Five years ago Tom Holland told an interviewer he would be the next Spider-Man. He tells Gemma Dunn how he never expected to don the red costume so soon.

There’s a new Spider-Man in town, with 21 year old Brit Tom Holland taking on the role of Peter Parker on this occasion.

Spider-Man: Homecoming is in Irish cinemas on July 7.

The 32-year-old actor, who starred as the iconic comic book character in two films, in 2012 and 2014, before he was recently replaced by Tom Holland, has revealed his hope of seeing a more diverse superhero world in the coming years.