SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING (12A)

WHO’S IN IT?

Tom Holland (The Lost City of Z), Michael Keaton (Birdman), Jon Favreau (Swingers), Zendaya (film debut), Donald Glover (The Martian), Tyne Daly (The Aviator), Marisa Tomei (My Cousin Vinny), Robert Downey Jr (Sherlock Holmes), Jacob Batalon (North Woods), Laura Harrier (4th Man Out), Tony Revolori (The Grand Budapest Hotel), Bokeem Woodbine (Total Recall), Logan Marshall-Green (Prometheus), Michael Chernus (Captain Phillips), Michael Barbieri (Little Men), Kenneth Choi (The Wolf of Wall Street), Hannibal Buress (Baywatch), Martin Starr (Knocked Up), Isabella Amara (Wilson), Abraham Attah (Beasts of No Nation), Angourie Rice (The Nice Guys), Jona Xiao (Gifted)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Jon Watts (Cop Car), director, writer; Jonathan Goldstein (Horrible Bosses), John Francis Daley (Vacation), Christopher Ford (Robot & Frank), Chris McKenna (Igor) and Erik Sommers (The LEGO Batman Movie), writers; Kevin Feige (Captain America: Civil War) and Amy Pascal (Ghostbusters), producers; Michael Giacchino (Doctor Strange), composer; Salvatore Totino (The Da Vinci Code), cinematographer; Debbie Berman (Black November) and Dan Lebental (Iron Man), editors

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

After the events of Captain America: Civil War, Peter Parker (Holland) returns to his mundane high school existence while also grasping the responsibilities of being his alter-ego Spider-Man, under the tutelage of his new mentor Tony Stark (Downey Jr). However, when a threat emerges in the form of scavenger-turned-criminal Adrian Toomes aka The Vulture (Keaton), Parker must find a way to save the day while also proving to those around him that he’s just more than a mere kid with superpowers…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

After stealing every scene in Captain America: Civil War, the newly-rebooted (again) Spider-Man gets to show everyone why he’s a truly special piece of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in this new standalone film that takes the best parts of the character and does its best not to screw it up (erm, again).

WHEN’S IT OUT?

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