He plays the iconic role of Spider-Man in the latest Hollywood reboot.
And while the fictional superhero was in-part inspired by a spider web, actor Tom Holland wants nothing to do with the eight-legged creatures in real life.
The 21-year-old British actor told News Corp this week that he has a fear of arachnids before crediting Hollywood hunk Chris Hemsworth, 33, for helping him land his latest gig.
‘I don’t like spiders, man, just because they are sneaky — they just really scare me,’ he said.
‘They are hairy — ugh. The more I get asked this question, the more scared I get of spiders so I think I am going to try to convince myself that I am not afraid of spiders.’
Tom follows in the footsteps of Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield, who took on the role of Spider-Man in previous installments.
He went on to thank his In the Heart Of the Sea co-star Chris for helping him land the Spider-Man gig.
‘I remember emailing him and being like ‘hey man, what’s up? Just so you know, I’m auditioning for Spider-Man and I thought it would be really cool if you could put in a good word for me.
‘And he emailed back saying ‘yeah, I’ll let [the producer] know that you are always late and you never know your lines’. So thanks, Chris,’ he joked.
He later clarified that Chris actually spoke highly of him to Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige, which helped him land the role.
The stars with both feature in the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War film next year.
Meanwhile Tom recently revealed that he was punched in the face in a stunt gone wrong on the Spider-Man set.
He told GQ that his assailant ‘cracked [him] in the head’, when he failed to spot the flying fist.
He said: ‘I was supposed to dodge it and I just didn’t see it coming.
‘He had a big metal fist-type thing, and he punched me in the face so hard, like you wouldn’t believe.
Tom blamed the accident on his Spider-Man suit, which heavily impaired his sight.
He said: ‘I could only see about five feet in front of me, with no peripheral vision.’
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