Tom Holland found out he was cast as Spider-Man in 2015 through the press: ‘I broke my computer’

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Tom Holland revealed on Wednesday that he broke his laptop after discovering, through the press, that he had landed the role of Spider-Man in 2015.

‘I flipped it up in the air. It fell off my bed,’ the 24-year-old actor told fellow MCU Londoner Daniel Kaluuya during a virtual chat for Variety’s Actors on Actors.

‘My dog went nuts. I ran downstairs. I was telling my family, “I got the part! I got the part!”‘ 

‘I flipped it up in the air. It fell off my bed’: Tom Holland revealed on Wednesday that he broke his laptop after discovering, through the press, that he had landed the role of Spider-Man in 2015 (pictured in 2019)

The 24-year-old actor told fellow MCU Londoner Daniel Kaluuya (R) during a virtual chat for Variety's Actors on Actors: 'My dog went nuts. I ran downstairs. I was telling my family, "I got the part! I got the part!"'

The 24-year-old actor told fellow MCU Londoner Daniel Kaluuya (R) during a virtual chat for Variety’s Actors on Actors: ‘My dog went nuts. I ran downstairs. I was telling my family, “I got the part! I got the part!”‘

This, after Tom endured six auditions and two screen tests over seven months to finally score the acrobatic part of Peter Parker.

Holland is currently hard at work in Atlanta filming his third Spider-Man standalone film, which hits US theaters December 17.

Director Jon Watts’ next installment of the Spidey franchise also stars Zendaya, Marisa Tomei, Jamie Foxx, Alfred Molina, and Benedict Cumberbatch.

The 2019 sequel Far from Home amassed an eye-popping $1.132B at the global box office and holds a certified fresh 91% critic approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes. 

'It's been crazy, mate. I’ve loved every minute of it': This, after Tom endured six auditions and two screen tests over seven months to finally score the acrobatic part of Peter Parker

‘It’s been crazy, mate. I’ve loved every minute of it’: This, after Tom endured six auditions and two screen tests over seven months to finally score the acrobatic part of Peter Parker

'Wear a mask, I'm wearing two': Holland is currently hard at work in Atlanta filming his third Spider-Man standalone film, which hits US theaters December 17 (pictured November 6)

‘Wear a mask, I’m wearing two’: Holland is currently hard at work in Atlanta filming his third Spider-Man standalone film, which hits US theaters December 17 (pictured November 6)

The 2017 original Homecoming amassed $880.2M at the global box office and holds a certified fresh 92% critic approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes.

That same day, Disney Parks unveiled a sneak peek of the 5ft8in action star trying out the upcoming ride Web Slingers: A Spider-Man Adventure, which is located in Disneyland’s Avengers Campus.

‘For me personally, that’s the most I’ve ever felt like Spider-Man,’ Tom said in the teaser. 

Coming soon! That same day, Disney Parks unveiled a sneak peek of the 5ft8in action star trying out the upcoming ride Web Slingers: A Spider-Man Adventure, which is located in Disneyland's Avengers Campus

Coming soon! That same day, Disney Parks unveiled a sneak peek of the 5ft8in action star trying out the upcoming ride Web Slingers: A Spider-Man Adventure, which is located in Disneyland’s Avengers Campus

Tom said in the teaser: 'For me personally, that's the most I've ever felt like Spider-Man. So everyone's going to get to share that experience which is so awesome. I'm just excited for it to open and I want to go ride it again'

Tom said in the teaser: ‘For me personally, that’s the most I’ve ever felt like Spider-Man. So everyone’s going to get to share that experience which is so awesome. I’m just excited for it to open and I want to go ride it again’

Shuttered: Unlike Florida's Disney World, the original theme park in Anaheim has been closed down due to the coronavirus pandemic since March 14

Shuttered: Unlike Florida’s Disney World, the original theme park in Anaheim has been closed down due to the coronavirus pandemic since March 14

‘So everyone’s going to get to share that experience which is so awesome. I’m just excited for it to open and I want to go ride it again.’ 

Unlike Florida’s Disney World, the original theme park in Anaheim has been closed down due to the coronavirus pandemic since March 14.

Holland next plays a drug-addicted Army medic-turned-bank robber in the Russo Brothers’ crime drama Cherry, which hits US theaters February 26 before streaming March 12 on Apple TV+.

'The character changes so much throughout the film': Holland next plays a drug-addicted Army medic-turned-bank robber in the Russo Brothers' crime drama Cherry, which hits US theaters February 26 before streaming March 12 on Apple TV+

‘The character changes so much throughout the film’: Holland next plays a drug-addicted Army medic-turned-bank robber in the Russo Brothers’ crime drama Cherry, which hits US theaters February 26 before streaming March 12 on Apple TV+

The Devil All the Time actor recalled: 'I was doing ADR for Avengers: Endgame, and at the end of the session the [Russo Bros.] sort of took me aside...When they offered me the job, I was just really excited'

The Devil All the Time actor recalled: ‘I was doing ADR for Avengers: Endgame, and at the end of the session the [Russo Bros.] sort of took me aside…When they offered me the job, I was just really excited’

Tom continued: 'And then when I read the script for the first time, I was like, "There's no way I can make this film. I'll fall apart. I can't hold onto a character like this for so long!" It was all about preparation, and really setting out the character beats and figuring out how I was going to get from A to B in each section'

Tom continued: ‘And then when I read the script for the first time, I was like, “There’s no way I can make this film. I’ll fall apart. I can’t hold onto a character like this for so long!” It was all about preparation, and really setting out the character beats and figuring out how I was going to get from A to B in each section’

‘I was doing ADR for Avengers: Endgame, and at the end of the session the [Russo Bros.] sort of took me aside,’ the Devil All the Time actor recalled.

‘When they offered me the job, I was just really excited. And then when I read the script for the first time, I was like, “There’s no way I can make this film. I’ll fall apart. I can’t hold onto a character like this for so long.”‘

Tom continued: ‘It was all about preparation, and really setting out the character beats and figuring out how I was going to get from A to B in each section. The hardest part was trying to merge the sections, because the character changes so much throughout the film.’