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Tom Holland has proven to be the perfect option to playthe Marvel Cinematic Universe ’s personification of Spider - Man . He has with child on - screen chemistry with Robert Downey , Jr. , Peter Parker ’s father figure in the franchise ( in lieu of the traditional Uncle Ben ) , and he nails all of Peter ’s emotions and insecurities . Plus , it ’s nice to finally have a Spidey on the big screen who actually looks like a teenager .
But Holland was n’t the producers ’ first alternative to roleplay Spidey in the MCU ’s reboot . A number of other actors were consider to act Peter , and plenty of actors besides Michael Keaton and Jake Gyllenhaal were consider to act his villains , too .
Spider-Man: Asa Butterfield
Both Marvel and Sony ’s first choice to play Peter Parker in the MCU was Asa Butterfield , but he withdrew himself from consideration because he believed he would n’t be able to keep the enfranchisement ’s secret under wraps .
So , he lost out on the part and Tom Holland was redact . Holland has since been notoriously awful at keeping those secrets in interviews , so Butterfield probably would ’ve been okay .
Vulture: Gary Oldman
Gary Oldman was considered for the role of Adrian Toomes before Michael Keaton was cast . Oldman is no alien to mirthful record movies , having portrayed Commissioner Gordon in all three entries in Christopher Nolan’sThe Dark Knighttrilogy .
He ’s also no stranger to play scoundrel , having make stellar performances as sadistic bad guys inTrue Romance , Leon : The Professional , andBram Stoker ’s Dracula .
Spider-Man: Timothée Chalamet
One of the many role player that Marvel screen - test for the role of Peter Parker was Timothée Chalamet , who ’s since become as magnanimous of a flick genius as Tom Holland in his own right , minus the iconic superhero role .
Playing Spider - Man in five movies across four years might have prevented Chalamet from appearing inCall Me By Your Name , fiddling Women , andBeautiful Boy , so it was probably for the skilful .
Mysterio: Matt Damon
Matt Damon was draw close to wager Quentin Beck before Jake Gyllenhaal was wander in the role . Damon had previously cameoed as the Asgardian actor playing Loki inThor : Ragnarok .
Damon had previously turned down a different comic book movie villain office – Harvey Dent in Christopher Nolan’sThe Dark Knight – and he also had a cameo inDeadpool 2as one of the rednecks chit - chatting when Cable first travel back in clip .
Spider-Man: Chandler Riggs
Thanks to the incessantly irritating use of Carl Grimes inThe walk Dead , Chandler Riggs has grated on a huge figure of consultation member , but he ’s wildly democratic among teenaged girls , some of whom have threatened his girlfriends on societal media .
Riggs did a sieve examination for the function of Peter Parker , but he did n’t make it to the shortlist from which Tom Holland was finally chosen .
Vulture: Michael Shannon
Michael Shannon was considered to playact the Vulture before Michael Keaton was put . Shannon had previously meet a different supervillain , General Zod , inMan of Steel . His character was the source of one of the most controversial scenes in comic book picture history , as Superman – who traditionally does n’t kill – break Zod ’s neck in the motion picture ’s third - act fight .
In the original book , the twirl was that Adrian Toomes was Peter ’s teacher , but the story was eventually change to keep Toomes forth from the school .
Spider-Man: Tony Revolori
Before Tom Holland was redact as Peter Parker , Tony Revolori did a screen test for the role . Revolori , of grade , was cat to play Peter ’s bully Flash Thompson or else .
Revolori have his openhanded break when Wes Anderson put him opposite Ralph Fiennes inThe Grand Budapest Hotel , and he was recently acclaimed for his turn in the road trip comedyThe Long Dumb Road .
Mysterio: Matt Smith
Matt Smith , best get laid asDoctor Who ’s 11th avatar of the Doctor , was one of the worker that Marvel view to encounter Mysterio inSpider - Man : Far From Home . Smith has since been cast as Loxias Crown in Sony ’s Marvel tailspin - offMorbius .
Colin Farrell and Andrew Scott were also study for the use before Jake Gyllenhaal was cast . Farrell will instead act a unlike comic book scoundrel , Bruce Wayne ’s foe the Penguin , in Matt Reeves’The Batman .
Spider-Man: Charlie Rowe
The casting shortlist for Peter Parker get along down to two young actors : Tom Holland and Charlie Rowe . Rowe was actually Kevin Feige ’s personal choice for the role , but Sony opt Holland and they had the final say . The Russo brothers , who were directing Spidey ’s MCU introduction inCaptain America : Civil War , preferred Holland for the role , too .
Rowe has yet to take off in the way he would ’ve done if he ’d been cast as Spider - Man , but with roles inRocketman , Salvation , andVanity Fair , he ’s been keeping pretty busy .
Vulture: Woody Harrelson
Before Michael Keaton was cast to play his third wing superhuman ( after Batman and Birdman ) , Woody Harrelson was look at for the role of the Vulture inSpider - Man : Homecoming .
Harrelson has since been cat as an even more iconic Marvel villain . He played serial killer Cletus Kasadyin the post - credits scene ofVenomand will become Carnage in the upcoming sequel .
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