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Thomas Stanley Holland (born June 1, 1996) is an English actor and dancer. He is best known for starring in the 2012 Spanish-American disaster film  The Impossible .  

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On June 23, 2015, Tom Holland was officially announced as the new actor to play  Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, replacing  Andrew Garfield .  

He made his debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with 2016's  Captain America: Civil War,  followed by 2017's Spider-Man: Homecoming as well as future Marvel Cinematic Universe  Spider-Man  films, including Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame .

• Tom Holland is the youngest actor to play Peter Parker in a film at 19 years old when he was announced he was playing the role and 20 years old when Spider-Man: Homecoming was filmed.

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Spider-Man: No Way Home

With Spider-Man's identity now revealed, Peter asks Doctor Strange for help. When a spell goes wrong, dangerous foes from other worlds start to appear, forcing Peter to discover what it trul... Read all With Spider-Man's identity now revealed, Peter asks Doctor Strange for help. When a spell goes wrong, dangerous foes from other worlds start to appear, forcing Peter to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man. With Spider-Man's identity now revealed, Peter asks Doctor Strange for help. When a spell goes wrong, dangerous foes from other worlds start to appear, forcing Peter to discover what it truly means to be Spider-Man.

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• Trivia Benedict Cumberbatch admitted to not reading the full script, wanting to surprise himself with the final product.
• Goofs (at around 13 mins) When Peter goes back to his high school and walks up the stairs, there is a mural behind him. Part of the mural contains a chemical structure, however, one of the carbons has five bonds. This is impossible as carbons cannot exceed four bonds.

Matt Murdock : You may have dodged your legal troubles but things will get much worse. There's still the court of public opinion.

[Matt catches a brick thrown through the window]

Peter Parker : How did you just do that?

Matt Murdock : I'm a really good lawyer.

• Crazy credits SPOILER: There is a scene in the closing credits: Eddie Brock and Venom from the Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters are talking with a bartender. When the multiverse is restored, Brock and Venom are re-transported back to their universe, leaving a bit of symbiote behind.
• an introduction by Holland, Maguire, and Garfield
• additional scenes of Parker and May being interrogated by the Department of Damage Control
• the scene with Holland's brother Harry as a thief that was cut from the original release
• additional scenes of Parker at school; Brant interviewing Parker, his teachers, and his classmates
• Daily Bugle reports of Parker's first day back at school and the arrivals of Dillon and Marko
• additional scenes in the basement of the New York Sanctum
• a scene featuring May, Parker, and the villains in an elevator while on the way to Hogan's apartment
• an additional scene with Murdock and Hogan
• additional scenes of the three Parkers
• new post-credits scene of showing how Peter Parker has been erased from history in a new edition of "Betty's Corner with Betty Brant" begins playing that recaps their high school years with all the footage and pictures missing Peter.
• Connections Edited from Spider-Man 3 (2007)
• Soundtracks I Zimbra Written by David Byrne and Brian Eno Performed by Talking Heads Courtesy of Sire Records By arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

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How Did Tom Holland Get the Role of Spider-Man?

It’s a little more involved than being able to do a standing back-flip.

English actor Tom Holland has risen to fame for portraying Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Clearly, he is an excellent choice for the role, but what led to him getting cast in the part? Making his first appearance as Spider-Man in Captain America: Civil War at the age of 18, Holland is the youngest to play Spider-Man in recent films, as both Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield were both already 27 years old by the time they first stepped into the spider-suit. He is also the first out of the trio to reveal spoilers for upcoming films accidentally .

Before his breakout role as Spider-Man, Holland performed on stage in Billy Elliot the Musical after the choreographer for the production saw him dance with his high school dance group. He also lent his voice to the British dub of the Japanese animated film The Secret World of Arietty before sending an audition tape to director J.A. Bayona for the 2011 film The Impossible . After watching the tape, Bayona met with Holland in person and asked him to write a letter to his mother and recite it as an in-person audition. Needless to say, Bayona was impressed with Holland’s emotional delivery and offered him the role.

As Tom Holland’s first major motion picture, he co-starred with Naomi Watts . The two endured the physically and emotionally grueling filming of the 2004 tsunami that devastated Thailand. He has stated that after working with Naomi Watts in the 35,000-gallon water tank to film the initial tsunami scene, he decided he wanted to seriously pursue an acting career in film. But how did he end up landing the role of Spider-Man? One of the biggest roles in cinematic history? This article will take you through the process of how Tom Holland got the role of the latest friendly neighborhood web-slinger.

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Was He Offered the Role?

Initially, no. Holland had to audition against over 1,500 other teenagers eager for the role of Peter Parker. Once Marvel’s casting head Sarah Halley Finn saw him audition, however, she immediately told directors Joe Russo and Anthony Russo that “This is the guy. You’re going to love him.”

Producers Kevin Feige and Amy Pascal had already been impressed by Holland’s performances in previous drama films like The Impossible and In the Heart of the Sea . Still, the Russo brothers were more interested in his dancing and gymnastics background. During his audition, he did a backflip and a back handspring, further sealing the deal. The late Stan Lee , the Marvel Universe's father, also approved Holland, stating Holland was “the exact age and height” that he envisioned when he created Spider-Man. Pairing all these attributes with Holland’s natural boyish charm and charisma, he was the obvious choice to cast in the role.

Are There Audition Tapes You Can Watch?

Yes! In a hilarious promotional video for the third film, Spider-Man: No Way Home , Sony Pictures Entertainment had Tom Holland sit down with co-stars Zendaya and Jacob Batalon to react to their initial audition tapes for the Spider-Man: Homecoming . You can watch them cringe and laugh together below!

Who Else Was Up for the Role?

It’s not surprising that out of the thousands worldwide who tried out for the role, there were a few other famous names among them. Asa Butterfield , best known for his performances in The Boy in the Striped Pajamas , Ender’s Game , and most recently, the comedy series Sex Education , reportedly auditioned for the role. English actor Charlie Rowe also auditioned for the part, along with Charlie Plummer . Rowe made his first significant appearance in the 2007 film The Golden Compass and has most recently starred as a lead in the 2022 coming-of-age drama Gigi & Nate . Charlie Plummer is known for his work in films such as The Clovehitch Killer , Dark Was the Night , Moonfall , and Wildflower .

Timothée Chalamet , who recently co-starred with MJ actress Zendaya in Dune , auditioned for the role and was considered, but ultimately lost out to Holland. Judah Lewis ( Christmas Chronicles ) was 14 years old at the time of his screen-testing and would have been one of the few auditioning actors who were the exact age that Peter Parker would be in the new film. Ironically, the release of Spider-Man: Homecoming earned Tom Holland a Guinness World Book Record for being the youngest actor to play a title role in the MCU. RELATED: The MCU Still Has "Big Ideas" for Tom Holland's Peter Parker

Who Turned Down the Role?

When Sony and Marvel announced that they were looking to reintroduce Spider-Man to the MCU, many names were tossed around by executives and fans alike. One of those names was Dylan O’Brien ( Teen Wolf ), but O’Brien reportedly did not want the role and did not audition, much to the disappointment of his fans. Another rumor, based on internet sleuth speculation, was that Nat Wolff ( Death Note ) was being considered. He later addressed the rumors and stated that he had never been asked to audition. David Minnette , who is best known for his role as Clay from 13 Reasons Why also auditioned, but later stated that he “didn’t give it his best shot” because he wasn’t sure if he would be able to commit to the role entirely during that time of his life.

Additionally, Andrew Garfield was originally in talks to reprise his role as Spider-Man in future films, but learned that he would be replaced for the role in Captain America: Civil War and the face of a new hero would be introduced. Of course, we all know now that Garfield did eventually reprise his role in Spider-Man: No Way Home .

How Does Tom Holland Know Other Cast Members, Directors, and Producers?

Before being cast as the new Spider-Man, Tom Holland actually co-starred with Chris Hemsworth in Ron Howard ’s 2015 historical adventure-drama, In The Heart of the Sea . Technically speaking, Peter Parker met Thor well before he ever met Tony Stark. The film, based on the 2000 non-fiction book of the same name, details the sinking of the whaling ship The Essex in 1820. The filming required both actors to lose a significant amount of weight, consuming only 500–1000 calories a day while performing most of their stunts.

Tom Holland might not have known Zendaya before filming the three latest live-action Spider-Man movies, but they have been a couple since they met on the set of Spider-Man: Homecoming in 2016. They initially kept their relationship private, only indirectly confirming their relationship in July 2021 when they were spotted kissing.

Since co-starring with Jake Gyllenhaal in Spider-Man: Far From Home , he has since reunited with the Mysterio actor in the recent drama film The Devil All the Time . In an interview, he said he initially had no idea Gyllenhaal was involved in the project, stating:

"Funny story. When Jake and I were working together on Spidey 2, he was asking me what I was going to do next. I pitched him this movie and he was like, 'Wait a minute, I'm producing that movie.' And I was like, Well, I'm in that movie.' I guess someone had like messed up in the email and didn't tell us that each of us were part of the film."

When asked about his auditioning process for the role of Spider-Man, Holland said, "That process was five months. I did eight auditions. I did five self-tapes, and then a screen test with Robert Downey Jr. and a screen test with Chris Evans ." He later admitted that he was so nervous about meeting Robert Downey Jr. that he didn’t realize that it was only a stand-in for RDJ initially, meeting the real actor later.

After securing his role as Spider-Man in Captain America: Civil War , Holland became one of the most popular new heroes of the MCU, continuing to work along with Kevin Feige and the Russo brothers on five further films, including the Spider-Man trilogy, Avengers: Infinity War , and Avengers: Endgame . Though Holland has said he is apprehensive about continuing his reign as Spider-Man , the future remains a mystery.

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From Billy Elliot to Spider-Man: how Tom Holland won the world’s heart

The British actor’s ascent to Hollywood stardom via gymnastics and dance was not always a given

Tom Holland was obsessed with Spider-Man as a boy. Growing up in Kingston upon Thames, he came to own more than 30 Spider-Man costumes and cherished his Spider-Man bedsheets.

And, unlike for most, his childhood obsession paid dividends later in life: he would eventually get to play his hero, landing the role that has made him the most famous young British actor in the world.

Holland, 25, has been at the centre of Marvel’s cinematic universe for years. After making his debut in Captain America: Civil War in 2016, he has starred in two Avengers and three standalone Spider-Man films. The latest, No Way Home, has so far grossed more than $1.6bn (£1.18bn) worldwide, and Holland is now one of a small handful of Hollywood big-hitters being touted by some to be the next host of the Oscars – the event’s first formal presenter in three years.

The actor’s cheeky British charm, vulnerability and wit have made him one of the internet’s favourite crushes. Whether he’s accidentally spoiling the latest Marvel movie , mispronouncing “croissant” or adopting a chicken after supermarkets ran out of eggs, he has a knack for making audiences laugh and warming their hearts.

But his ascent to Hollywood superstardom was not always a given. In fact, his roots lie not in drama schools or small acting roles but in gymnastics and dance, something the young Holland fell into almost accidentally.

The eldest of four brothers, Holland credits his interest in dancing to the music of Janet Jackson. His dad, Dominic, a standup comedian and author, and his mum, Nikki, a professional photographer, noticed their son’s natural rhythm and signed him up to hip-hop classes at Nifty Feet dance school, run by the choreographer Lynne Page in a leisure centre in Wimbledon. During a performance one Easter, a 10-year-old Holland was spotted by a member of the Royal Ballet school and asked to audition for Billy Elliot the Musical, then on at London’s Victoria Palace theatre.

In his book Eclipsed , Dominic Holland, who later became his son’s unofficial manager and agent, recalls taking Tom to see the musical and laughing at the preposterousness of him playing Billy. “There was just no way. No chance. Ballet, tap, singing, acting; Tom had never done any of these things. He had never even been cast in any of his school plays.” Despite his lack of experience, Tom still caught the eye of the director, Stephen Daldry, because “he could see that Tom could act and, even more crucially, that he could take direction”, his father wrote.

After two years of preparation, including ballet, tap and acrobatic lessons, Holland was finally on stage – first as Michael, Billy’s friend, and then as Billy in 2008. Craig Gallivan, who played Tony in the musical, said it was clear from the very first rehearsals that Holland was special. “The children I was lucky enough work with on Billy Elliot were all exceptional talents so it was something of an impossibility to stand out from that, but Tom did,” he said. “For me, it was his connection to the dialogue. He had access to an emotional sensitivity that was way beyond his years.”

