At 19, Tom Holland beat 1,500 actors for ‘Spider-Man’ role: He had ‘the charisma, the confidence, the energy,’ director says

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/04/at-19-tom-holland-beat-1500-actors-for-spider-man-role.html

21 comments

  1. He was also over 18 so he could work adult hours so that narrowed it down significantly compared to the under 18 candidates.

  3. I believe Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire were 26 and 27 for context.

  5. Personally he’s my favorite Spider man.
    he really captures the teenage youthfulness of the comics

  6. Enough with the Tom Holland news guys seriously, this is like the 5th article on Reddit in the last 2 days

  7. At least 1,200 of those actors must’ve been just headshots and iPhone videos.

  10. Aren’t two of the three things something Peter Parker should not be?

  11. He had ‘the charisma, the confidence, the energy, and his uncle was on the board of directors,’ director says

  12. You could say he had the Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve, and Talent.

  13. How many of those 1500 already had notable film credits and industry connections?

  14. I remember when he had that mole on his face that magically disappeared when he became Spider-Man. 

  15. Tom Holland’s PR people must be working overtime with all these daily “news” items. Either he has a big movie in the works or is trying to sign a multi-picture deal for as much money as possible.

  16. Remember seeing some footage of him before Spider-Man game and he was very confident

  18. He has a good media presence and big personality outside of the movies which really helps. He’s a likable guy.

  19. wow beating 1500 people is pretty violent. why aren’t more people talking about this? he actually is a menace 

  20. I feel like his gymnastics background played a big role in it too!

  21. And not only is he nailing the role, but he also loves it.

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