A lot of pressure is on Tom Holland's shoulders given that he has been cast as the new Peter Parker aka Spider-Man right after Andrew Garfield's run was cancelled by Sony Pictures.
Jon Watts, the film director of the upcoming reboot, recently spoke with Entertainment Weekly and explained that Holland can and will do a magnficent job as Spider-Man. The director went on record to describe Holland as the perfect pick for the role.
"He can be a real high school student. That's why people love Spider-Man. He's the most grounded, relatable of superheroes. And Tom can really do that. He captures that. And he can do a standing back-flip. He's perfect," the director told the media outlet.
The standing back-flip comment refers to the actor's Instagram posts showcasing his athletic abilities.
Holland, age 19 at the time of writing, is the youngest actor to portray Spider-Man which falls in line with what Watts described as a "real high school student." Previous actors to portray the character, Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield, were 27 and 29 respectively, when they first took on the role.
The report from EW also explains that work on the film's script has just started. Watts stated that a lot of attention is going toward Spider-Man's "place" in the larger universe of the MCU. This is to cover continuity concerns and the ever-expanding roster of superheroes in the MCU while still having enough room to focus on Spider-Man's story.
"Spider-Man" will be Jon Watt's first big budget film. The director's current credit — and the film which reportedly got him the job at Marvel in the first place — is a small indie film titled "Cop Car."
Before Holland pops up in his solo film, set to release on July 28, 2017, he will first appear in a cameo role for "Captain America: Civil War" which is set to be released in May 2016.