Holland’s turn as Billy Elliot would transpire to be more consequential than he and his family would ever have imagined. JA Bayona, the director of The Impossible, Holland’s first feature film, in which he starred alongside Ewan McGregor and Naomi Watts, was originally struck by the young actor when he saw a video of him discussing Billy.

The German actor Sönke Möhring, who starred alongside Holland in the 2012 film, said it was “amazing to see how professional he was”. He said: “Besides his great talent he is blessed with a deep soul. You could feel that he was more connected with the story than other actors of his age. Most of all, he was down to earth, very polite and a friendly kid.”

It was around the same time that Holland was cast in Kevin Macdonald’s How I Live Now. Macdonald, the Oscar-winning director behind One Day in September and The Last King of Scotland, said it was “a beautiful experience” working with the then teenager. “He’d done Billy Elliot, so he had this confidence with having been on stage in front of thousands of people night after night. When you’re meeting teenagers, they’re mostly crippled by shyness. But he was articulate and enthusiastic.”

For Macdonald, this positive energy helped to make Holland a star. “It’s lovely to be around. He’s so bright-eyed.” But if his personality was what drew directors to him, it was the physical agility he developed as a result of playing Billy that kept them there. And none were more keen than the Captain America: Civil War directors, Joe and Anthony Russo.

According to the Captain America star Chris Evans, who met his future co-star during the Spider-Man audition process, Holland ended up doing a flip during a scene. “Marvel doesn’t want to see this kid break his neck, so everyone from the studio was like: ‘Don’t! Don’t!’ And Joe just started salivating: ‘Just do it!’ And he did it – and stuck it,” Evans said .

When Holland was cast as Spider-Man in 2015, he beat thousands of other young actors to the role, including Asa Butterfield and Timothée Chalamet.

Critics have consistently praised his performances, and a campaign to get No Way Home Oscar recognition is gaining traction. Holland himself is an arch-defender of the artistic merits of the Marvel films. When Martin Scorsese likened the franchise to “theme parks” , he hit back, saying: “I’ve made Marvel movies and I’ve also made movies that have been in the conversation in the world of the Oscars, and the only difference, really, is one is much more expensive than the other.”

Beyond the set, he has said that having Zendaya – another precocious actor, who plays Spider-Man’s onscreen love interest – in his life has kept him sane. The pair’s relationship has long obsessed fans, with videos such as “Tom Holland and Zendaya flirting for 8 minutes straight” racking up more than 1.8m views on YouTube. Last summer, when pictures emerged of the two kissing, Spider-Man fandom was sent into a frenzy. To Holland it was an invasion of privacy, to critics a publicity stunt, and to fans a dream come true.

Holland, who has spoken about the huge responsibility that comes with playing Spider-Man, has a host of upcoming projects, including Uncharted (based on the video game series) and the Apple TV drama The Crowded Room. But of late he’s been more vocal about his desire to branch out into directing and return to dancing .

“The 20-year goal is to be a film director,” he told Interview magazine in 2017 . “The 15-year goal is to win an Oscar.” Whether or not he has the chance to triumph at this year’s awards is yet to be seen. But to his millions of fans, he’s already a winner.

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Peter Parker is a high school student and a superhero who possesses spider-like abilities due to a spider-bite and uses his superpowers to fight crime under the alter ego of Spider-Man . Despite his best efforts to keep his identity secret from the world, he was found and recruited by Tony Stark , gaining a new suit and technology in exchange.

Peter Parker forged a name for himself in New York City and became well-known as a local neighborhood hero, fighting against Vulture , who is creating advanced weapons from stolen alien technology. After defeating Vulture, Peter discover the true responsibilities of a hero, so he decided to decline Stark's offer of membership in the Avengers in order to continue helping the little guy however he could.

When Thanos and his Black Order launched an attack on New York in search of the Time Stone, Peter helped Iron Man and Doctor Strange fend off the invaders. He and Stark stowed away aboard the Black Order's ship to rescue Strange from Ebony Maw, who he and Iron Man threw from the ship while going to the planet Titan. Peter was “knighted” as an official Avenger after this feat. There, Parker battled Thanos only for a despot to beat him into submission. Later Parker along with the rest of half of the universe were disintegrated once Thanos completed the Infinity Gauntlet.

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Peter Parker is a high school student, living in Queens New York City, who has been using his enhanced agility and a device to shoot tensile webbing to fight crime, while disguised as a spider-based hero. When Peter arrived at his apartment, Tony Stark was talking to his aunt about a certain grant. Tony asks May to talk to him privately. Tony then asked him why he's doing this, Parker explains that he understands the price of not doing the right thing. Tony asked him to come to Germany, despite not wanting to go, Parker decides to go along so that his secret identity won't be told to Aunt May.

Trying to flee Berlin and reach Siberia before Zemo, Steve Rogers and his team assemble at Leipzig Halle Airport, where they hope to take a chopper out of the country. When sirens indicate the airport is being evacuated, Rogers instructs his team to suit up, and travels to a chopper alone, where he is confronted by Stark alongside his allies, including Parker who now has a new costume courtesy of Stark, and calling himself Spider-Man in front of Captain America. When Rogers refuses to back down, the Avengers get into a massive fight which destroys a large section of the airport. During the fight, the Avengers decides to buy time for Rogers and Barnes to reach the Quinjet, at the expense of imprisonment. Ant-Man uses his suit to grow gargantuan, which tips the scales and creates enough of a distraction to allow Rogers and Barnes to reach a jet. The two are confronted by Natasha Romanoff, but she can't bring herself to take them down and allows them to leave in Stark's Quinjet, while the rest of the Avengers are captured. As Stark and Rhodes chase the jet, Vision attempts to blast Falcon , who is following them, out of the sky. However, he misses and hits Rhodes, who plummets to the ground and is left paralyzed. Romanoff, knowing she will be arrested for acting against the accords, goes into hiding. Parker is accidentally backhanded and sent into some crates by Ant-Man, and the grateful Stark sends Peter back home, much to the former's dismay.

Later on, Peter discovers a red beam of light emitted from his Web-Shooters that Stark had programmed, projecting the Spider-Signal.

Spider-Man: Homecoming [ ]

Months later, following the Avengers' internal dispute, Peter Parker resumes his studies after Stark tells him he is not yet ready to become an Avenger. Over the objections of his Aunt May, Peter quits his school's decathlon team in order to spend more time focusing on his "Stark Industries internship", which is a cover for his crime-fighting activities as Spider-Man.

One night, after preventing Toomes ' associates from robbing an ATM, Peter returns to his room at his Queens apartment only for his best friend Ned to discover his secret identity. On another night, Peter comes across Toomes' associates Schultz and Brice selling Chitauri weaponry to local gangster Aaron Davis . When he tries to intervene, Peter nearly loses his life at Toomes' hands and is rescued by Stark. Toomes later kills Brice for jeopardizing the operation.

Peter works with Ned to remove the power core. A tracking device leads Schultz to Midtown School, but Peter and Ned manage to evade him. After planting his own tracking device on Schultz and learning that it leads to Maryland, Peter rejoins the decathlon team and accompanies them to Washington, D.C. for Nationals.

Working with Ned, Peter disables the tracker implanted in his Spider-Man suit and unlocks all its secret features. He later tries to stop Toomes from stealing weapons from a D.O.D.C. truck, but ends up being overpowered and trapped inside the truck, causing him to miss Nationals. When he discovers that the Chitauri power core is unstable, Peter tracks Ned to the Washington Monument, arriving just as the core explodes and traps Ned in an elevator. Evading local authorities, Peter manages to save Ned and fellow classmate Liz before the elevator plummets.

Returning to New York City, Peter persuades Davis to reveal Toomes' whereabouts. Confronting Toomes and his associates at the Staten Island Ferry, Peter captures the group's new buyer Mac Gargan while Toomes escapes after a malfunctioning weapon tears the ferry in half. Stark helps Peter save the passengers before admonishing him for his recklessness and taking the suit away. While picking up Liz for Midtown's annual homecoming dance, Peter learns that she is Toomes' daughter. Deducing Peter's secret identity, Toomes threatens retaliation if he continues to interfere with his plans.

During the homecoming dance, Peter realizes Toomes is planning to hijack the Stark cargo plane transporting weaponry from Avengers Tower to the team's new headquarters in upstate New York. Leaving the dance and donning his homemade Spider-Man suit, Peter is ambushed by Schultz only for Ned to save him. Peter then confronts Toomes in his lair, who attempts to persuade him to his side. When Peter refuses, Toomes destroys the building's support beams and leaves him to die.

Managing to escape, Peter intercepts Toomes on-board the now-damaged plane, steering it towards the beach near Coney Island. The two engage in a confrontation that ends with Peter saving Toomes' life and leaving him for the police.

Sometime later, Peter learns that Liz is moving away and both had to sat good bye to each other. Happy Hogan calls him over a during the decathlon team meeting and told that Stark offers him a trip to the Avengers facility. Later, Stark propose to Peter a new Iron Spider suit and an invitation to join the Avengers. Peter later declines Stark's invitation to join the Avengers and inspires Stark to bring an engagement ring to a press conference where Pepper Potts is present. Upon returning home, Peter discovers that Stark has returned his upgraded suit and puts it on just as May walks into his room.

Avengers: Infinity War [ ]

During a bus trip, Parker woke up when he sensed the appearance of an alien warship hovering over New York. Understanding the gravity of the situation, he asked Ned Leeds to create a distraction which Leeds promptly did when he warned the rest of the students about the warship. Using the distraction, Parker donned his mask and headed toward the conflict. He managed to arrive in time to assist his mentor, Iron Man, as he fought against Cull Obsidian. During the battle, one of their associates, Doctor Strange was defeated and captured by Ebony Maw and Iron Man tasked Spider-Man to rescue the sorcerer.

Despite Spider-Man's best effort to rescue Doctor Strange, he was unable to retrieve him and was subsequently pulled toward the alien warship. He nearly suffocated as the ship left Earth's atmosphere but was promptly rescued by the intervention of Iron Man who summoned the Iron Spider Suit. Despite Iron Man's orders to return home, Spider-Man remained on board and infiltrated the ship.

Spider-Man infiltrated the ship for some time. He eventually managed to locate Stark, receiving a brief scolding from his mentor and defending his actions, Stark reluctantly allowed Parker to assist him. They both managed to locate Strange as Ebony Maw tortured him to force him to give up his Infinity Stone. Parker suggested a plan to distract their opponent, using a strategy from a movie called, Aliens .

Spider-Man waited as his mentor went to distract their enemy and surprised him by blasting a hole on the side of the ship. Ebony Maw was sucked into the vacuum of space and was subsequently killed. Spider-Man narrowly managed to save Strange from the same fate through the use of his new suit's spider legs. Polite as ever, Parker introduced himself to Doctor Strange, who returned the gesture; however, Parker mistook Strange's proper title for his superhero name. Parker watched as Stark and Strange discussed and argued about how to confront their enemy Thanos. After debating, Strange reluctantly agreed to help confronting Thanos. Stark then officially made Parker a member of the Avengers, making him happy.

Tony Stark suggested him, Doctor Strange, and Spider-Man leave it to go to its destination, bringing them to a planet called Titan. Parker assisted Stark with steering and landing the ship on the planet. After crash-landing, they began to prepare themselves before they were attacked by a new group of arrivals, called the Guardians of the Galaxy. A brief scuffle happened aboard the ruined ship which ended when Spider-Man was held at gunpoint by Star-Lord and Iron Man capturing Drax the Destroyer. Eventually, both groups learned that they are both after Thanos and an uneasy alliance was formed between them.

Leaving the ruined ship, everyone stared planning on how to beat Thanos. Strange meditated with the Time Stone to find a way for them to win; despite the extreme amount of ways they lose, there was a single future in which they win. Eventually, the Mad Titan arrived on the planet which was revealed to be his former home world. A fierce battle ensued on the ruined world as Spider-Man fought alongside his allies to subdue and take off the Infinity Gauntlet to keep him from using the weapon.

