After a pretty lengthy casting process, Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures have finally chosen actor Tom Holland(The Impossible) to play the webslinger Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The young actor would be Peter Parker in a Spider-Man movie to be released on July 28, 2017.
It was also announced that director Jon Watts would be helming the movie. “As with James Gunn, Joss Whedon, and the Russo brothers, we love finding new and exciting voices to bring these characters to life,” said producer Kevin Feige. He added “We spent a lot of time with Jon and find his take and work inspiring.”
Sony Pictures will finance and release worldwide the next installment of the $4 billion Spider-Man franchise, in a film co-produced by Kevin Feige and his expert team at Marvel and Amy Pascal, who oversaw the franchise launch for the studio 13 years ago. Together, they will collaborate on a new creative direction for the Web-Slinger.
