“Join me, and we will build my new LEGO Death Star.”
When Tom Holland was asked to name his favorite Spider-Man: Homecoming prop, he thought of the moment in the film when he returns to his bedroom after a hard day of fighting crime, and inadvertently reveals his secret identity to his best friend Ned Leeds — who dropped by to show Peter Parker his new LEGO Death Star. Then, he explained why he chose it over all the other props.
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“My favorite prop in the film, I think, was the Lego Death Star,” Holland shared with IGN. “You know, because it was delicate, and we only seven of them. And we had to break them. And Jacob [Batalon] kept breaking them too early, so it was hilarious. It was a lot of fun.”
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The LEGO version of the Empire’s ultimate planet-zapping weapon retails for $499.99. It comes with over 4,000 pieces to assemble as well as 23 iconic minifigures and 2 Droids. Once complete, it features a “superlaser control room, Imperial conference chamber, hangar bay with moving launch rack and Lord Vader’s TIE Advanced with space for Vader inside, Emperor Palpatine’s throne room, Droid maintenance room, detention block, trash compactor, tractor beam, cargo area, turbo laser with spring-loaded shooters and seats for the 2 Death Star Gunners, and 2 movable turbo laser towers.”
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A young Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Tom Holland), who made his sensational debut in Captain America: Civil War, begins to navigate his newfound identity as the web-slinging super hero in Spider-Man: Homecoming. Thrilled by his experience with the Avengers, Peter returns home, where he lives with his Aunt May (Marisa Tomei), under the watchful eye of his new mentor Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.). Peter tries to fall back into his normal daily routine โ distracted by thoughts of proving himself to be more than just your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man โ but when the Vulture (Michael Keaton) emerges as a new villain, everything that Peter holds most important will be threatened.
The cast features Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Robert Downey Jr., Zendaya, Donald Glover, Jacob Batalon, Laura Harrier, Tony Revolori, Tyne Daly, Bokeem Woodbine, Logan Marshall-Green, and Marisa Tomei.
The film is being directed by Jon Watts (Cop Car), based on a screenplay by Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daley (Vacation reboot) and Jon Watts & Christopher Ford and Chris McKenna & Erik Sommers.
Spider-Man: Homecoming will be released on July 7, 2017.
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