The alliance nearly succeeded until Star-Lord's outrage by the reveal of the death of his lover, Gamora, at the hands of Thanos, ruined Mantis' effort to subdue the titan. This allowed Thanos to utilize his gauntlet and turn the tide back in his favor. Thanos succeeded with taking the Time Stone from Strange and teleported away from the battle to locate the final stone on Earth.

Thanos succeeded with collecting all of the Infinity Stones and unleashed the full extent of its power to exterminate half of the population of the entire universe with a mere snap of his fingers. Back on Titan, Parker watched as their allies began fading and disappearing one by one, until he realized that he himself was also beginning to fade. Terrified, Parker tearfully clutched onto his mentor as he insisted that he did not want to die. Stark stayed by him and attempted to comfort his scared protege. As Parker collapsed, he muttered a final apology to Stark for failing him before he disintegrated into nothingness, along with half the life in the universe.

Avengers: Endgame [ ]

After being snapped away for 5 years, Parker comes back to help the Avengers fight a Thanos from 2014. Peter comes out of a portal created by Doctor Strange to fight for the greater good. Parker gives Tony Stark a hug after not seeing him for 5 years, telling him about what it was like being dusted. Later on in the battle, Stark gains all 6 Infinity Stones, and snaps his own fingers to snap away Thanos and his army. Stark ends up dying while doing this, and Parker is one of the first to run up to him to be by his side while he dies.

Parker attends Tony Stark's funeral with May Parker, mourning the loss of Stark. All of the Avengers are at this Funeral, grieving his loss. Some notable people there are Steve Rogers, Pepper Potts and Nick Fury.

Spider-Man: Far From Home [ ]

Following Tony Stark's death and funeral, Peter continued to act as the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, doing his best to live up to what he felt were the giant shoes Stark left for him to fill as his protégé. He hosted fundraisers and charity events for the homeless and did his best to cut down on the returning crime waves in Queens, as well as around the entire rest of the city, including thwarting a robbery by the Manfredi Mob. He became well-known and liked by the residents of the city and was hailed as one of the city's heroes, and was even thought to be taking Iron Man's mantle.

In spite of this, Peter still felt that he was not living up to the posthumous expectations of his mentor and struggled with the post-traumatic stress of being killed in the so-called "Blip" and brought back by what became known as "The Blip," only to have his world shattered by such a hard loss. In an effort to ease his anxiety and stress, Peter signed up for a trans-Atlantic trip to Europe with Ned, MJ, and the rest of his classmates who returned after the five-year time gap. Prior to the trip to Europe, Peter decided to leave both of his suits at home, wanting to just be a normal teenager for the duration of the vacation and not wanting to remind himself of Thanos or Stark's death. Unbeknownst to him, however, his Aunt May packed the traditional Stark suit in his suitcase before he left on the trip. Peter also planned to confess his growing feelings for MJ to her while in Europe. The class first traveled to Venice, Italy, where Peter discovered that May had packed his suit for him. He left the suit in the hotel room, but took the web-shooters just in case. Peter later began to flirt with MJ while on a gondola ride until a large humanoid figure made of water burst out of the canals and began to attack the Rialto Bridge. Peter helped clear his classmates out of the area and then donned his web-shooters and attempted to stop the creature, but was quickly defeated. A man then flew in trailing green smoke behind him and managed to take down the creature with only a little effort before disappearing again. Later on, the class watched a report on the attack on the news at the hotel, revealing the newcomer's name to be Mysterio.

That night, as Peter and Ned were getting ready to go to sleep, Ned was tranquilized and Peter was introduced personally to Nick Fury, who had previously tried to contact him, but had failed as Peter did not want to shoulder the extra weight of whatever assignment Fury had for him. Fury advised Peter to suit up, then took him to a secret base under the canals, where Maria Hill was also waiting. Here, Fury introduced Peter to Mysterio, whose real name was Quentin Beck. Beck revealed he was from a different Earth and that the creature that had attacked during Peter's class trip to the Venetian canals was something called an Elemental, more specifically the Water Elemental; according to Beck, they had arrived after Thanos' first snap tore a hole in the fabric of the universe, allowing the Elementals to slip through and Beck to follow. He also told Peter that the Elementals had killed his family and destroyed his universe's Earth by attacking key points across the world, and that those key points were the ones they were attacking now. Fury then appealed to Peter to team up with Beck to help stop the Elementals, though Peter was reluctant to do so and ultimately rejected his pleas, opting to stay with his class and continue with his field trip. Before he left, however, Fury gifted Peter with a pair of glasses from Stark which were meant for his successor and programmed with the E.D.I.T.H. AI, which could effectively hack into any and all Stark tech.

Unbeknownst to Peter, Fury then covertly altered the trip's itinerary for Prague, where the next Elemental was projected to attack. Along the way, the bus was stopped at a rest stop where a covert agent directed Peter to a different room where another agent was waiting for him with a custom black stealth suit meant to avoid arousing the suspicion Peter's friends and classmates would have if they saw that Spider-Man had somehow followed them to Europe. By giving him this suit, Fury left Peter with no excuse to not help mitigate the threat. While Peter was being given the suit, however, his classmate and rival Brad witnessed and photographed Peter with the agent who he believed to be an escort and plotted to show the picture to MJ to prevent the two from getting together. Peter employed the E.D.I.T.H. glasses to delete the photo, but not before inadvertently almost killing Brad via a Stark drone strike.

Upon the class's arrival in Prague, Fury cajoled Peter into working with Beck to take down the incoming Elemental and the two of them, along with Fury and Hill, came up with a plan of attack. Peter once again tried to back out, leading to Fury scolding him and implying that he wasn't ready to bear Stark's legacy and that he was squandering the potential he was given as a hero. Peter left and hid out atop a building, where Beck visited him and offered him some advice on being a hero. Peter later flirted more with MJ before a show at the opera, but was distracted when Fury contacted him to alert him to the Fire Elemental's arrival. The monster attacked at a carnival and Peter and Mysterio managed to stop it by working together, during which time Beck risked his life trying to take it down. Fury and Hill then invited Peter and Beck to Berlin to discuss assembling a new superhero team. He then told Peter that he would only be welcome to such a conference if Peter was ready to embrace his legacy. This stressed Peter out and when he and Beck went to a bar later to celebrate (though Peter only ordered lemonade), Peter convinced himself and Beck that Stark's message with the E.D.I.T.H. glasses meant that Peter was to choose the next Tony Stark, not to actually be him. Believing Beck to be more worthy of shouldering Stark's legacy, Peter bequeathed him the glasses and returned to his trip. Later on, Peter took a walk in the streets of Prague with MJ and worked up the nerve to confess his feelings for her, but before he could do so, she revealed that she had deduced his true identity as Spider-Man. Though Peter quickly denied this, MJ showed him a piece of debris she found in the rubble of the Fire Elemental attack, which they then discovered was actually a projector which displayed an image of an Elemental they hadn't seen before, the Air Elemental; the two concluded that Beck was a fraud and had been playing everyone the entire time. Panicked by this revelation and realizing his massive mistake in giving Beck the glasses, Peter confirmed that he was, in fact, Spider-Man and warned MJ that she was likely in danger along with Ned. Peter hurried to Berlin to inform Fury of Beck's true nature and told him about the projector he and MJ found, but then found that this Fury was nothing more than an illusion created by Beck, who attacked him and wore him down with illusions; Peter was then hit by a train. Peter survived the impact but was badly injured and fell unconscious shortly after climbing aboard the train car. Peter later woke up in a jail cell somewhere in the Netherlands, but found a way to break out and got in contact with Happy, who picked him up in a Stark jet designed for Peter. Realizing he needed a new costume after the stealth one was destroyed in his battle with Mysterio's illusions, Peter discovered, with Happy's help, a machine left to him by Stark specially designed to manufacture the Spider-Man suits. Peter designed his own new red and black suit while Happy flew him to London, where Beck planned to project the next Elemental, seeking to kill MJ and anyone else who knew his secret. Once they were over London, Peter told Happy to fly high into the sky so Beck wouldn't see him coming, and then dove and parachuted down into the midst of an upgraded Air Elemental, before using upgraded gliding technology to fly through the tempest illusion, constructed from several hundred projectors like the one MJ had found. Peter broke through the illusion using his Spider-Sense (which his friends and aunt referred to as the "Peter-Tingle") and landed on the bridge, rescuing civilians and calling out Beck to fight. After breaking through an illusion using purely his Spider-Sense, Peter regained control of the E.D.I.T.H. AI and used it to order all the projector drones to self-destruct, thereby defeating the so-called Elemental. During the ensuing battle between Beck and Peter, Beck was shot by a misfired gun from one of his own drones and fell to the floor. As he died, he taunted Peter before Peter quickly caught the real Beck's hand and prevented him from shooting Peter in the head; though Beck had been shot, the one on the floor was just another illusion. The real Beck also appeared to die from the gunshot wound, however. Peter and his class returned to New York safely shortly after this, and with MJ now knowing Peter's secret, the two began a relationship together. Peter eventually took MJ swinging through the city, though this made her dizzy and nauseous and she asked to never do it again. Not long after the two had parted ways, however, J. Jonah Jameson, an executive reporter at the Daily Bugle, came on-air with footage of the London battle which Beck took and had doctored to make it appear as though Spider-Man was the one who caused the chaos and ultimately killed Beck. Jameson declared Spider-Man to be a public menace before showing another clip in which Beck publicly revealed Spider-Man's identity to be Peter Parker.

Venom: Let There Be Carnage [ ]

While his identity was being revealed, Venom and Eddie Brock travel to his universe and see the news on a TV screen. Later on, Venom and Brock agree to meet this universe's Spider-Man but are stopped when they are suddenly returned to their home universe.

Spider-Man: No Way Home [ ]

Peter was swarmed immediately after this by reporters, federal agents, and normal civilians alike, all of whom wanted a piece of him and none of who could tell whether the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man they thought they knew was actually an international masked murderer. Peter scooped up MJ and fled the scene, taking to the high rises and subway tunnels alike to make a beeline back to his and May's apartment, whereupon he attempted in vain to hide the fact that Beck had revealed his identity to everyone with Internet access. He was soon confronted by federal agents of the Department of Damage Control, who arrested him, May, MJ, and Ned and brought them in for questioning, thoroughly believing Peter to be behind Mysterio's murder. While many of these charges had no substantial evidence to them, as was assured to the Parkers by their lawyer, Matt Murdock, it put Peter and his friends on the map in the worst of ways, making them into the subject of controversy in their senior year of high school and causing them all to get rejected from the colleges to which they applied.

