Katie Kawa - Tom Holland Is Spider-Man®

Please visit our website, www.garethstevens.com. For a free color catalog of all our high-quality books, call toll free 1-800-542-2595 or fax 1-877-542-2596. Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Kawa, Katie. Title: Tom Holland is Spider-Man / Katie Kawa. Description: New York: Gareth Stevens Publishing, 2020. | Series: The human behind the hero | Includes a glossary and index.

Identifiers: ISBN 9781538248393 (pbk.) | ISBN 9781538248416 (library bound) | ISBN 9781538248409 (6 pack) Subjects: LCSH: Holland, Tom,-- 1996---Juvenile literature. | Motion picture actors and actresses--Great Britain--Biography--Juvenile literature. Classification: LCC PN2598.T655 K39 2020 | DDC 791.43028092 B--dc23 First Edition Published in 2020 by Gareth Stevens Publishing 111 East 14th Street, Suite 349 New York, NY 10003 Copyright 2020 Gareth Stevens Publishing Designer: Sarah Liddell Editor: Katie Kawa Photo credits: Cover, pp. Victor Chavez/Contributor/WireImage/Getty Images. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer.

Printed in the United States of America Some of the images in this book illustrate individuals who are models. The depictions do not imply actual situations or events. CPSIA compliance information: Batch #CW20GS: For further information contact Gareth Stevens, New York, New York at 1-800-542-2595. CONTENTS THE FIRST MCU SPIDER-MAN Tom Holland isnt the first actor to play Spider-Man in a movie. However, hes the first actor to play him in the Spider-Man! BEHIND THE SCENES SPIDER-MAN, WHOS ALSO KNOWN AS PETER PARKER, WAS PLAYED BY TOBEY MAGUIRE IN THREE MOVIES FROM 2002 TO 2007. THEN, ANDREW GARFIELD PLAYED THE PART IN 201 2 AND 2014.

EARLY LIFE IN ENGLAND Tom plays a popular American superhero, but he isnt from the United States. He was born in England on June 1, 1996, and his full name is Thomas Stanley Holland. Tom comes from a close family and has three younger brothers. BEHIND THE SCENES TOM LOVES DOGS. HIS DOG TESSA IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF HIS LIFE. T OM SOMETIMES CALLS HER TESS, AND HE LIKES TO SHARE PICTURES AND VIDEOS OF HER.

DANCING THROUGH LIFE Tom is a talented dancer! He took dance classes while he was growing up. Hes also good at doing flips and other kinds of tricks. This training is one of the reasons why he was chosen to be Spider-Man. BEHIND THE SCENES TOM WAS IN A CALLED BILLY ELLIOT IN ENGLAND FROM 2008 TO 2010. AT FIRST, HE PLAYED A CHARACTER NAMED MICHAEL. THEN, HE PLAYED BILLY, WHOS THE STAR OF THE SHOW! A SUCCESSFUL START Toms first big part in a movie came in 2012 when he played Lucas in The Impossible.

Many people thought Tom was one of the best parts of the movie, which told the story of a family trying to find each other after a . BEHIND THE SCENES TOM ACTED IN OTHER MOVIES AFTER THE IMPOSSIBLE, INCLUDING IN THE HEART OF THE SEA IN 2015. CHRIS HEMS WORTH, WHO PLAYS THOR IN THE MCU, WAS ALSO IN THAT MOVIE. THE PATH TO PETER PARKER The next part Tom wanted to play was Peter Parker, but he had to try out for it first. Thousands of actors tried out for the part, but Tom was finally chosen in 2015. He found out he got the part online! BEHIND THE SCENES TOM HAD TO DO PRACTICE SCENES WITH DIFFERENT MCU STARS BEFORE HE BECAME SPIDER-MAN.

WHEN HE DID A SCENE WITH CHRIS EVANS, WHO PLAYED CAPTAIN AMERICA, HE SURPRISED EVERYONE BY DOING A FLIP! SPIDER-MAN AND IRON MAN One of the biggest reasons why Tom got the part of Spider-Man was because he acted well with Robert Downey Jr., who played Iron Man. Iron Man and Spider-Man had many important scenes together in the MCU. BEHIND THE SCENES TOM AND ROBERT WORKED TOGETHER OUTSIDE OF THE MCU TOO. TOMS VOICE WAS USED IN THE MOVIE THE VOYAGE OF DOCTOR DOLITTLE, WHICH STARS ROBERT AS DOCTOR DOLITTLE. CHOOSING SIDES Toms first movie in the MCU was Captain America: Civil War, which came out in 2016. In this movie, many different Marvel heroes fight each other, including Captain America and Iron Man.

Spider-Man is on Iron Mans side in the movies big fight scene. BEHIND THE SCENES TOM IS BRITISH, BUT HE HAS TO TALK LIKE AN AMERICAN WHEN PLAYING PETER PARKER. HES SAID HE PRACTICES HIS AMERICAN ACCENT, OR WAY OF SPEAKING, IN THE SHOWER! HIS OWN MOVIE Fans enjoyed Toms work in Captain America: Civil War, and they wanted to see him star in his own Spider-Man movie. Their wish was granted in 2017. That year, Spider-Man: Homecoming opened. Many people said Tom was their Spider-Man! BEHIND THE SCENES TOM PRETENDED TO BE A HIGH SCHOOL AT A SCHOOL IN NEW YORK CITY TO PREPARE TO PLAY PETER PARKER.

HE USED A FAKE NAME SO NO ONE WOULD KNOW WHO HE WAS. A MEMORABLE MCU MOMENT In 2018, Tom joined many MCU actors in Avengers: Infinity War. Parts of the movie were very sad, but that didnt stop it from being a popular movie. Tom acted in one of the movies saddest and most scenes with Robert Downey Jr. BEHIND THE SCENES IN INFINITY WAR, WHEN SPIDER-MAN IS BEING TURNED TO DUST, HE TELLS IRON MAN THAT HE DOESNT WANT TO GO. TOM CAME UP WITH THAT ON HIS OWNWITH SOME HELP FROM ROBERT DOWNEY JR.

PART OF THE ENDGAME Fans wanted answers after Infinity War, and they got them the next year when Avengers: Endgame opened. Tom played Spider-Man again in this movie. He also got to share more memorable scenes with Robert. Endgame became one of the most successful superhero movies ever! BEHIND THE SCENES AVENGERS: ENDGAME MADE MORE THAN $1.2 BILLION AROUND THE WORLD IN ITS OPENING WEEKEND. THATS A WORLD RECORD! IN TOTAL, IT MADE MORE THAN $2 BILLION. FAR FROM HOME Endgame opened in 2019, and that same year, Tom also starred in Spider-Man: Far From Home.

Jake Gyllenhaal was also in this movie as Mysterio, whos a well-known character from Spider-Man comic books. Spider-Man: Far From Home was another success for the MCU! BEHIND THE SCENES TOM IS CLOSE WITH ZENDAYA, WHO PLAYED MICHELLE JONESALSO KNOWN AS M.J.IN SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING AND SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME. SHES AN AC TRESS , SINGER, DANCER, AND WRITER. WHATS NEXT? Tom acts in other movies outside of the MCU, and his voice is sometimes used in movies too. For example, his voice is used in the movie Onward.