Last month, Marvel and Sony announced that they had
picked Clown and Cop Car director Jon Watts to reboot the Spider-Man franchise
with Tom Holland set to star as Peter Parker, aka Spider-Man.
Now, speaking to Entertainment Weekly, Watts explains why
he thinks Holland is perfect for the role.
"He can be a real high school student",
Watts said of Holland. "That’s why people love Spider-Man. He’s the most
grounded, relatable of superheroes. And Tom can really do that. He captures
that. And he can do a standing
back-flip. He’s perfect."
Spider-Man's debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
will be in Joe and Anthony Russo's Captain America: Civil War, meaning that by
the time he gets his standalone film, his demeanor and basic characteristics
could already be lay down, leaving Watts with less creative liberty to shape
the hero. Does he have a say in the Russo's handling of the character?
"I mean, it’s a big universe, so everyone sort of
works with each other to make sure that there’s continuity and that it all fits
together," Watts said. "It’s really exciting actually. We’re just
getting started, working on the script and all that, but it’s going to be a
great process."
With studios opting more and more to have indie
filmmakers sit in the director's chair of their franchises, Watts says he
landed the job thanks to his Sundance hit, Cop Car that he says Marvel saw and
"they really liked it." The director also added that "now, I’ve
got to make a slightly more expensive version," he explained. "It’s
an opportunity to just have a much bigger canvas instead of just scrapping
together any story you can."
Captain America: Civil War opens on May 6, 2016, and
Spider-Man swings by on July 28, 2017.
Source - EW
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