Desperate to reverse the effects that Mysterio's scheme had on his life, Peter went to seek the help of Doctor Stephen Strange in hopes that he could use the Time Stone to make it so it had never happened, though Strange, who had been stripped of his title of Sorcerer Supreme in the five years of his absence due to Thanos' plot, lamented that he couldn't do that because he no longer had the stone, since the one belonging to their universe had been destroyed by Thanos and the one used by Bruce Banner and Tony Stark had been returned to its proper place in the timeline. He did, however, have the idea to erase the memories of everyone on the planet that Peter was Spider-Man, to which Peter eagerly agreed, despite Wong's warnings of the dangers of that spell. Nonetheless, Strange took Peter to cast the spell, but after realizing just how universal the effects would be, Peter began to tamper with the spell himself, making it so that MJ would remember their relationship and his being Spider-Man. Unsatisified, he added that Ned and May should remember too, and Happy as well, until finally the spell destablized so much that it opened several rifts in the fabric of the universe, though Strange swiftly stitched these shut and contained the corrupted spell within a magical artifact. After realizing that he hadn't so much as tried to plead his case to the admissions officer for M.I.T., Strange kicked Peter out of the Sanctum Sanctorum. Peter heeded Strange's advice and tracked down the M.I.T. admissions officer who was just leaving town after a New York City admissions mixer and attempted to talk to her about MJ's and Ned's applications, more concerned for them due to their peripheral involvement in his vigilantism than for himself, but was warned by his spider sense of some kind of impending danger. After seeing that the highway ahead was being torn to pieces by some unseen individual, Peter donned his Iron Spider armor and warned the officer to flee before they were attacked by a man with four mechanical arms, who seemed to recognize Spider-Man and demanded that he tell him where his machine was, despite Peter knowing nothing about who he was or what he was talking about. Believing his foe was playing games with him, the man attacked Peter and attempted to kill him, throwing the admissions officer's car off the bridge in the process. Peter saved her from imminent death but was forced to leave her car hanging when his attacker pinned him against the overpass support and tore apart his suit, integrating it into his own arms. He next attempted to run Peter through with a spike on one of his arms, but the suit defended him by using nanites from his mask to protect his torso, revealing his face to his attacker, who bewilderedly stated that he was not, in fact, Peter Parker. Unbeknownst to him, however, the man's integration of Peter's suit had allowed Peter to take control of the limbs and use them to save himself and the admissions officer, bringing them both to safety once more on the bridge. The grateful admissions officer told Peter she would reconsider all three applications before promptly leaving the scene, but Peter's spider-sense warned him of an even greater danger approaching, which manifested in the form of a green-armored man with a creepy elf-like mask appearing on a glider while dropping bombs. The man he had just captured identified him confusedly as "Osborn" before they were transported back to the Sanctum Sanctorum by Strange, where the man with the arms was imprisoned in a magical cell and Peter was startled by a reptilian monster leaping from the shadows of his own cell to try and attack him. Strange explained to Peter that after he had meddled with the memory erasure spell, it had opened a rift in space and time which allowed individuals from across the multiverse who knew about Peter Parker's identity as Spider-Man to leak into their own universe, including the two already in the Sanctum, who identified themselves as Otto Octavius and Curt Connors, respectively. After Strange enchanted one of Peter's gauntlets from his Iron Spider armor to be able to capture the remaining multiversal "visitors," Octavius identified the other man they had seen on the bridge as one Norman Osborn, warning Peter that he was running off into the night to fight ghosts, as the Norman he knew was long dead. Peter, disturbed by this, went to go and capture the other individuals he had been tipped off about with the help of MJ and Ned, operating out of the Sanctum's basement. He encountered a man made of electricity and another of sand. The "Sandman," recognizing Peter as his own version of Spider-Man, showed up to help him, and assisted him in capturing the electrical man after he became apparently hostile. After unmasking himself, however, the Sandman saw that this Peter was not the one he recognized, and became distrustful of and hostile toward his former ally, causing Peter to have to capture him, too. Peter then stayed behind overnight to fix some of the damage his battle with the electrical man had caused, not wanting his reputation to be tarnished further as a vandal.

As dawn broke, Peter was informed that a man matching the description of Norman Osborn had been picked up by the F.E.A.S.T. shelter where May was working. Believing her to be in mortal danger, Peter rushed there, only to find a seemingly entirely normal, however depressed, Osborn being fed by May. Peter took him back to the Sanctum where all the other prisoners were being held, but not before talking with May about the responsibility he had to help them if he can instead of simply sending them home. Back at the Sanctum, the electrical man introduced himself as Max Dillon, while the Sandman called himself Flint Marko. Strange revealed his intention to send all of the multiversal trespassers back to their respective realities, but they pleaded with him, stating that they would all die if they were sent back, as they couldn't remember anything from their worlds after what they perceived to be death of some kind. Strange confirmed that the majority of them die during or after a fight with their respective Spider-Men, sending them into a frenzy as the sorcerer moved to finalize the reversal of his spell which would send them home. Recalling May's words about his responsibility and reluctant to send them home to their fates, Peter stole the artifact Strange was using to contain the corrupted spell, making off with it before being captured and pushed out of his physical form by Strange. After managing to retake control of his body, Peter fled the sorcerer once again, almost being captured multiple times as his pursuer opened the Mirror Dimension around him, until Peter used his knowledge of geometry to manipulate the dimension to his advantage, ensnaring Strange in a trap of his webs and stealing the box and Strange's sling ring before stranding him there.

Peter then took the displaced individuals to Happy Hogan's apartment, where he and May had been staying temporarily, devising various solutions to cure them of their ailments and abilities using Stark Tech entrusted to him after Stark's death. He successfully reverted Doc Ock to Doctor Otto Octavius, giving him control of his mind and arms once more. He moved to do the same for Dillon, Marko, and Osborn, but was thwarted when his spider-sense warned him that Osborn's Goblin persona had taken over. He subdued the would-be attacker with his webs but was then attacked by Dillon, who removed his cure device after being manipulated by the Goblin into believing it would kill him and immediately moved to steal the Stark arc reactor that was powering the device Peter had used to create the cures, blasting Octavius and letting the others flee. Goblin got free and began to attack Peter after May had fled with the remaining cures and a long and painful battle between the two ensued, with the Goblin beating Peter relentlessly until they reached ground floor. May attempted to inject him with the cure Norman had made, but it was flawed and had no effect. The Goblin then told Peter that no good deed went unpunished, proceeding to call in his glider, which struck May and left her helpless on the ground. Though Peter managed to deflect the bomb Goblin threw with the intention of killing her, he could not save her from the wounds she had received from being impaled by the glider, and his aunt died in his arms as he was shot at by armed agents moving to arrest him.

Peter was forced to flee and chose to hide out atop his high school where he could be alone. It was here that MJ and Ned found him and he broke down as they hugged him, stating that he didn't know what to do and that he didn't feel he could save anyone. The two then introduced him to two people they thought he should see, those being his own variants from the universes of the villains he had been attempting to cure, the Peter Parker of Electro's and Lizard's universe and the Peter Parker of Goblin's, Sandman's, and Ock's universe. Both told him that they, too, had lost people they loved; both had lost their Uncle Ben like him and one had lost the love of his life after he failed to save her, and the pain had made them vengeful. In spite of this, however, they had been told the same words May had passed on to Peter before her death, that his great power meant he had a great responsibility to help those who couldn't help themselves. Their words uplifted Peter, and they began to engineer a plan to take down the villains.

The first step was to break into the lab in the high school and use their collective intellect to reengineer the cures Peter had initially created. Here, they were also awed by one of the Parkers' ability to generate web fluid biologically, without need for mechanical web-shooters like the other two. One of the variant Peters also told the other one not to give up on his life as Peter Parker, and that there was more to it than just being Spider-Man, as this Peter had devoted most of his life to being Spider-Man after losing his Gwen Stacy, but had yet to meet his counterpart of MJ like the other two. After this, Ned, who had used Strange's sling ring to bring the other two Parkers there and could now shakily open gateways like Strange could, opened a gateway to the Statue of Liberty. Peter called in to the Daily Bugle to share his role in bringing the multiversal villains to their universe, using the call as a ruse to lure them all to him and his variants at the Statue. This worked incredibly well, with all five villains quickly showing up to steal the box Peter himself had taken from Strange. The three Spider-Men attempted to fight in tandem and cure the villains but found themselves distracted by different villains and getting in each others' ways. After Sandman caused a sandstorm around the Statue, the three regrouped and the two variants confessed that they had never fought in a team before, but Peter reassured them that he had after fighting with the Avengers, and instructed them to, as a group, target one at a time. After this, the three worked together cohesively, swinging off of each other and giving each what the other needed in battle. Like this, they were able to cure Sandman and Lizard before Electro almost killed his counterpart variant of Spider-Man as he had intended to do years prior, but was interrupted by Octavius, who had seemingly returned to being evil after he grabbed and choked the two variant Spider-Men. This was a trick to throw Electro off, however, and allowed Octavius to administer Dillon's cure to him.

It wasn't until then that Goblin appeared, bombing the Statue of Liberty and causing it to begin to fall apart. Octavius attempted to stop him himself, but had one of his arms severed before Peter managed to relieve the Goblin of his glider, rendering him flightless on a large piece of debris from the Statue designed to look like Captain America's Shield. Here, Goblin taunted Peter for being too weak to cure him or even send him home to die, to which Peter responded that he just wanted to kill Goblin himself. Peter then savagely beat up Goblin, not relenting until he was incapacitated and only then did he pick up the villain's glider in order to impale him on it. However, he was stopped from going through with this by his variant counterpart from the Goblin's universe, who understood what it would do to Peter in the long run. This variant was promptly non-fatally stabbed in the back by an unrepentant Goblin, who teased Peter once again, this time about being the one to kill May: the Goblin was the one who struck the blow but she was only in a dangerous situation because of her connection to Spider-Man. The third Spider-Man then threw Peter the revised Goblin antiserum, which Peter vengefully plunged into Goblin's neck, successfully reverting him permanently to a remorseful Norman Osborn.

After this, as the universe around them started to tear open as a result of the spell breaking free of its containment, Peter approached Strange, who had been accidentally freed by Ned and MJ minutes earlier, and told him that if it was the only way to reverse what was happening, then he should complete the spell as he had intended to the first time. Strange refused, warning Peter that everyone would forget about him being Spider-Man, but that they would also forget who Peter Parker was to them, what he meant to them, and what they had been through together. His relationship with MJ would be erased, as would his friendship with Ned, his enrollment in school, and his relationship to the Avengers, including Strange. Peter acknowledged this, stating that it was what had to be done, and ordered Strange to complete the spell. Strange advised him to say his goodbyes while he could, and Peter did so, vowing to MJ and Ned that he would find them again and remind them of what they had all been through together, before kissing MJ goodbye and doing one final secret handshake with Ned. From here, he returned to the city, watching as Octavius, Osborn, Marko, Dillon, Connors, and the two other Parkers returned to their universes and the breaches in reality were closed.

Sometime shortly thereafter, Peter, with his identity as Spider-Man a secret once more, sought out MJ in the coffee shop and diner where she worked, only for her to stare right through him as another random customer and greet Ned with a smile as he walked in. Despite his plans and promise to remind the two of who he was, Peter decided against it, after seeing their happiness and planning to go to M.I.T., as he comes to believe that they're better off without him and his problems in their lives. Peter then ordered a coffee as he wished MJ well and left. He visited May's grave and promised to carry on doing what she had taught him to do, and also held a brief conversation with Happy, who was also visting the grave site but was oblivious to who Peter was. He began renting out a cramped and dingy studio apartment, where he moved in with a fresh lease on life, planning to finish out his GED, since his high school transcript had been erased, and readying himself to resume life as Spider-Man with an all-new red and blue suit. However, believing himself to be dangerous to those around him, Peter decided to distance himself from his allies and fellow superheroes in order to protect them.

Personality [ ]

Outside of his Spider-Man alter ego, Parker lives the life of a normal 17-year-old high school student. He cares deeply for his Aunt May. He is a very intelligent science enthusiast, capable of inventing and building his own web-shooters. Parker is a friendly but shy and awkward individual; he is happy to talk but often stumbles on his own words in a conversation. As opposed to Iron Man or Captain America, Parker makes it a point to keep his identity secret since if such knowledge was made public his aunt would be worried sick and he would have major trouble with the law on the grounds of vigilantism.

Parker is also highly impressionable towards figures of authority, which is likely due to his young age and inexperience. An example of this was towards Captain America, when asked about why he was fighting, Parker stated that it was because Stark had said that Rogers was in the wrong, while he had no opinion of his own on the matter. Parker was also very excited to be in a fight with other superheroes, to the point where people on both Captain America's and Iron Man's teams were asking how old he is, due to his child-like behavior during the airport battle.

Parker idolizes Iron Man and sees him as a role model, he even admires and has respect for Tony Stark, even when the latter contemplated telling Aunt May his identity which he was strongly against. Through his first official mission as Spider-Man, Parker showed a strong desire to impress the other superheroes and prove his worth, especially towards Iron Man. As Spider-Man, Parker is courageous and capable, being able to come up with clever strategies due to his scientific and filmic expertise (he is an avid movie watcher as well). He frequently annoys his enemies with fast-talking humor and quipping, prompting members of both Captain America's faction.

During his fledgling career as a superhero, Peter was shown to be stressing over his jokes and trying to make a lasting impression on people. He does value life, ordering Karen to not make him kill anyone when he activated his 'advanced combat mode'. He even risked his own life to save the Vulture from an explosion and resulting fire, despite the Vulture attempting to kill him and possessing knowledge of his secret identity.

Secret Identity [ ]

Spider-Man did almost to keep his identity a closely guarded secret. However, there were a number of individuals to whom he had either willingly revealed his identity to or whom had discovered it for themselves. Among the most prominent ones are Tony Stark , Happy Hogan , Ned Leeds , Adrian Toomes , May Parker , Stephen Strange, and Michelle Jones are the only people to know Spider-Man's secret identity. The end credits scene of Spider-Man: Far From Home shows that Spider-Man's Identity has been revealed to the world by Mysterio .

