Spider-Man: Homecoming

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Spider-Man: Homecoming

film by Watts [2017]

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Zendaya Coleman as Michelle Jones stands indoors at a decorated event with balloons and lights in a scene from the movie Spiderman: Homecoming. — Spider-Man: Homecoming Zendaya as MJ in the film Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), her big-screen debut.

Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) is a film directed by Jon Watts that features Tom Holland as Spider-Man. Holland first appeared as the character in Captain America: Civil War (2016), as a protégé of Tony Stark.1

The film follows a high-school student from Queens as he navigates the transition into becoming a superhero. Zendaya co-stars as Michelle Jones, also known as MJ.2

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Robert Downey, Jr.
Iron Man series and Oppenheimer
…America: Civil War (2016), and Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017). In 2020 he starred in the family comedy Dolittle, which was based on the character created by Hugh Lofting.
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…America: Civil War (2016), and Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017). In 2020 he starred in the family comedy Dolittle, which was based on the character created by Hugh Lofting.
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Chris Evans
Superheroes: the Human Torch and Captain America
…Captain America: Civil War (2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019).
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…Captain America: Civil War (2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019).
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Donald Glover
Acting, writing, and producing career
…appearance as Aaron Davis in Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Glover played Lando Calrissian in Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) and voiced Simba in the computer-generated imagery “live-action” version of The Lion King (2019) and its prequel Mufasa: The Lion King (2024).
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…appearance as Aaron Davis in Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Glover played Lando Calrissian in Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) and voiced Simba in the computer-generated imagery “live-action” version of The Lion King (2019) and its prequel Mufasa: The Lion King (2024).
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Tom Holland
Spider-Man stardom and other roles
…turn as the character, in Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), in which Peter Parker transforms from an awkward New York City high-school student into the superhero. Holland was younger than previous actors who played the part, Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield, who had been in their late 20s when they were cast,…
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…turn as the character, in Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), in which Peter Parker transforms from an awkward New York City high-school student into the superhero. Holland was younger than previous actors who played the part, Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield, who had been in their late 20s when they were cast,…
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Iron Man
From Armor Wars to the silver screen
…Captain America: Civil War (2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019).
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…Captain America: Civil War (2016), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019).
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Michael Keaton
Later work: Dopesick and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
…villainous Adrian Toomes (Vulture) in Spider-Man: Homecoming, and to action thrillers, portraying a Persian Gulf War veteran who trains a young CIA recruit in American Assassin (2017), which was based on the best-selling novel of the same name. He later was cast as the owner of an amusement park in…
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…villainous Adrian Toomes (Vulture) in Spider-Man: Homecoming, and to action thrillers, portraying a Persian Gulf War veteran who trains a young CIA recruit in American Assassin (2017), which was based on the best-selling novel of the same name. He later was cast as the owner of an amusement park in…
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Gwyneth Paltrow
Films: From Shakespeare to superheroes
…reprised for The Avengers (2012), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019). She also appeared in the comic caper Mortdecai (2015), as the wife of a flamboyant art dealer and spy (Johnny Depp). In 2019 Paltrow was cast as the mother of an overachieving student in…
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…reprised for The Avengers (2012), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019). She also appeared in the comic caper Mortdecai (2015), as the wife of a flamboyant art dealer and spy (Johnny Depp). In 2019 Paltrow was cast as the mother of an overachieving student in…
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Spider-Man
Spider-Man in film and onstage
In Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) Holland led an impressive ensemble cast, which included Zendaya as love interest Michelle (“MJ”) Jones, in a sly action comedy that traced the slow and often painful transformation of a Queens high-school student into a superhero. Holland returned to the screen as…
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In Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) Holland led an impressive ensemble cast, which included Zendaya as love interest Michelle (“MJ”) Jones, in a sly action comedy that traced the slow and often painful transformation of a Queens high-school student into a superhero. Holland returned to the screen as…
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Marisa Tomei
…in such box-office hits as Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019), and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). In 2020 she appeared in Judd Apatow’s dramedy The King of Staten Island.
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…in such box-office hits as Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019), and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). In 2020 she appeared in Judd Apatow’s dramedy The King of Staten Island.
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Zendaya
Big-screen debut and subsequent projects
…Holland as Peter Parker in Spider-Man: Homecoming, part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. That same year she portrayed Anne Wheeler, a trapeze artist, in the musical film The Greatest Showman and showed off her many talents, including singing (with Zac Efron) one of the movie’s most-talked-about songs (“Rewrite the Stars”).…
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…Holland as Peter Parker in Spider-Man: Homecoming, part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. That same year she portrayed Anne Wheeler, a trapeze artist, in the musical film The Greatest Showman and showed off her many talents, including singing (with Zac Efron) one of the movie’s most-talked-about songs (“Rewrite the Stars”).…
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