strength AND real-life box-office) Spider-Man being played by more of the "smart-mouthed whippersnapper" seems WAY smart so as to have VARIETY in the major characters, and almost have the other older superhero guys be like a "father-figure" to him.