The first trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming has arrived, and the general (positive) consensus is that Peter Parker is finally a believable teenager and that the high school experience depicted in the film feels pretty authentic, just with superpowers. Early buzz around the film was that it had a John Hughes vibe, which is one of the best compliments that you can give any film that centers around angsty teens. People may be tiring of seemingly endless Spider-Man reboots, but it looks like Marvel has really gotten it right this time.
One of their keys to success is the performance of Tom Holland, who managed to nail both Spider-Man and Peter Parker in Captain America: Civil War, so fans are looking forward to seeing him carry his own film. Holland is very dedicated to the role as well, and he did some serious preparation before playing the classic American teenager. In a Facebook live stream on Friday, Holland explained that he went undercover at a New York high school to prepare for the role because his English education was very different.
“No one knew who I was or what I was doing. I had a fake name and fake accent. I went to a school [in London] where you had to wear a suit and tie, and it’s all boys. For me, it was the first time I was in a classroom with girls. It was a really strange experience. It was really fun.”
While most of the students didn’t bat an eye at Holland’s presence (must have been pre-Civil War), on girl was less than convinced that he was legit.
‘”What’s your deal, man? Why do you go to our school? This is a science school, you can’t just enroll,'” Holland recalls her saying. “I started doing an English accent and I was like, ‘I have a secret. I’m actually Spider-Man.’ She was like, ‘Dude, you’re nuts. You are literally the craziest guy I’ve ever met in my life.'”
If he was able to dupe everyone so well, it probably bodes well for his performance in Homecoming. We’ll have to wait until July 7, 2017 to find out.
(Via Entertainment Weekly)
