Auditioning against 1,500 teenagers worldwide, Tom Holland was eventually chosen to portray Spider-Man in the MCU, first appearing in the critical and commercially successful Captain America: Civil War (2016).
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The actor has gone on to feature in many big and indie movies such as The Devil All the Time, Chaos Walking, Cherry, and the biggest hit of the last decade Avengers: Endgame, becoming a blockbuster star now.
Tom Holland stars in Uncharted
After becoming tremendously famous for playing Spider-Man, the actor was signed to star in the film adaptation of the Uncharted video game series. Tom Holland portrays Nathan Drake, originally intended to be played by Mark Wahlberg before he became too old to look like the character.
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Generally considered a bad decision, most video game adaptions have failed in the past, including the House of the Dead, Street Fighter, and Hitman. Tacked on by delays due to the pandemic, the movie was veering towards a big flop.
Uncharted kills it at Netflix
Uncharted raked in a decent amount at the theatres, with the Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group Chairman and CEO Tom Rothman pleased with the performance of the film, he stated in a company-wide email:
“This marks a great victory for every single division of the company, as the film was our first major production entirely shut down by the advent of Covid, yet we persevered to complete a picture the audience loves and marketed and distributed it with strategic verve worldwide, despite the pandemic.”
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After being delayed, Uncharted has been released on Netflix USA too, becoming the number one movie on the platform in a single day. Competing with blockbusters like The Gray Man, Uncharted’s success in both avenues is a testament to the film’s story and star power.
Uncharted is now streaming on Netflix.
Source: Netflix
