--- title: Spiderman: Tom Holland Is the New Spidey in Homecoming description: The film's title indicates a return to the original comic-book conceit that Parker is plagued by teenage awkwardness and thus more charming. canonical: https://time.com/4837442/spider-man-tom-holland-peter-parker/ author: Eliana Dockterman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-06-28T22:16:28.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:58:43.399Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Spiderman: Tom Holland Is the New Spidey in Homecoming og:description: The film's title indicates a return to the original comic-book conceit that Parker is plagued by teenage awkwardness and thus more charming. og:url: https://time.com/4837442/spider-man-tom-holland-peter-parker/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt742f3138aa96046d/6988d34d096a94eeac69e85f/spidermannomask2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Photographer select; Tom Holland og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Spiderman: Tom Holland Is the New Spidey in Homecoming twitter:description: The film's title indicates a return to the original comic-book conceit that Parker is plagued by teenage awkwardness and thus more charming. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt742f3138aa96046d/6988d34d096a94eeac69e85f/spidermannomask2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Tom Holland Was Born to Be Spider-Man. 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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account.  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Jun 28, 2017 10:16 PM UTC  Tom Holland in Spider-Man: Homecoming Tom Holland in Spider-Man: HomecomingChuck Zlotnick—Sony Pictures Entertainment  by [Eliana Dockterman](https://time.com/author/eliana-dockterman/)  ## Eliana Dockterman Correspondent Jun 28, 2017 10:16 PM UTC It takes a special superhero to merit a [third film reboot](http://time.com/4784729/spiderman-homecoming-sony-marvel-reboot/) in [15 years.](http://time.com/3702894/spider-man-movie-marvel-everything-you-need-to-know/) Then again, [Spider-Man](http://time.com/4593679/spider-man-homecoming-trailer-tom-holland/) has always been more sympathetic than his peers. Neither billionaire (Tony Stark in _Iron Man_) nor genius (Dr. Bruce Banner in _Hulk_) nor god (Thor in _Thor_), Peter Parker is just a stressed-out, nerdy teenager who happened to be bitten by a radioactive spider. “It’s not so easy to relate to Tony Stark,” says Tom Holland, the young British actor who plays Parker this time. “But everyone’s gotten tongue-tied around a crush.” That’s exactly what happens to Spidey in the new film, _Spider-Man: Homecoming_, out July 7\. After Peter saves the girl he _like_ likes from plummeting to her death (Laura Harrier as a fellow student, Liz), the Siri-esque voice in his high-tech suit encourages him to kiss her as he hangs upside down, an homage to the [famous smooch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBpwrORhKWU) in Sam Raimi’s 2002 _Spider-Man._ This time, though, when the hero leans in, the thread suspending him snaps. The film’s title, “homecoming,” indicates a return to the original comic-book conceit that Parker is plagued by teenage awkwardness and thus all the more charming. The baddie, too, is less operatic: Michael Keaton plays a more or less regular guy who turned super-villain. _Story continues below._  Tom Holland swings in David Needleman To help capture the right feeling, director Jon Watts asked Holland to study John Hughes movies like _Ferris Bueller’s Day Off_ and _The Breakfast Club._ It didn’t hurt that Holland — who made his debut as Spidey in last year’s [_Captain America: Civil War_](http://time.com/4315068/captain-america-civil-war-fighting/) _—_ is still young. (He turned 21 in June.) Tobey Maguire was 26 when his first _Spider-Man_ movie premiered; Andrew Garfield was 28. **MORE:** [What Happens to Spider-Man After _Homecoming_](http://time.com/4840664/spiderman-homecoming-review/) Not that Holland is a novice. Born to a creative family — his mother is a photographer, his dad a stand-up comedian — he excelled in gymnastics and ballet as a child. From 11 to 13 he starred in _Billy Elliot,_ the musical about a kid who trades boxing gloves for ballet shoes, in London’s West End. Like Billy, Holland often found himself defending his dance career. “I got a lot of grief when I was in school about doing ballet. It wasn’t as cool as being a rugby player,” he says. “But I loved it, and it’s what put me on the map.” Holland’s [Instagram feed](https://www.instagram.com/tomholland2013/?hl=en) is littered with videos of leaps and backflips. Those acrobatic skills will serve him well in a planned _Homecoming_ sequel, in next year’s _Avengers: Infinity War_ and as gravity-defying treasure hunter Nathan Drake in a [future film adaptation](http://time.com/4788898/uncharted-movie-prequel-tom-holland/) of the popular _Uncharted_ [video-game series](http://time.com/4313491/uncharted-4-review/). Holland recently showed off his dancing chops on an episode of _Lip Sync Battle,_ dressing in drag to perform Rihanna’s “Umbrella.” These days superheroes tend to be the epitome of manliness, all rippling muscle, gruff voices and knockout punches. So Spidey donning a corset and wig to gyrate onstage is no small subversion. The video went viral. **MORE:** [20 Easter Eggs You Probably Didn’t Notice in _Spider-Man: Homecoming_](http://time.com/4826162/spiderman-homecoming-easter-eggs/) The superhero’s impossible leaps were no problem. The hardest part of playing Spider-Man, Holland says, was transforming into a kid from Queens. Holland didn’t know the first thing about American schools and joked with producers that he ought to attend one. But to studios, superhero franchises are no laughing matter, so they sent him undercover to the highly competitive Bronx High School of Science in New York City for three days. Teachers who thought he was a real student peppered him with questions about astrophysics and calculus. “It’s a school for genius kids, and I’m no such genius,” he says. But it was a student, not an instructor, who got the closest to uncovering Holland’s secret identity. Suspecting that something was amiss with this older-looking kid who had transferred midyear, she asked Holland, “Dude, What’s your deal?” “I’ve got a secret. Would you like to know?” he replied. “I’m Spider-Man.” She rolled her eyes. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4837442/spider-man-tom-holland-peter-parker/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4837442/spider-man-tom-holland-peter-parker/"},"headline":"Tom Holland Was Born to Be Spider-Man. 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