Powers and Abilities [ ]

Artificially Enhanced Physiology : Peter Parker gained several spider-like abilities due to the bite of a genetically-altered spider. The complex mutagenic enzymes in the spider's blood that were transferred at the time of the bite triggered numerous body-wide mutagenic changes within Parker, granting him superhuman strength, speed, toughened flesh, and a spider-sense. However, due to his inexperience, he doesn't have full control of his powers and is still discovering them, including his spider-sense.

• Superhuman Strength : Spider-Man possesses the proportionate strength of a spider. His strength enables him to lift more than the weight of a car, even at greater speeds. He was also able to catch and support a collapsing jet bridge and break through hard glass with a few blows. Spider-Man was ultimately able to lift the considerable amount of concrete roof that Vulture had collapsed on top of him, though doing so painfully strained him and he also lifted a collapse bell tower. During the Black Order's arrival in New York, Peter was able to catch Cull Obsidian's hammer moments before it struck Iron Man. His strength is sufficient enough to stagger Thanos.
• Superhuman Speed : Spider-Man can move at greater speeds than an ordinary human, making him adept at dodging quick attacks.
• Superhuman Durability : Spider-Man possesses denser bones and toughened flesh that allows him to survive great impacts. Spider-Man has endured attacks from other enhanced individuals without sustaining any lasting damage. He was also unaffected when he fell from height of several stories. Moreover, Spider-Man survived being dragged from a speeding van and enduring hits from garbage bins and stacks of bricks, as well as Vulture collapsing a considerable portion of a concrete roof on top of him, he later survives a plane crash and falls from the inside of the Washington Monument while only being incapacitated. While Spider-Man followed Ebony Maw as he chased after Doctor Strange and the Time Stone, Peter was unfazed by the various objects flung at him by Maw, even shaking off a direct collision with a road sign, resuming his pursuit. Peter was even able to withstand a blow from the tremendously strong Thanos while wearing the Iron Spider Armor.
• Superhuman Agility : Spider-Man is exceptionally agile and fast, capable of swinging around on thin webbing, flipping, and jumping very high distances without any difficulty. His bones, muscles, and joints have more elastic strength and durability, allowing him to perform gymnastic and contortionist maneuvers without damaging his bone structure. He used his agility to outmaneuver and beat any enhanced individuals attacks. Spider-Man's sense of balance is similar to most arachnid species, allowing him to perform complex acrobatics. He is able to adjust his position by instinct, enabling him to balance himself on a string of web, do a front flip and land on it.
• Superhuman Reflexes : Spider-Man's reaction time and coordination is significantly enhanced, having his brain respond to stimuli at an accelerated rate. Spider-Man can effectively dodge and counter incoming attacks in combat. He is also able to catch individuals or objects moving at high speeds even without looking.
• Superhuman Stamina : Spider-Man is able to exert himself into physical activity much longer than normal humans, without tiring.
• Enhanced Vision : Spider-Man's sense of sight is superhuman, to the point that he is forced to wear dark goggles to prevent it from handicapping him in a battle, as there is "too much input."
• Spider-Sense (Peter Tingle) : Spider-Man has a pronounced survival instinct which warns him of impending danger. This awareness functions on a subconscious level, thus alerting Spider-Man of dangers he cannot readily notice at first, including projectiles aimed at him from a blind spot. Spider-Man can sense a bench that Winter Soldier had hurled at him and Spider-Man sensed someone coming his way and, without looking, incapacitated him with a web grenade while the Staten Island Ferry was split in half. Later, he was also able to dodge Vulture's Exo-Suit at full speed, effectively maneuvering in close quarters at a high rate of speed. He was able to sense the spaceship landing in New York City, despite being miles away from the site. His senses had also warned him of his impending demise at the hands of Thanos. In Spider-Man: Far From Home this is officially named the "Peter Tingle".
• Wall-Crawling : Spider-Man is able to adhere to surfaces like a spider, enabling him to crawl on walls or ceilings with ease. This ability allows him to stick to any surface when willing himself to, as physical contact with surfaces can creates a locking connection necessary to support his body, even when he is inverted above the ground. He has also stated that he doesn't use any adhesive device to achieve this.
• Regenerative Healing Factor : Spider-Man's increased metabolism allows him to rapidly heal from injuries more extensively than normal humans. He was able to rapidly heal a black eye and other scars from fighting the Vulture in a matter of hours.

Abilities [ ]

• Genius-Level Intellect : Peter is academically gifted in science, specifically in chemistry, physics, and engineering. He is smart enough to create a chemical compound that is used as webbing and constructed his working artificial web-shooters. In addition, he was a valued member of the academic decathlon team, with Liz Toomes claiming that Peter was its most intelligent member. His intellect was praised by Tony Stark himself, who was impressed with his webbing he made.
• Expert Scientist and Engineer : Peter Parker has displayed in various knowledge of science. He easily sorted out a gravity equation during one class in school, by taking one look at the board, identified Falcon's wings being made from carbon fiber and made a fluid similar to a spider's web. He is also an expert of inventing own computers taken from trash, his first Spider-Man suit, first pair of web-shooters and his upgraded red and black suit.
• Skilled Tactician : Peter draws from pop culture from 80s films and using the laws of physics to make strategies in taking down his enemies during fights.
• Master Acrobat : Due to his superhuman physical abilities, Peter is a very skilled acrobat and gymnast. He easily surpasses normal acrobats and is able to pre-form somersaults, flips, spins, cartwheels, etc. Hence, he was able to quickly shoot strings of webbing at the strongest points of the Staten Island Ferry together, using his web-shooters and his own enhanced-agility, succeeding his active maneuvers to keep it together.
• Skilled Combatant : Using a mixture of his superhuman strength, speed, agility, reflexes, equilibrium, spider-sense, and web-shooters, Peter is able to utilize a devastating acrobatic fighting style that makes him a formidable opponent.
• Multilingualism : Peter speaks his native English and Spanish, thanks to studying in school with success. As well as some Italian, when he talked to a store owner at a Bodega.

Equipment [ ]

• Web-Shooters : Spider-Man created mechanical web-shooters that attach to his wrists and utilize them in various ways, such as using them to immobilize or ensnare his enemies and web swinging. His new pair of web-shooters is supplied with technological improvements and a few new features The upgraded web-shooters also comes with selective web types and a laser targeting system for accuracy.
• Spider-Man Suit : Spider-Man owns two suits, the first suit was made by Peter himself which contains his homemade web-shooters and black goggles, while his second suit is designed by Tony Stark to help focus his powers.

Relationships [ ]

• Peter Parker/Amazing Spider-Man - Alternate Self and Ally
• Peter Parker/Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man - Alternate Self and Ally
• Ben Parker † - Uncle
• May Parker † - Aunt
• Ned Leeds - Best Friend
• Michelle Jones - Girlfriend
• Maxwell Dillon/Electro - Former Enemy
• Norman Osborn/Green Goblin - Former Enemy
• Otto Octavius/Doctor Octopus - Former Enemy
• Dr. Curtis Connors/The Lizard - Former Enemy
• Flint Marko/Sandman - Former Enemy
• Tony Stark/Iron Man † - Idol and Mentor
• Steve Rogers/Captain America - Ally and Big Fan
• Nick Fury - Ally
• Doctor Strange - Ally
• Wong - Ally
• Matt Murdock - Lawyer and Ally
• Adrian Toomes/Vulture - Enemy
• Herman Schultz/Shocker - Enemy
• Phineas Mason/Tinkerer - Enemy
• Quentin Beck/Mysterio † - Ally turned Enemy

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• Spider-Man (Andrew Garfield)
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How Tom Holland went from a theater kid in England to a Marvel superstar

• Tom Holland is known for his role as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe .
• As a kid, Holland took dance classes and starred in a production of "Billy Elliot the Musical."
• He'll return as Peter Parker in the upcoming third "Spider-Man" film set for release on December 17.

Holland was born in London, England on June 1, 1996.

His parents are named Dominic Holland (a stand-up comedian and author ) and Nikki Holland (a professional photographer ).

"It's nice to have a dad who's been in the industry for probably over 30 years because he knows all the dos and don'ts and the ins and outs and stuff," Tom said during a conversation with "Spider-Man" costar Zendaya for Interview magazine . 

The actor is also the oldest of four children. His brothers are Harry Holland, Sam Holland, and Paddy Holland.

Sam and Harry are twins, and the latter sibling has filmed and directed several videos . He often joins Tom on his film press tours and puts together recap videos . 

The Holland family also includes a dog named Tessa.

Tessa has accompanied the actor during some interviews and red carpets . Holland also posts photos of her on his Instagram. 

Holland took dance classes as a child and credits his interest to Janet Jackson.

"I don't actually know which song it was," he told CNET in 2017 . "But when I was a baby, one of her songs used to send me into a dancing frenzy. My mom thought I had natural rhythm, so she was like, 'You should go to a dance class.'"

Holland went on to say that he used to take classes "every Saturday in the YMCA in Wimbledon."

Twelve-year-old Holland made his debut as the titular character in "Billy Elliot the Musical" in September 2008.

Holland's interest in theater was a natural progression, considering that he took dance classes at UK-based studio Nifty Feet .  

Prior to taking on the main role, Holland played Michael, Billy's friend.

According to the actor, it took approximately two and a half years before he finally went on stage as Billy at the Victoria Palace Theatre in London's West End. The production also put Holland's ballet and gymnastics training to good use. 

Watch young Holland explain how he got the role and rehearsed for the show in this 2009 video . 

After "Billy Elliott," Holland starred in the 2012 movie "The Impossible."

He starred alongside Ewan McGregor and Naomi Watts and portrayed Lucas, a young boy whose family encountered a tsunami while on a vacation.

He was a big fan of Spider-Man long before being cast as the webslinger.

"I reckon I had 30 Spider-Man costumes over the years since I was a little baby," Holland told The Hollywood Reporter in 2016. "I had Spider-Man bed sheets. Two years ago, I went to a fancy dress party dressed as Spider-Man and looked like an absolute idiot."

Prior to joining the MCU, Holland actually knew Chris Hemsworth from a film they worked on together.

Holland played Thomas Nickerson and Hemsworth portrayed Owen Chase in Ron Howard's 2015 drama "In the Heart of the Sea."

In June 2019, the "Thor: Ragnarok" star said that he "did what he could" to help Holland nab the Spider-Man role . 

"As they were casting him for Spider-Man, I did what I could do and made a call and said he's one of the most talented people I've worked with and has such a big heart and appreciation," Hemsworth  told "Entertainment Tonight." "We have a great friendship, it's a good mutual respect."

The Spider-Man audition process took five-and-a-half months.

While participating in Wired's autocomplete interview with his "Far From Home" costars, Holland said that he attended auditions in Ireland, Canada, Atlanta, and Los Angeles. 

"Civil War" directors Anthony Russo and Joe Russo and Chris Evans (Captain America/Steve Rogers) also said that Holland had the edge because of his prior experience as a gymnast. In the script, Spider-Man flipped in a scene, and Holland offered to do that during an audition.

"Marvel doesn't want to see this kid break his neck, so everyone from [the studio] was like, 'Don't! Don't!' And Joe just started salivating, 'Just do it!'" Evans, who met Holland during the process, told Entertainment Weekly in 2016. "And he did it — and stuck it!"

During an appearance on the "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" in May 2017, Holland recalled finding out that he landed the role through Instagram.

His brother, Harry, was skeptical because it had been six weeks since Holland's last audition. He also suggested that Sony got hacked. But then, Marvel president Kevin Feige called Holland and confirmed that he got the part.

On June 23, 2015, Holland was announced as the new Spider-Man.

Following versions that were led by Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield, Holland became the youngest actor to be cast in the role . According to The Hollywood Reporter , Asa Butterfield, Charlie Rowe, Charlie Plummer, Judah Lewis, and Matthew Lintz were also considered for the part. 

"Little Women" star Timothée Chalamet also auditioned to play Peter Parker , but said that his auditions didn't go well.

The actor's first appearance in the MCU was in "Captain America: Civil War."

