Marvel announces Tom Holland will play Spider-Man, Jon Watts to direct
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Are you unaware that Spider-Man operates as Spider-Man for years while still in high school?
I know the first Spider-Man film had him out of high school by the halfway point shortly after becoming Spider-Man, but that's not usual, nor accurate to the comics.
This will not be an origin story and doesn't need to be.
We can see how Mahvel is influencing Sony now.
Go for the cheapest choice!
Would it kill Marvel to choose a proven genre director, like once?
The Cretan
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They can make a Spider-Man movie that shows the early days of Spider-Man, without showing the spider bit etc. It will be like reading some of the first issues of Amazing or Ultimate Spider-Man, buf not the very first issues.
It's a very good film that everyone should see. Especially for a taste of Tom's abilities.
He was also a Billy in the Billy Elliot stage production (yeah, they have a huge team of them.) So as a trained and seasoned dancer he probably has what it takes to do some of the acrobatics. At least the ones that the stunt people don't do for him.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mY-0tg8oo8
Haha not the actor, like Spider-Man himself. My favorite Spider-Man stories took place out of high-school.
Pai Pai Master
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Kenneth Branagh wasn't a proven director? Joss Whedon?
Black-Wind
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Bluh teeth and wtf happened to his eyebrow?
He has old people eyes ...
Still needs proactive. No shame in taking proactive son ...
He and Mockingbird should team up. Holy moley, that would be fun.
Mockingbird doesn't like to pay back loans
InfiniteBento
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I don't know who he is and I haven't seen him in any films either.
Hopefully he does the role justice though.
Hopefully he does the role justice though.
I dunno. After the concivenance of the symbiote just happening to land on the planet next to Parker and the retrofitting of Sandman being Uncle Bens killer in Spiderman 3, I'm happy to just watch a movie and accept the universe doesn't revolve around Peter and he was away doing other shit.
He would have been 15-16 at that battle, could have been fapping
Errm Sony hired Marc Webb?
Extra Sauce
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Interesting résumé...
graffix13
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Mushroomer25
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Two names totally foreign to me, and that's extremely exciting. Kid had a good preformance in Locke, but for obvious reasons I can't read much from that.
the rumor was that he was the frontrunner until he started posting about the role on reddit lol
Reminds me I need to see Cop Car. I remember the trailer being interesting.
Maybe more like couldn't have been much better. Given some of the other people up for the role.
Asa is very overrated.
AngelOFDeath
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Holland fits, no clue who Jon Watts is or what he's done. For a second I quickly read it as Tom Waits is directing.
E the Shaggy
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Interesting résumé...
Maybe they saw Clown and thought, "Do that for Green Goblin?"
Poor Dylan O'Brien.
VeryGooster
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Sure why not. Anything to take the movie franchise to a new direction from the awful "Amazing" ones.
On a semi-related note I kind of hope they go with an unknown for Captain Marvel despite the number of names mentioned that would fit the role.
On a semi-related note I kind of hope they go with an unknown for Captain Marvel despite the number of names mentioned that would fit the role.
yeah they really fucked getting the cheap unproven Russo brothers on Cap 2.
but really, maybe Watts did in fact blow them away.
Triggerhappytel
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Spider-Manziel
Actually quite refreshing to see a shot of a young actor who actually has acne!
Schweinehund
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About damn time.
I prefered Butterfield though.
I prefered Butterfield though.
People love to bring up the Russo brothers but forget Alan Taylor.
bananafactory
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Kind of wish they went younger tbh
BronsonLee
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Broken Joystick
At least you can talk. Who are you?
There was a lot of worry getting a young actor because of child labor laws.
Spider-Preteen is the last thing people need.
Just make Spidey-China, then.
Good stuff. Dude looks like he'd fit immensely. Has that nerdy look but obviously has the athletic ability to pull the Spidey stuff off. Not too shabby. Looks the role far better than Butterfield. Haven't seen anything of his movies though.
Overall I'm very ex-
-oly shit.
Overall I'm very ex-
-oly shit.
Me too, we know it can work, just look at characters like Hit Girl. But they had to find a middle ground due to pushback of going too young.
They could still do a kid Nova film at some point. It's only a matter of time before Marvel does their own Sharkboy & Lava Girl kind of film to get the younger audience.
Damn.
Messypandas
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Clown was fucking awful.
Why would they make an origin movie? Everybody knows Spider-Man, heck his origin story could be told in like under 5 minutes throughout the movie.
Marvel already has the younger audience. Going younger would be an awful choice.
The Cretan
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A comparison.
DontBeThatGuy
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Cop Car sounds more interesting than more Spider-Man.
Don't get used to it, Marvel will make sure he's depimpled in no time.
I was still hoping for Dylan O'Brien but I'm okay with Tom Holland, I think he's a good choice, he definitely looks the part.
Watch the trailer. It's really good. Movie looks promising.
excelsiorlef
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Wait you know he can already be Spider-Man and still be in High School right?
Nice.
Okay I can see young Peter in the first pic. Honestly, he can't be any worse than Andy Garfield, and be glad the guy from The Social Network is simply too old now.
bananafactory
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This dude is 19, gonna be 21 by the time the first Spidey film rolls out. I was hoping we would get 15 year old Peter like in Ultimate, and I'd rather them actually have a 15 year old play him
That said, Tom is a great actor and this still seems like a solid choice to me.
true, but apparently marvel hacked up that film to shit as well. not like terminator is gonna do him any favors though lol
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