Spider-Man Auditions And How The Cast Landed Their Roles

Watch Tom Holland And Zendaya Audition For Marvel's Spider-Man Roles!

Hey The Things, today we’re talking about the audition process for some of the stars of Marvel Studios’ Spider-Man films. Audiences around the world have come to love Tom Holland, Zendaya, and Jacob Batalon as Spider-Man, MJ, and Ned, but things almost went differently. In fact some of your favorite performers from these films landed their roles simply by chance, while others initially auditioned to play other characters. While big-name stars like Michael Keaton, Jake Gyllenhaal, Marisa Tomei, and J.K. Simmons were always the filmmakers’ first choices, they realized that they would have to have backup plans if things fell through and the actors and actresses turned down their respective roles. Another common practice was creating new versions of the characters that were different from previous incarnations of the characters in order to be more flexible with casting. Laura Harrier’s Liz was initially portrayed as more of a mean girl in the comics before being changed to be someone much more kind-hearted. Tony Revolori’s Flash Thompson was often portrayed as a tall, blonde-haired jock in the comics before being changed into a character that better fits the mold of modern high school. Even Jacob Batalon’s Ned was originally portrayed as a co-worker of Peter’s before being brainwashed and turning into the villainous Hobgoblin and was ultimately changed into Peter’s lovable scene-stealing best friend. It would be hard for us to imagine any other actor or actress taking on the mantle of these characters. So grab your web shooters and get ready to swing as we look at how some of the stars of the Spider-Man franchise were cast in their roles.

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Written by: Nate Richard
Narrated by: Zachary Goldberg
Edited by: Eduardo Garcia

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:37 Tom Holland
01:30 Zendaya
01:54 Jacob Batalon
02:47 Jake Gyllenhaal
03:18 Tony Revolori
03:54 Marisa Tomei
04:22 Michael Keaton
04:48 Remi Hii
05:14 Laura Harrier
05:47 Angourie Rice
06:01 Josie Totah
06:22 JB Smooth
06:40 Jorge Lendeborg Jr.
06:58 J.K. Simmon
07:25 Zach Barack
07:44 Outro

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