It’s safe to say that Marvel and Star Wars are two of the biggest enterprises currently under Disney‘s umbrella. And with both Marvel Studios and LucasFilm churning out good films year after year, the past works of both companies are constantly finding new fans.
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It turns out, however, that one of Marvel’s stars isn’t among them. Tom Holland, who plays Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, recently revealed during an interview with Yahoo! Movies that he has yet to see the original trilogy of Star Wars films.
“I’m not a huge Star Wars fan,” Holland explained. “I am a fan of the new ones. I thought Rogue One and Force Awakens were dope … I just for some reason skipped the original Star Wars.”
This is particularly ironic given that one of the most memorable lines Holland had in last year’s Captain America: Civil War directly referenced the Star Wars universe. During the airport fight, Peter cited a scene from the ‘really old movie, The Empire Strikes Back‘ as inspiration for a move against Scott Lang/Ant-Man (Paul Rudd).
But according to Holland, one portion of the Star Wars films were an integral part of his childhood – the prequel trilogy.
“And I’m even more embarrassed to say that I loved those movies when I was a kid.” Holland joked. “Everyone’s like, ‘What? You liked those movies?!’ But I thought they were great.”
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Thrilled by his experience with the Avengers, young Peter Parker (Tom Holland) returns home to live with his Aunt May. Under the watchful eye of mentor Tony Stark, Parker starts to embrace his newfound identity as Spider-Man. He also tries to return to his normal daily routine — distracted by thoughts of proving himself to be more than just a friendly neighborhood superhero. Peter must soon put his powers to the test when the evil Vulture emerges to threaten everything that he holds dear.
Spider-Man: Homecoming is directed by Jon Watts, from a screenplay by Jonathan M. Goldstein & John Francis Daley and Watts & Christopher Ford and Chris McKenna & Erik Sommers, and stars Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Zendaya, Donald Glover, Jacob Batalon, Laura Harrier, Tony Revolori, Tyne Daly, Bokeem Woodbine, Marisa Tomei, and Robert Downey Jr.
Spider-Man: Homecoming opens in theaters July 7, 2017.
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