<P> Marvel had been working to add Spider - Man to the Marvel Cinematic Universe since at least October 2014, when they announced their slate of Phase Three films, with Feige saying, "Marvel doesn't announce anything officially until it's set in stone . So we went forward with that Plan A in October, with the Plan B being, if (the deal) were to happen with Sony, how it would all shift . We've been thinking about (the Spider - Man film) as long as we've been thinking about Phase Three ." Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach, producers for The Amazing Spider - Man series, were set to serve as executive producers, with neither director Marc Webb nor actor Andrew Garfield returning for the new film . Sony was reportedly looking for an actor younger than Garfield to play Spider - Man, with Logan Lerman and Dylan O'Brien considered front - runners . In March 2015, Drew Goddard was being considered to write and direct the film, while O'Brien said he had not been approached for the role . Goddard, who was previously attached to a Sony film based on the Sinister Six, later said he declined to work on the new film as he thought he "didn't really have an idea" for it and struggled with the idea of working on a new film after spending a year working on the Sinister Six film and being in that mindset . The next month, while promoting Avengers: Age of Ultron, Feige said the character of Peter Parker would be around 15 to 16 years old in the film, which would not be an origin story, since "there have been two retellings of that origin in the last (thirteen years, so) we are going to take it for granted that people know that, and the specifics". Parker's Uncle Ben is still referenced in the film, but not by name . Later in April, Nat Wolff, Asa Butterfield, Tom Holland, Timothée Chalamet, and Liam James were under consideration by Sony and Marvel to play Spider - Man, with Holland and Butterfield the front - runners . </P> <P> In May 2015, Jonathan Levine, Ted Melfi, Jason Moore, the writing team of John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, and Jared Hess were being considered to direct the film . Butterfield, Holland, Judah Lewis, Matthew Lintz, Charlie Plummer, and Charlie Rowe screen tested for the lead role against Robert Downey Jr., who portrays Tony Stark / Iron Man in the MCU, for "chemistry". The six were chosen out of a search of over 1,500 actors to test in front of Feige, Pascal, and the Russo brothers--the directors of Captain America: Civil War . By early June 2015, Levine and Melfi had become the favorites to direct the film, with Daley and Goldstein, and Jon Watts also in consideration, while Feige and Pascal narrowed the actors considered to Holland and Rowe, with both screen testing with Downey again . Holland also tested with Chris Evans, who portrays Steve Rogers / Captain America in the MCU, and emerged as the favorite . On June 23, Marvel and Sony officially announced that Holland would star as Spider - Man, and that Watts would direct the film . The Russos "were pretty vocal about who (they) wanted for the part", pushing to cast an actor close to the age of Peter Parker in order to differentiate from the previous portrayals . They also praised Holland for having a dancing and gymnastics background . Watts was able to read the Civil War script, talk with the Russos, and was on set for the filming of Spider - Man's scenes in that film . He was able to "see what they were doing with it" and provide "ideas about this and that", including what Parker's bedroom and wardrobe looked like "so that my movie transitions seamlessly with theirs". On joining the MCU and directing the film, Watts said he was excited to explore the "ground level" of the MCU, a world where characters like the Avengers exist but have only been depicted in previous films at "the Penthouse level of the Marvel world". </P> <P> Before getting the job of director, Watts created images of Nick Fury as Parker's mentor in the story in early "mood reels" saying, "I don't know what the situation would be, but that would be a person he'd want to get in trouble with ." Feige said the films of John Hughes would be a major influence and that Parker's personal growth and development would be just as important as his role as Spider - Man . He noted that "at that age, in high school, everything feels like life or death". He also said that the film hoped to use one of Spider - Man's rogues that have not been seen in film yet, and that filming would begin in June 2016 . In July 2015, it was reported that Marisa Tomei had been offered the role of May Parker, Peter's aunt . It was also revealed that Daley and Goldstein, after missing out on the director role, had begun negotiations to write the screenplay, and were given three days to present Marvel with their pitch; both confirmed shortly after that they had reached a deal to write the screenplay . The pair had proposed a take on the character that was "diametrically opposed" to the previous Spider - Man films, creating a laundry list of all the elements seen in those films and actively trying to avoid re-using them . They chose to focus on the high school aspects of the character rather than the "drama and weight of the tragedy that leads to the origin of Spider - Man". They felt this would differentiate him from the other MCU superheroes as well . Daley said the film was about Parker "finding his place" in the MCU, with the writing team wanting the film to focus on him "coming to terms with his new abilities and not yet being good with them, and carrying with him some real human fears and weaknesses", such as a fear of heights when he has to scale the Washington Monument . Daley noted, "Even within the context of this movie, I don't think you would feel that fear of heights or even the vertigo the audience feels in that scene if you establish him as swinging from skyscrapers at the top of the movie ." The writers also wanted to avoid the skyscrapers of Manhattan because of how often they were used in the other films, and instead wrote the character into locations such as "the suburbs, on a golf course, the Staten Island Ferry, Coney Island, and even Washington D.C." One of the first sequences they pitched was "seeing Spider - Man attached to a plane 10,000 feet up in the air, where he had absolutely no safety net...you're familiar with the sort of areas he's been in, (so) why not turn it on its head and make it something different that people haven't seen before?" The pair conceded that the film took a more grounded, "low - stakes" approach than previous films, which avoided having to explain why the Avengers were not helping, since a world - threatening problem would logically require the "big guys". </P> <P> Marvel encouraged Daley and Goldstein to express their own sense of humor in the script, with Daley saying, "When you're seeing the world through the eyes of a fun, funny kid, you can really embrace that voice, and not give him the cookie - cutter one - liners that you're so accustomed to hearing from Peter Parker ." Inspired by their experiences working on sit - coms, the writers also looked to create "a network of strong characters" to surround Parker with in the film . In October 2015, Watts said he was looking to make the film a coming - of - age story to see the growth of Parker, citing Can't Buy Me Love (1987), Say Anything...(1989), and Almost Famous (2000) as some of his favorite films in that genre . It was this aspect of the film that had initially got Watts interested in directing it, as he had already been looking to make a coming - of - age story when he heard that the new Spider - Man would be younger than previous incarnations . Watts re-read the original Spider - Man comics in preparation for the film, and "came to a new realization" about the character's original popularity, feeling that he introduced a new perspective to the comics that had already established "a crazy spectacular Marvel Universe...to give a regular person's perspective on it". He felt that this was also the responsibility of this film, since it had to introduce Spider - Man to the already established MCU . Specific comics that Watts noted as potential influences were Ultimate Spider - Man and Spider - Man Loves Mary Jane . In December, Oliver Scholl signed on to be the production designer for the film . </P>

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