Young London actor Tom Holland has been announced as the next Spider-Man for a film due to be released in July 2017.

Fans are split over the announcement – with some wondering who the Kingston-upon-Thames-born 19-year-old, who played the lead in the stage version of Billy Elliot, is.

Some fans expressed disappointment

Including secret disappointment from actor Charlie Rowe, who was tipped as a potential Spidey

Some were intrigued

And there were plenty of messages of support

It’ll be two years before anyone can properly judge anyway, and he won’t even be a teenager any more when he's seen on screen as Peter Parker…