- Title: Tom Holland arrives in style for 'Spider-Man' premiere
- Date: 29th June 2017
- Summary: ****WARNING CONTAINS FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY*** SPIDER-MAN CO-CREATOR STAN LEE ACTRESS LAURA HARRIER ACTRESS KAREN GILLAN ACTOR AND DIRECTOR JON FAVREAU
- Embargoed: 13th July 2017 05:15
- Keywords: Tom Holland Robert Downey Jr Kevin Feige Marvel Studios Sony Pictures Spider-Man Homecoming Premiere
- Location: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES; UNIDENTIFIED FILMING LOCATIONS
- City: LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES; UNIDENTIFIED FILMING LOCATIONS
- Country: USA
- Topics: Arts / Culture / Entertainment,Film
- Reuters ID: LVA00A6NBXD8T
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9
- Story Text: 'Spider-Man' arrived in style at the world premiere for "Spider-Man: Homecoming", the first in the franchise of the superhero which is incorporated into the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Arriving on the bonnet of a car carrying a selfie stick, the web-slinging superhero did acrobatics, met fans and posed for photographers before re-entering the car moments before lead actor Tom Holland came out of the same vehicle in a black suit.
Holland is the third actor to play Peter Parker, Spider-Man's alter ego, after Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield appeared in two other Sony Pictures franchises, but in this film Holland is starring alongside Robert Downey Jr. who plays Iron Man in the Disney distributed Marvel films.
The British actor said he felt resonance with character's motto from the comic books and previous films. The film has been surrounded by mystery with many of the cast's names not being revealed. For Marisa Tomei, who plays Parker's Aunt May, the secrecy was a double-edged sword.
Kevin Feige, the president of Marvel Studios, championed the cause of getting Spider-Man into the Disney run universe. "Now we have the first time Spider-Man in the Marvel Universe where he belongs," he stated at the premiere, adding "I sort of am still pinching myself. I can't believe it. I can't believe we're premiering the movie tonight and I can't wait for people to see it."
Aside from Downey Jr., the film reintroduces the character of Happy Hogan, played by Jon Favreau, who appeared in arguably the first Marvel Universe film "Iron Man", which was also directed by Favreau.
"Spider-Man: Homecoming" goes on release on July 7 in the U.S. - Copyright Holder: REUTERS
- Copyright Notice: (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2017. Open For Restrictions - http://about.reuters.com/fulllegal.asp
- Usage Terms/Restrictions: Audio restrictions: This clip's Audio includes copyrighted material. User is responsible for obtaining additional clearances before publishing the audio contained in this clip.