Tom Holland cast as Marvel's new Spider-Man.

Marvel Studios along with partner Sony announced on Tuesday that Holland, a
19-year-old English actor, will play Spider-Man/Peter Parker in the latest film
based on the popular comic book hero.

There had been much discussion (and rumor) about who would play the hero
after Marvel made a deal with Sony in February to bring Spider-Man to the
cinematic universe that includes Iron Man, Captain America, and the rest of the
Avengers.

Holland is not a well known actor, having starred in films like "The Impossible"
and the TV mini-series "Wolf Hall."

But it was Holland's acting that set him apart from many who were vying for
the iconic role.

"Sony, Marvel, Kevin and I all knew that for Peter Parker, we had to find a
vibrant, talented young actor capable of embodying one of the most well-known
characters in the world. With Tom, we've found the perfect actor to bring
Spider-Man's story into the Marvel Cinematic Universe," producer Amy Pascal
said in a statement.

Holland is the third actor to don the webbed costume after Tobey Maguire and
Andrew Garfield.

The Spider-Man franchise is one of the biggest in Hollywood bringing in roughly
$4 billion worldwide.

Sony and Marvel also announced that Holland's first standalone film as the
wall-crawler will be directed by Jon Watts.

The next Spider-Man film will swing into theaters on July 28, 2017.

 culled from CNN