His character fought alongside Tony Stark/Iron Man (played by Robert Downey Jr.), Rhodey/War Machine (Don Cheadle), Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), Vision (Paul Bettany), and T'Challa/Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman). 

Outside of his acting credits, Holland's 2017 "Lip Sync Battle" routine went viral.

Holland competed against "Spider-Man" costar Zendaya and blew away fans by lip-syncing Rihanna's "Umbrella" on the Spike show. 

The start of his routine reminded people of his theater roots as he wore a suit and hat and twirled an umbrella as "Singin' in the Rain" played. Then, he dressed in drag and danced as water poured down.

"I get more compliments on the lip sync battle than I do for any of my actual work, ever, to the point where now I'm over it," Holland said during his 2019 Wired autocomplete interview . 

You can watch the iconic performance here . 

His first standalone superhero movie, "Spider-Man: Homecoming," hit theaters in July 2017.

As part of his preparation, Holland went undercover at The Bronx High School of Science .

"As a joke, I suggested to Marvel that I should go to a high school undercover," Holland  told Jimmy Kimmel in June 2017 . "It was completely a joke and Marvel took it completely seriously. I guess they didn't get my British sarcasm." 

The actor used an alias, got a fake ID, put on a false accent, and stayed at the school for a few days. 

"I am no genius," Holland added. "Even the teachers didn't know that I was not a real student so they would bring me up to the front of the class and be like, 'What do you think new kid?' [and] I'm like, 'I have no idea what you're talking about.'"

In 2018's "Avengers: Infinity War," Holland improvised one of the most heartbreaking moments in the film.

After Thanos snapped his fingers in "Infinity War," several characters turned to dust, including Peter. As he began fading away, he told Tony Stark that he "didn't feel so good" and repeated the line, "I don't wanna go."

"It was improvised to a degree," Holland told Fox 5's Kevin McCarthy during a 2019 interview. "The scene was never meant to be as dramatic as it was."

"We improvised a version of the scene which wasn't great, but it sparked an idea of, 'We should have this embrace and I should turn to dust while he's holding me,'" he continued. 

Regarding the repetition of his "I don't wanna go" line, Holland explained that when he says a phrase over and over again, it makes him feel more emotional. 

He reprised his Marvel role in 2019's "Avengers: Endgame."

After being resurrected, Peter jumped into battle with the other Avengers for a final battle against Thanos. The movie was a huge success and hit more than $1 billion at the box office . 

Holland has been praised for his acting, but he's been chided for his inability to keep movie spoilers to himself.

Holland has a history of spoiling major plot points, which is a big deal considering that Marvel tries to keep movie details under wraps. His costars have also deemed him the  "least trustworthy" cast member .

In the past, Holland spoiled "Infinity War" for a theater of excited fans . Costar Benedict Cumberbatch also said that doing interviews with the young star feels like "chaperoning."

Previously, the Russo brothers said that they didn't give Holland a script for "Endgame" because he can't be trusted with Marvel secrets .

"Tom Holland gets his lines and that's it," Joe said. "He doesn't even know who he's acting opposite of. We'll just, we use like very vague terms to describe to him what is happening in the scene because he has a very difficult time keeping his mouth shut."

In 2019, Holland starred in another Marvel movie that surpassed $1 billion at the box office — "Spider-Man: Far From Home."

The movie directly followed the events of "Endgame," and showed Peter trying to live a normal life and explore Europe with his friends, until Nick Fury recruited him for a new mission. 

"Far From Home" also introduced a character named Mysterio, played by Jake Gyllenhaal.

Holland previously that it was making the movie without Downey Jr., who's his real-life and on-screen mentor, was "emotional."

Months after the release of "Far From Home," the actor's future in the MCU was unclear after a deal between Sony and Marvel fell through. Thankfully, the studios ended the feud.

In August 2019, it was revealed that Spider-Man was being pulled from the MCU after the two studios were unable to reach a financial agreement regarding the character.

The news stunned fans and Holland's costars , but thankfully, they were able to compromise the following month (partly due to a drunken plea made by the "Spider-Man" star ). They also revealed that a third standalone movie about the webslinger was in the works . 

Holland celebrated his return to the MCU by posting a scene  from the 2013 movie "The Wolf of Wall Street," which showed Leonardo DiCaprio's character giving a speech about "not leaving." 

Holland has also voiced characters in a few movies: "Spies in Disguise," "Dolittle," and "Onward."

Holland played a scientist named Walter Beckett who turned "the world's greatest spy," Lance Sterling (voiced by Will Smith ), into a pigeon. Holland and Smith actually didn't meet each other at all in the two-and-a-half years that they spent making the movie . 

The British actor also voiced a dog named Jip in "Dolittle," which starred Downey Jr. as the titular character with the ability to communicate with animals.

In 2020, Holland teamed up with MCU costar Chris Pratt for Pixar's "Onward." They played elf brothers who were gifted with a staff and spell from their late father, which allowed them to bring him back to life for one day. 

In 2020, Holland starred alongside Robert Pattinson in Netflix's "The Devil All the Time."

The thriller film was based on a book written by Donald Ray Pollock. In the movie, Holland and Pattinson played adversaries named Arvin Russell and Preston Teagarden, respectively.

The Marvel star told Esquire that he was a fan of Pattinson prior to becoming costars because of the actor's work in "Twilight."

The actor teamed up again with the Russo brothers for "Cherry," based on a book written by Nico Walker.

The film was released in select theaters and on Apple TV Plus in early 2021. 

Holland starred as a former Army medic who grapples with drug addiction and PTSD. He resorts to robbing banks in order to fund his addiction.

In addition to shaving off his hair , Holland also lost and gained 30 pounds for the role . 

The British actor told Esquire that his mom was furious when he sent her footage of himself "writhing around" on the concrete floor of a jail cell for one particular scene. But after both of his parents watched "Cherry," they were proud of Holland. 

For another scene, Holland busted his nose while repeatedly hitting his steering wheel. And during the last two weeks of filming, he injured his ankle while running during a war scene.

The actor has also used his fame to help others through an organization called The Brothers Trust, which his parents founded in 2017.

The Brothers Trust has raised money for charities they support through raffles that give fans the chance to attend private screenings, meet the actor, and even visit the "Far From Home" film set.  

In July 2019, New York's Empire State Building was lit up in red and blue in honor of "Far From Home" and The Brothers Trust . 

Holland also hopes to branch out from acting and direct someday.

"The 20-year goal is to be a film director," Holland told Interview magazine . "The 15-year goal is to win an Oscar. The five-year goal is to just keep enjoying myself. I really am having the time of my life."

Holland also told the publication that he wants to push himself as an actor and expand beyond playing a superhero. 

In 2021, he told Backstage that he and his brother Harry are working on a "massively ambitious" film script and they hope to direct the project.

For now, the actor will be busy with some upcoming movies.

He recently appeared in a film adaptation of Doug Liman's book "Chaos Walking," starring Nick Jonas and Daisy Ridley.

Holland is also starring in "Uncharted," based on the video game series and costarring Mark Wahlberg . The film is set for release in February 2022.

Additionally, the actor will star and executive produce season one of a new anthology series for Apple TV Plus called "The Crowded Room."

Holland's 10-episode season will be inspired by the Daniel Keyes biography titled "The Minds of Billy Milligan." He'll star as the titular character, who was the first person acquitted of a crime due to multiple personality disorder (which is now known as dissociative identity disorder).

Sony and Marvel will also be coproducing the upcoming third "Spider-Man" film, titled "Spider-Man: No Way Home." The cast includes "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" star Jamie Foxx as Max Dillion/Electro and "Spider-Man 2" star Alfred Molina as Dr. Otto Octavius. 

Benedict Cumberbatch will also reportedly reprise his MCU role as NY-based superhero Doctor Strange.

It's been heavily speculated that past live-action "Spider-Man" actors Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield will also return in the film . Holland and Garfield have both denied reports. 

Fans will have to wait until "No Way Home" hits theaters on December 17, 2021 to see what happens. 

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Tom Holland Talks ‘Spider-Man’ And Plans For Fourth Movie: “This Is The First Time I’ve Been Part Of The Creative So Early…Everyone Wants It To Happen” — Sands Film Festival

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EXCLUSIVE: The ancient Scottish town of St Andrews was hit with a heavy bout of Spidey fever this past weekend as the third annual Sands International Film Festival opened, pulling in an eclectic set of films, filmmakers, and speakers alongside one popular guest of honor. 

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“The simple answer is that I’ll always want to do Spider-Man films,” Tom told Deadline. “I owe my life and career to Spider-Man . So the simple answer is yes. I’ll always want to do more.”

The more “complicated answer” Tom added is how he and the Spider-Man team approach any follow-up to Spider-Man: No Way Home, the third title in his webbed saga, without retreading past themes. 

“We have the best in the business working toward whatever the story might be. But until we’ve cracked it, we have a legacy to protect,” he said. “The third movie was so special in so many ways that we need to make sure we do the right thing.”

He added: “This is the first time in this process that I’ve been part of the creative so early. It’s just a process where I’m watching and learning. It’s just a really fun stage for me. Like I said, everyone wants it to happen. But we want to make sure we’re not overdoing the same things.”

Holland was last seen on screen in the Apple mini-series The Crowded Room opposite Amanda Seyfried, Sasha Lane, and Will Chase. The series was created by Akiva Goldsman and inspired by the book  The Minds of Billy Milligan . The Spider-Man actor told us he is now engaged in the development of several burgeoning projects.

“We’re figuring it out. We’re at that stage where it’s post-strike, so we’re waiting for those scripts to come in,” he said. “We’re giving the writers the time they need to hit the ground running. But I’ve got a few projects that I’m really excited about and scripts are coming in now and they’re great. I read something the other day that absolutely blew my mind.” 

Tom Holland was just one of a few high-profile names to pass through Sands this year. The festival also hosted a unique Q&A session with composer Alan Silvestri, best known for scoring Forrest Gump, Back to the Future , and Cast Away among other Hollywood classics. The session was bookended with an intimate performance by Silvestri who was accompanied by the St Andrews Chamber Orchestra.

Fortnite creator Donald Mustard, who is now a senior exec at AGBO, was also on the ground in St Andrews. Films screened as part of this year’s festival lineup included Anna Hints’ Sundance-winning doc  Smoke Sauna Sisterhood , Daisy Ridley-starrer  Sometimes I Think About Dying , and Anthony and Joe Russo’s little-seen 2002 comedy  Welcome to Collinwood. The film’s producer Steven Soderbergh was also present for a rare onstage Q&A following the screening.

Mounted across a weekend in St Andrews, Sands is run by Ania Trzebiatowska — also a full-time programmer at Sundance — with an impressive gang of part-time student programmers from the University of St. Andrews, a partner on the festival alongside Joe and Anthony Russo’s AGBO. The festival closed Sunday evening with Maggie Contreras’ debut feature documentary  Maestra , in which five female conductors from across the globe prepare for and compete in La Maestra, the world’s only competition for female conductors. 

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All 6 Tom Holland’s Spider-Man Movies & Appearances in Order

Spider-Man is one of the most popular superheroes ever created , and just like others, this character had several adaptations for the big screen. It started with the original ‘Spider-Man’ movie directed by Sam Raimi and starring Tobey Maguire in 2002. After the critical and commercial disappointment of ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2,’ Sony and Disney made a deal to bring Spider-Man to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and Thomas Stanley “Tom” Holland was honored to play the newest live-action web crawler.

Since Tom Holland debuted as Spider-Man in the MCU in 2016, some fans immediately named him the best Spider-Man actor, although the debate about the best Spider-Man actor is still ongoing among the fans. However, whichever Spider-Man actor you consider the best one, there’s no doubt that Holland left a deep mark in the history of comic book adaptations. He was the first Spider-Man that was part of the bigger universe and, therefore, the only Spider-Man that got to hang out with the Avengers. He was also the only live-action Spider-Man whose origin story wasn’t repeated when he was first introduced on the big screen. So, in this article, we’ll take a look at all the movies in which Tom Holland’s Spider-Man has appeared so far.

Editor’s Note: This post is regularly updated to bring you the most recent news regarding the franchise.

How many movies featuring Tom Holland’s Spider-Man are there?

