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The Presser further added that Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures, along with producers Kevin Feige and Amy Pascal, had conducted an extensive global search for both the actor who would play Spider-Man and the director who would helm the film. Turned out Tom Holland had ultimately emerged as the frontrunner, with the studios impressed by his performances in The Impossible, Wolf Hall, and the then-upcoming In the Heart of the Sea, as well as a series of demanding screen tests. Meanwhile, director Jon Watts underwent multiple meetings with Feige, Pascal, and studio executives before securing the job.