Tom Holland: The third Spider-Man in 13 years

Months of speculation ended Tuesday as British actor Tom Holland scored a coveted Hollywood superhero franchise, and will be spinning webs on Andrew Garfield's heels

Updated on: Jun 25, 2015 10:03 AM IST

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Months of speculation ended Tuesday as British actor Tom Holland scored a coveted Hollywood superhero franchise, and will be spinning webs on Andrew Garfield's heels

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Tom Holland, 19, will play Spider-Man's teenage alter ego Peter Parker as a high-school age student in the upcoming, yet-to-be titled film.

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Sony Pictures and Marvel, apparently keen to get back to Spidey's schoolboy beginnings in the comic's tradition, picked the up-and-coming boyish 19-year-old after they ended The Amazing Spider-Man reboot with Andrew Garfield in the lead.

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Max Charles played a young Peter Parker in Amazing Spider-Man 2.

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American actor Tobey Maguire played Spider-Man in three films before he was replaced by Garfield for a rebot.