So far, Tom Holland’s Spider-Man has appeared in six movies set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He debuted in 2016 in ‘Captain America: Civil War’ before he reprised the role in his solo movie a year later. After that, he appeared in two sequels to his solo movie and two ‘Avengers’ movies that were the crossover events and the climax of Infinity Saga.

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Movies featuring tom holland’s spider-man in order (at a glance).

When he was cast as Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Tom Holland signed a contract that bound him to do six MCU movies. Besides his own ‘Spider-Man’ trilogy, Holland was introduced as the guest character in the third Captain America movie and appeared in two Avengers movies. Here’s the exact order of the MCU movies featuring Spider-Man that follow the entire character development of Tom Holland’s web-slinger.

• ‘ Captain America: Civil War’ (2016)
• ‘ Spider-Man: Homecoming’ (2017)
• ‘ Avengers: Infinity War’ (2018)
• ‘ Avengers: Endgame’ (2019)
• ‘ Spider-Man: Far From Home’ (2019)
• ‘ Spider-Man: No Way Home’ (2021)

Spider-Man’s character arc is well-written throughout these six movies, and his next MCU appearance could show us the true Spider-Man that he was always meant to be. The ending of ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ only teased that the ending of this story is just the beginning of another one.

Are movies featuring Tom Holland’s Spider-Man connected? Do you need to watch them in a specific order?

The Marvel Cinematic Universe is known for being closely connected, even though some movies and TV shows can be watched separately. However, the story of Spider-Man is written throughout the six movies mentioned in the previous paragraph. So, yes! The MCU movies that feature Tom Holland’s Spider-Man are connected, and the best way is to watch them by release date.

True, you can watch Tom Holland’s Spider-Man trilogy separately. Still, the number of references, mentions, and guest appearances is too big, so watching that trilogy without any MCU knowledge isn’t recommended at all. Also, while Spider-Man’s story in the MCU starts with Captain America: Civil War , you’d need knowledge of some previous MCU movies like Age of Ultron to fully understand the movie’s context. The same thing can be said for Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, for which you’d need the knowledge of the first Avengers movie and Guardians of the Galaxy , Ant-Man , Doctor Strange , etc. In short, it’s probably for the best to watch almost the entire MCU.

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What is the best way to watch movies featuring tom holland’s spider-man.

The MCU fans are still arguing whether it is best to watch the franchise chronologically by release date. And the truth is, it doesn’t matter because even if you watch the franchise by release date, you will be familiar with everything you need to know before each movie. For example, the Captain Marvel movie takes place in the 90s, but there’s no need to watch that movie among the first ones because there’s no need to know anything about that character before ‘Avengers: Endgame.’

If we only look at the MCU movies in which Tom Holland’s Spider-Man appears, the good news is that the order of those movies by release date and chronologically is the same. If you watch these six movies by release date, you are also watching them chronologically, so there’s no need to overthink the best way to watch them because there is only one way.

Movies featuring Tom Holland’s Spider-Man in order

1. ‘captain america: civil war’ (2016).

The events of Captain America: Civil War are the follow-up to the events of ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ and ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron.’ The United Nations signed the Sokovia Accords, a document that would forbid the Avengers to act independently to save the day. While Tony Stark agrees with that, Steve Rogers disagrees, which breaks the Avengers into two teams and turns Captain America and his teammates into criminals and fugitives.

When the final showdown starts, Tony Stars recruits Peter Parker/Spider-Man, who was already bitten by the radioactive spider, to join his team. Stark also provided Peter with the new Spider-Man suit , and that was Spider-Man’s first chapter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

2. ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ (2017)

Following Captain America’s Civil War events, Peter Parker returns home. While Tony Stark is telling him to keep a low profile and help ordinary citizens, Peter believes he’s ready for another real mission with the Avengers. Spider-Man will soon encounter a new villain called the Vulture , who steals the alien technology to create powerful weapons for the black market.

After hacking the suit and going after Vulture behind his back, Tony Stark takes back the suit from Peter. However, after discovering that the Vulture is the father of his school classmate and love interest, Liz, Peter takes his handmade suit and stops the Vulture from hijacking Tony Stark’s plane that was transporting the high-tech stuff from the Avengers tower to the new Avengers facility. Tony then offers Peter a place on the team, but Peter declines, realizing what Tony was trying to teach him all along.

3. ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ (2018)

Peter continued to balance the life of a high-schooler and a friendly neighborhood Spider-Man until Thanos’ children, aka Black Order, attacked New York in search of Infinity Stones . Spider-Man joined Iron Man in a fight against Ebony Maw and Cull Obsidian to protect Doctor Strange’s Time Stone , eventually bringing all three heroes to Maw’s Q-Ship. After defeating Maw, Iron Man, Spider-Man, and Strange meet the Guardians of the Galaxy on Titan, where they wait for Thanos’ next move.

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After Doctor Strange gave up the Time Stone in exchange for Iron Man’s life, Thanos teleported himself to Wakanda, where he took the Mind Stone, completing his collection and shaping his fingers to wipe out half of the universe’s population , including Peter Parker.

4. ‘Avengers: Endgame’ (2019)

Spider-Man didn’t have a large role in Infinity War’s direct sequel since he appeared only for the third act when everyone that Thanos dusted off in ‘Infinity War’ returned. Of course, he still had two great scenes; one in which Iron Man hugged him after seeing him alive, and the second one when he said farewell to Iron Man after his ultimate sacrifice. And we still remember how the theater loudly cheered when Spider-Man appeared during the Portals scene.

5. ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’ (2019)

After the death of Iron Man, Peter Parker returned to school, and the next chapter for him was to go on a school trip to Europe. Of course, when you’re Spider-Man, you don’t need to find trouble; the trouble usually finds you.

The trouble we’re talking about in this movie is a new villain called Mysterio, who basically wanted to pretend to be a hero like the Syndrome from The Incredibles. Although there was no Iron Man here, this movie also had a special guest star in the form of Samuel L. Jackson, an MCU veteran who still plays Nick Fury ( or a Skrull Talos while he’s playing Nick Fury , who can tell?).

6. ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ (2021)

Following the cliffhanger in ‘Far From Home,’ in which Mysterio exposes Spider-Man’s identity to the world, Peter starts to look for a way to make things right again. After asking for Doctor Strange’s help, a door to the Multiverse will open, and it will bring some known characters, which makes this movie a fan-service festival for every Spider-Man fan.

Tom Holland’s Spider-Man will team up with two more Spider-Men that we watched on the big screen long before the web-slinger joined the MCU to defeat Green Goblin and several other very known villains played by known actors.

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Where to watch movies featuring tom holland’s spider-man.

The MCU movies featuring Spider-Man that were made solely by Disney’s Marvel Studios (‘Captain America: Civil War,’ ‘Avengers: Infinity War,’ and ‘Avengers: Endgame’) are available to stream on Disney+.

However, Spider-Man solo movies were made in co-production between Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios, and Sony Pictures distributed them. Sony doesn’t have its own streaming service, so it’s hard to find those movies on streaming services. They can be streamed on STARZ or rented on Amazon Video, Apple TV, or similar services.

Will there be more movies featuring Tom Holland’s Spider-Man?

There will be more Holland’s Spider-Man movies. Tom Holland’s initial six-movie contract expired with the release of Spider-Man: No Way Home. However, shortly after the release of ‘No Way Home,’ Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios revealed that they’re working on another sequel (of course they are, No Way Home has grossed $1.9 billion worldwide). Some reports say that Tom Holland negotiated another contract that should bind him to one Spider-Man trilogy and occasional appearances in MCU movies. However, we’re still waiting for the official word on that one.

We know that the untitled Spider-Man 4 , starring Tom Holland, is still in early development, with no release date set. Of course, it is also expected that Spider-Man will be part of the upcoming crossover movies ‘Avengers: The Kang Dynasty’ in 2025 and ‘Avengers: Secret Wars’ in 2026.

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Tom Holland Gives Spider-Man 4 Production Update

Tom Holland confirms his commitment to more Spider-Man appearances while revealing his creative involvement in Sony and Marvel Studios ‘ Spider-Man 4 .

“The simple answer is that I'll always want to do Spider-Man films. I owe my life and career to Spider-Man. So the simple answer is yes. I'll always want to do more,” Holland said to  Deadline  during the Sands International Film Festival premiere of his short film  Last Call .

“We have the best in the business working toward whatever the story might be. But until we've cracked it, we have a legacy to protect. The third movie was so special in so many ways that we need to make sure we do the right thing. This is the first time in this process that I've been part of the creative so early. It's just a process where I'm watching and learning. It's just a really fun stage for me. Like I said, everyone wants it to happen. But we want to make sure we're not overdoing the same things.”

Holland’s optimistic comments contrast with statements he made to  GQ  in 2021 before the release of Spider-Man: No Way Home . Having completed his original Marvel contract for six appearances, the actor confessed he had no desire to continue as Spider-Man beyond the age of 30. "Maybe it is time for me to move on. Maybe what's best for Spider-Man is that they do a Miles Morales film. I have to take Peter Parker into account as well because he is an important part of my life," Holland said.

What will be Peter Parker’s next story in Spider-Man 4?

The previous installment, Spider-Man: No Way Home, saw Doctor Strange ( Benedict Cumberbatch ) erase the world's memories of Peter Parker after the Wall Crawler and his variants ( Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield ) contained the supervillains from the multiverse. As the sequel remains in active development, producer Amy Pascal teased the direction of the next Spider-Man movie.

"At the end of the movie we just made, you see Spider-Man make a momentous decision, one that you've never seen him make before," Pascal said during No Way Home's promotion in 2021. "It's a sacrifice. And that  gives us a lot to work with  for the next film."

Sony and Marvel Studios' Spider-Man 4 does not have a release date. Spider-Man: Homecoming and its sequels are now streaming on  Disney+ .

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Tom Holland is known as a British actor. He is most famous for playing the role of the popular superhero Spider-Man.

Background and Age

Thomas Stanley Holland was born on June 1, 1996, in Kingston-upon-Thames, England. The eldest of four young men, he was born into an artistic family. His mom Nicola is a photographer, and his father Dominic is a phenomenal comedian and an author. Holland started going to hip-hop dance classes at the Nifty Feet Dance Studio, whose proprietor, Lynne Page, arranged the hit motion picture Billy Elliot (2000). After Holland's group performed at the 2006 Richmond Dance Festival, Page was persuaded to send her student to try out for Billy Elliot the Musical.

With no formal training in artful dance or drama, Holland neglected to inspire the vast majority of the dance judges at the tryout. In any case, he impressed Billy Elliot director Stephen Daldry , who cherished Holland's natural performing capacity and stage awareness and decided to cast him in the film.

Relationships

Spider-Man: Homecoming co-stars Zendaya and Tom Holland refuse to affirm that they are an official thing, however, the internet believes the two are certainly more than work colleagues. While they've kept up an admirable degree of secrecy by Hollywood guidelines, newspaper gossip journalists have provided details regarding their romantic sentiment endlessly.

In July 2016, after both Zendaya and Tom Holland were declared as part of the Spider-Man cast, the two gradually started springing up on one another's Instagram posts. The main one that caught the eyes of fans was in July 2016, where he posted a photograph of the two having some pool time, which he subtitled with the caption "Summer Sunday's."

Acting Career and Net Worth

In the spring of 2016, Holland made his debut presentation as Spider-Man in Captain America: Civil War. In spite of restricted screen time, he drew solid reviews for his rendition of the notable web-slinger, guaranteeing a clear path for his commitments to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Holland proceeded to star in the drama Edge of Winter soon thereafter, and the accompanying spring, he featured in the film The Lost City of Z. His most watched performance of 2017 without a doubt accompanied the late spring's arrival of Spider-Man: Homecoming, the youthful actor's first opportunity to convey a blockbuster feature. In 2018 he repeated his hero role in Avengers: Infinity War.

In July 2019, Spider-Man: Far From Home was released to great reviews and a large box office return.

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Zendaya has won two Emmys and a Golden Globe for her starring role in the HBO show Euphoria .

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Zendaya News: Actor Admits She’s Been Nervous About Challengers

“This is my first time leading a film in this way so ya girls been nervous but everyones excitement and encouragement has meant the world to me,” she wrote, later adding, “try not to judge the characters too much lol.”

