When Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield played the role of the iconic Marvel hero 'Spider-Man,' both were in their late twenties, which was compared to Tom Holland, who was picked at the age of 19. Though the three actors have their different kind of styles in their acting skills, still they are been compared to one another.
Tobey Maguire was the first who was cast for the role of 'Spider-Man' trilogy under Sam Raimi's direction and he's one of the best actors who was picked by the site Comic Book. Some did not like Maguire's acting in the film because he was not so funny at all, but he was the one who set the standard in playing for the title role. Maguire was cast as Peter Parker when he was 27 years old.
It was when he was 29 that he was picked for the film 'The Amazing Spider-Man' which was helmed by Marc Webb. Andrew Garfield, who acted the fictional superhero character of 'Spider-Man' had an intense chemistry onscreen with partner Emma Stone. 'The Amazing Spider-Man' hit the theaters amassing high gross earnings.
Tom Holland on the other hand would be the youngest to be playing the title role. His predecessors were more on the mature side when they starred in the film, but who knows if Holland surpasses what Maguire and Garfield did on the previous films.
According to Los Angeles Times, Tom Holland was handpicked by Marvel to be the next 'Spider-Man' to be part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 'Spider-Man' will first appear in the upcoming film 'Captain America: Civil War' in 2016 and after a year, his first solo film will be released.
According to Kevin Feige, Chief of Marvel Studios, casting young Holland was intentional. "You look at the early comic books of Spider-Man and what was so great about what Stan Lee and Steve Ditko did was they said what if one of the most powerful heroes we have is a high school kid who also has to do homework and isn't a billionaire, or isn't a genius scientist, or isn't a trained assassin, or isn't another scientist who had an accident but is a kid?"
Feige also added that the real 'Spider-Man' was in his teenage years, and Holland makes it close to the character.
The Spider Man Franhise has come a long way since it was adopted in the Silver Screen. With several actors who put on the Spidey suit, who do you think played the best Spider Man of all time?
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