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Holland is the Spidey that Lee had ‘envisioned’
[Tom Halland] is the exact height and age I envisioned when I first wrote SpiderMan. Spidey was never supposed to be too large. How is my friend Tom doing? STAN LEE
COMIC BOOK WRITER
Comic book legend Stan Lee says that Tom Holland is the perfect choice to play SpiderMan, as the actor is exactly how he imagined the webbed superhero.
The 95-year-old comic book writer, who co-created the character with writer-artist Steve Ditko in 1962, took to Twitter to praise Holland, who has played Spider-Man in several films.
“I think @TomHolland1996 is a great Spider-Man. He is the exact height and age I envisioned when I first wrote Spider-Man. Spidey was never supposed to be too large. How is my friend Tom doing?” Lee wrote in his post.
In another tweet, Lee said that his publisher had initially trashed the idea of creating Spider-Man. “Never give up on your dreams! When I first wrote Spider-Man, my publisher said I was crazy because people hate spiders and insects and he was not going to publish it. But I never gave up, until it was published,” he added.
Holland replied to Lee’s tweets, saying: “Thanks very much Stan. It all started with you sir. Looking forward to catching up soon bud”.
The 21-year-old actor first appeared as the webslinger in Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) and was last seen in the recently-released Avengers: Infinity War. He will reprise his role in the sequel to his standalone film.
In the past, Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield have played the superhero.