Challengers follows Tashi, a one-time tennis prodigy turned coach who gets caught in a love triangle with her husband and an ex-boyfriend, played by Mike Faist and Josh O’Connor, respectively. “I find them all really likable and charming—and terrible also,” Zendaya told The New York Times earlier this month. She said it would have been easy to make Tashi an entirely unsympathetic character but pushed past that to find Tashi’s humanity. “I think she’s falling apart and you’re watching a woman scramble to pull her life together and keep up the facade and hold all the pain in,” she said.

Although Zendaya has appeared in several blockbuster films, including major franchises like Dune and the Tom Holland –led Spider-Man trilogy, Challengers marks her first turn in a leading movie role.

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Zendaya is an Emmy- and Golden Globe–winning actor who stars in the HBO show Euphoria and has appeared in the Jon Watts’ Spider-Man trilogy and two Dune movies. The California native became a Disney Channel star as a teenager, anchoring the sitcoms Shake It Up and K.C. Undercover in the 2010s. Zendaya transitioned to movies in 2017 with Spider-Man: Homecoming and The Greatest Showman before leaving her wholesome image behind to portray Rue on the provocative drama series Euphoria . The performance made her the youngest person, at age 24, to win the Emmy for Lead Actress in a Drama Series. Her latest projects are the 2024 movies Dune: Part Two and Challengers . Zendaya is currently dating her Spider-Man co-star Tom Holland .

FULL NAME: Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman BORN: September 1, 1996 BIRTHPLACE: Oakland, California HEIGHT: 5 ft. 10 ASTROLOGICAL SIGN: Virgo

Zendaya Maree Stoermer Coleman—known professionally by her first name—was born on September 1, 1996, in Oakland, California. “Zendaya” means “to give thanks” in the language of the Shona people of Zimbabwe.

Her parents are Claire Stoermer, a teacher and stage manager, and Kazembe Ajamu Coleman, also a teacher. Although Claire and Kazembe weren’t married when they had Zendaya, they eventually wed in 2008 when their daughter was 12 years old. Their union didn’t last, though. Zendaya’s parents divorced in 2016 after eight years of marriage.

Zendaya has five older stepsiblings—Katianna, Annabella, Kaylee, Austin, and Julien—from her father’s previous marriage. She is also an aunt, though some of her siblings’ kids are close in age to her or even slightly older. “I like to think I’m the cool aunt, I had this whole situation the other day where my little niece had friends over. I’m like, ‘Do you want to hang out? Do you need a ride?,’” Zendaya told British Vogue in 2021. “But she seems to be not too embarrassed for me. Euphoria helps with that.”

Thanks to her mom’s stage managing work, Zendaya spent much of her youth hanging around the California Shakespeare Theater, better known as Cal Shakes. “I grew up in the theater,” she told British Vogue . “I was a little kid watching Richard III .” Claire had taken the job to supplement the family’s income; at the time, they were living paycheck to paycheck. Incidentally, it sparked Zendaya’s interest in acting.

During her days as a student at the Oakland School for the Arts, Zendaya landed a number of roles in local theatrical productions, including for Cal Shakes. She also honed her craft at the American Conservatory Theater and Cal Shakes’ Conservatory program. Zendaya had an interest in dance as well. She was a member of the Future Shock Oakland dance group for several years and studied hula dancing at the Academy of Hawaiian Arts.

“My parents worked very hard to provide me with everything that I could have ever wanted as a child,” Zendaya said . That included supporting her early modeling career. She booked work with companies such as Macy’s and Old Navy and once performed as a backup dancer to Selena Gomez in a Sears commercial. Then, when Zendaya told her parents she wanted to pursue show business full-time, her father quit his teaching job and moved with Zendaya, who was in middle school at the time, to Los Angeles. Kazembe became his daughter’s manager, a position he stills fulfills today.

Movies and Shows: Euphoria , Spider-Man , and More

Shake it up.

In 2010, at age 13, Zendaya saw her career take off with the debut of Shake It Up on the Disney Channel. The young actor described the show to McClatchy-Tribune Business News as “a buddy comedy about two best friends who dream of becoming professional dancers and finally get their chance when they get to audition for their favorite show.”

Zendaya and her co-star, Bella Thorne, became tween idols to their young fan base. The songs they performed on the show, including “Something to Dance For,” were hit downloads with their target audience, and their two characters became so popular that they even inspired their own fashion line.

Outside of her first hit show, Zendaya lent her voice to the animated TV movie Pixie Hollow Games (2011). She also made guest appearances on other shows, including A.N.T. Farm and Good Luck Charlie , and starred with Thorne in the 2012 TV movie Frenemies . The next year saw the conclusion of Shake It Up after three seasons.

Dancing With the Stars

Also in 2013, Zendaya made the switch from her former imaginary dance show to the popular televised competition Dancing with the Stars . She was paired with professional dancer Val Chmerkovskiy on the show’s 16th season and competed against fellow celebrities Andy Dick, Kellie Pickler , and Aly Raisman , among others. Her dance background didn’t prove to be much help. As she told Good Morning America , “I’m really used to hip hop dancing... So I kind of have to forget what I know and restart all over again.” Still, Zendaya and Chmerkovskiy made it to the season finale and ultimately became runners-up.

K.C. Undercover

Zendaya next starred in another Disney Channel show K.C. Undercover for three seasons, from 2015 to 2018. The young actor leveraged her star power to land as one of the sitcom’s producers and had a major hand in shaping the show, about a girl who discovers her parents are spies. “The only reason I wanted to come back to the Disney Channel is because there was a lack of diversity at that time,” Zendaya told The Seattle Times in 2017. She successfully requested the series feature a Black family and that her character, K.C., broke from the typical Disney girl archetype. Instead of an artistic type who can sing, act, and dance, K.C.—originally planned as Katy—was a tech genius with a black belt. Zendaya even managed to change the show’s title from Super Awesome Katy .

Spider-Man Trilogy and The Greatest Showman

As she wound down her Disney years, Zendaya made a splash with her first major movies. She appeared in The Greatest Showman (2017) as trapeze artist Anne Wheeler, alongside Hugh Jackman as P.T. Barnum . The musical biopic also starred Zac Efron and Michelle Williams .

Even more consequentially, Zendaya joined director Jon Watts’ Spider-Man trilogy that began with 2017’s Spider-Man: Homecoming . Starring Tom Holland as the titular superhero, the movies saw Zendaya portray Michelle “M.J.” Jones, Holland’s onscreen classmate and eventual love interest. She reprised the role in Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). All three movies were major box-office hits, particularly No Way Home , which earned more than $1.9 billion to become 2021’s highest-grossing film. Their success secured Zendaya’s place in Hollywood for years to come.

Further distancing herself from her former Disney image, Zendaya signed on for the starring role of teen drug addict Rue Bennett in the HBO series Euphoria . “I knew if I wasn’t a part of this show, I’d be miserable,” she told The New York Times . Based on the turbulent adolescent years of creator Sam Levinson, the show generated buzz ahead of its June 2019 debut for its graphic depictions of teen drug use and sexuality.

“I don’t find it that shocking, to be honest. People will. I kind of accepted the fact that it would be polarizing,” Zendaya said of the show’s provocative content. “Whether people like it or not, it’s real. I’m telling somebody’s story. Just because it’s not happening to you doesn’t mean it’s not happening all the time, every day.”

Now two seasons in, Euphoria has become a huge success with the star earning major praise and several awards—two Emmys and a Golden Globe—for her performance. Her first Emmy win for Outstanding Lead Actress In A Drama Series arrived in September 2020, making 24-year-old Zendaya the youngest person ever to win the category. While accepting her second Emmy in 2022, the actor said , “My greatest wish for Euphoria was that it could help heal people.”

A third season of Euphoria was scheduled to return in 2025, but as of March 2024, the timeline has been delayed. Production hasn’t yet begun as the scripts are still being written, according to Variety .

Dune Movies and Challengers

Spider-Man: No Way Home wasn’t Zendaya’s only silver-screen role in 2021. She began with the black-and-white Netflix film Malcolm & Marie in January before lending her voice to the character Lola Bunny in the animated movie Space Jam: A New Legacy that July.

In October 2021, the actor appeared in her latest movie franchise, a remake of Dune directed by Denis Villeneuve . Zendaya played Chani, a supporting character who is the love interest of main character Paul Atreides ( Timothee Chalamet ) in the sci-fi epic. Her role garnered controversy, as she only appeared in seven minutes of the Oscar-winning film. “I only really had a few days with her, so I kind of scratched the surface but it was so much fun figuring her out,” Zendaya said of Chani in a 2021 interview with Empire . “What does she walk like, what does she talk like? This is her planet, so how does she navigate this world? It was so fun.”

The actor returned as Chani—this time in a larger role—for the movie’s sequel, Dune: Part Two, which was released in March 2024. The expanded part marks a departure from author Frank Herbert’s original book. “Something Denis really found for Chani is allowing her to have her own mind and spirit when it comes to her perception of Paul and what she thinks of him,” Zendaya told ScreenRant . As of late April 2024, Dune: Part Two is the highest-grossing movie of the year. A third movie, based on Herbert’s sequel Dune: Messiah , is currently in development, according to Entertainment Weekly .

Zendaya quickly returned to theater screens as the star of Challengers , which was released in late April 2024. She played Tashi, a former tennis prodigy who becomes a coach for her Grand Slam–winning husband, Art (Mike Faist), and her ex-boyfriend Patrick (Josh O’Connor). Off the court, Tashi gets tangled in a love triangle with the men. “I felt like it was a good step into a more, I guess you could say, ‘grown-up’ role and into that next phase,” Zendaya told Elle in 2023. “It was a little bit scary to take on, which I think is a good feeling. To be like, ‘Ooh, can I do this?’ You could run from that feeling and stay safe and comfortable, or you can go, ‘You know what, f–– it.’”

Zendaya is currently dating actor Tom Holland . Their relationship is rumored to date back to around when they met in 2016 while filming Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017). However, their romance didn’t go public until July 2021 when they were spotted kissing in a car . Holland seemingly corroborated the couple’s relationship in an Instagram post wishing her a happy 25th birthday that September. Zendaya confirmed Holland is her boyfriend a year later after winning a 2022 Emmy Award. She shared in an interview that she “texted her boyfriend” after the win.

The couple has chosen to keep their relationship private. Holland told The Hollywood Reporter in June 2023, “Our relationship is something that we are incredibly protective of and we want to keep as sacred as possible,” the actor explained. “We don’t think that we owe it to anyone, it’s our thing, and it has nothing to do with our careers.”

Zendaya similarly explained their secrecy to Elle in a September 2023 article . “Parts of my life, I accept, are going to be public,” she said. “But also, I do have control over what I choose to share. It’s about protecting the peace and letting things be your own.”

Despite keeping most aspects of their relationship out of the spotlight, Holland did share with The Hollywood Reporter that he turns to his girlfriend for career input. “Zendaya is probably the most honest with me,” he said, adding, “Which I love, ’cause you need that.”

Beyond acting, Zendaya embarked on a music career as a teenager. She signed a recording deal with Hollywood Records in 2012 and unveiled her self-titled studio album the following year. It was markedly less successful than her onscreen work, and she has mostly abandoned the craft ever since. However, she collaborated with Chris Brown on the 2016 song “Something New,” paired with Zac Efron on “Rewrite the Stars” for The Greatest Showman (2017), and has contributed to the Euphoria soundtrack.

More recently, she performed with British musician Labrinth at the 2023 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and contributed uncredited vocals on “The Feels” from his 2023 album, Ends & Begins . “I have a lot of negative experiences with the music industry, and being onstage is really the worst,” she told Elle , referencing her Coachella appearance. “I was afraid to open that door again. But I was also like, ‘You can’t run away from this forever.’”

Elsewhere, Zendaya became a first-time author with 2013’s Between U and Me , in which she shared advice for her young fans.

• A lot of people don’t realize their power. I have so many friends who say yes to everything or feel like they can’t stand up for themselves in a situation. No: You have the power.
• I think it’s always important for kids to see themselves reflected on the screen, and when you’re making child programming you have a little bit of an extra responsibility there.
• If you’re in a place where you can move the needle, then do it.
• The older that I get, I just want to be happy and peaceful, and my ambition is more about trying to live a good life.

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