Tom Holland Enrolled in High School Under Fake Name for 'Spider-Man: Homecoming'
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The new Peter Parker depicter says he secretly went to a New York high school to prepare for his role as the Marvel webslinger.

AceShowbiz - Tom Holland opened up on his preparation for his role as Peter Parker in "Spider-Man: Homecoming". The 20-year-old British actor revealed in a Facebook question and answer that he went undercover in a New York high school early this year.

"The coolest thing I think I did for the movie was I was enrolled in a high school in New York, in the Bronx, as a secret," he said. "No one knew who I was or what I was doing. I had a fake name, a fake accent. I went to school for three days, I think. It was really fun."

"It was really interesting because New York high schools are so different than the schools that I went to in London," he added. "When I went to school, you had to wear a suit and tie and it's all boys and for me, it was the first time I was in a classroom with girls. It was like a really strange experience. It was really fun."

Although going incognito was his initial intention, Holland eventually couldn't help spilling the beans. "I told one kid at the school, I was like, 'Hey man, I'm actually Spider-Man.' He did not believe me, was like, 'What? No.' I said, 'No, seriously, I'm Spider-Man. Like, no joke. Like, let's not mess around anymore. I'm Spider-Man.' He's like, 'I don't believe you,' " Holland said. "And at the time, I hadn't made the movie so I didn't have any pictures to show him, to prove that I was Spider-Man. And he did not believe me at all."

A girl even thought he was crazy. "She was sitting next to me and she was like, 'What's your deal, man? Like, why are you at our school? Like, this is a science school, you can't just enroll, you have to come from the beginning,' " the actor said. "And I was like, 'Oh, well, I have a secret. I have a secret.' And she was like, 'What? This guy's a freak. Like, what the hell? ...and then I started doing an English accent...'I'm actually Spider-Man.' And she was like, 'Dude, you're nuts. You are literally the craziest guy I've ever met in my life.' "

Tom Holland was officially announced by Marvel as the new Spider-Man back in June. Several months prior, he did visit the Bronx High School of Science. The school posted pictures of him with students along with the caption, "Tom Holland, future SpiderMan movie star, visits Bronx Science and talks with SING!"

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