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'I went ballistic': Tom Holland discovered he'd landed Spider-Man role through Marvel Instagram post

Published: 14:15 EST, 9 November 2016 | Updated: 14:55 EST, 9 November 2016

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He will step into the shoes of the role that launched Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield into stardom.

And Tom Holland revealed he 'went ballistic' when he found out that he was to be the next web slinging superhero in Spider-Man: Homecoming through a most unconventional way.

'I was in my bed scrolling through Instagram. Marvel just posted a photo saying go to our website and find out who the next Spider-Man is,' the 20-year-old actor said.

'I went ballistic!': Tom Holland learned he would star in Spider-Man: Homecoming through a Marvel Instagram post, according to The Hollywood Reporter

The rising British star told The Hollywood Reporter: 'I went on the Marvel website on my computer and there it was: The new Spider-Man is Tom Holland. I went ballistic, like absolutely nuts.'

Holland's described his unique audition tape as well which showed off some of his impressive skills.

'I was a gymnast when I was a kid, so I did a backflip, just to show Marvel that I could do that sort of stuff,' he boasted.

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'I was like, "Hi, I'm Tom Holland." Backflip,' the Lost City of Z hunk explained. "I'm from London." Side flip. "I'm five-foot-seven." Front flip. I had a lot of fun making those tapes.'

The highly-anticipated film follows Peter Parker as he attempts to balance being the hero with his high school life.

Holland also revealed that he is signed on for at least three Spider-Man films.

'There it was': The 20-year-old actor was 'scrolling through Instagram when he saw this post by Marvel directing followers to their website to find out who the next Spider-Man would be

Although the award-winning actor has not talked with Maguire or Garfield about their experience playing the iconic Spidey, Holland did his own research.

'It's so lucky because I've got five movies that I can draw from. I watched every single one years before I even got cast in this movie.'

'I've got five movies that I can draw from': Although the award-winning actor has not talked with Maguire or Garfield about their experience playing the iconic Spidey, Holland did his own research

He added: 'And then we watched them all again and just picked little things that I thought was great and that I'd like to keep.'

The film also includes an all-star lineup of Robert Downey Jr., Zendaya, Marisa Tomei, Michael Keaton and Jon Favreau.

The untitled Spider-Man reboot - which will be directed by Jon Watts - is scheduled for release on July 7, 2017.