And the new actor playing Spider-Man is... this guy
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}REFILING ADDING HEADLINE - Actor Tom Holland from "The Impossible" arrives at the 2013 Critic's Choice Awards in Santa Monica, California January 10, 2013. REUTERS/Danny Moloshok (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT) - RTR3CAUM
The Spidey search is over.
Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures announced Tuesday that "The Impossible" star Tom Holland would be taking over the role of Peter Parker and the web-slinging superhero in the next Spider-Man film, set to hit theaters on July 28, 2017.Jon Watts, who directed the indie thriller "Cop Car," has been set to direct the still-untitled film.
Sony Pictures promises a new creative direction for this iteration of Spider-Man. Since 2002, there have been five films in the $4 billion series, with Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield previously in the title role.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Holland, a 19-year-old English actor, has also appeared in "Locke" and the TV series "Wolf Hall." He can be seen this December in Ron Howard's "In the Heart of the Sea."