‘Captain America: Civil War’: Tom Holland's Scenes As The New Spider-Man Revealed

Marvel has recently confirmed that Tom Holland will play the role of Peter Parker in the “Spider-Man” reboot. The new Spider-Man is expected to have a cameo appearance in “Captain America: Civil War” and according to reports, he may have some scenes with two of the most important characters in the film.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Tom Holland as Peter Parker a.k.a. Spider-Man is definitely going to share some scenes with Robert Downey Jr. in “Captain America: Civil War.” The 19-year old reportedly did some screen tests with the Iron Man star so Marvel could see if there would be any kind of chemistry between them. Robert Downey Jr. also participated in some screen tests with Sony producer Amy Pascal and Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige.

Among Charlie Rowe and Tom Holland, the latter was reportedly the only one chosen to do a final screen test with ‘Captain America’ star Chris Evans. The publication cited sources who claimed that only Holland was “tested separately with Downey and Chris Evans.” Per Comic Book Movie, the studio was trying to determine who among Chris Evans and Robert Downey Jr. Tom Holland has the best on-screen chemistry with.

It remains unknown whether Tom Holland’s Spider-Man scenes in “Captain America: Civil War” will have a major role in the film. Variety had explained that the actor would only be shooting his scenes as the web crawler for about a week. This is said to be the reason why there was no rush to cast the character for the film.

Apparently, Marvel and Sony were impressed with how Tom Holland had portrayed Spider-Man during his screen tests. “For Spidey himself, we saw many terrific young actors, but Tom’s screen tests were special,” Tom Rothman, Chairman of Sony Pictures Motion Pictures Group, said.

Tom Holland will have a cameo appearance in “Captain America: Civil War” for his debut performance as the new Peter Parker a.k.a. Spider-Man. His introduction into the Marvel Cinematic Universe would also include a titular role in the “Spider-Man” reboot. The film is scheduled for a theatre release on July 28, 2017 under the direction of Jon Watts.

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