Many actors were up for the coveted role of Spider-Man before Tom Holland landed it, including Riverdale KJ Apa, who shared his audition experience in a recent interview.
During an interview with MTV News, KJ Apa opened up about his audition for Spider-Man. Many young actors were up for the Spider-Man role including Asa Butterfield, Nat Wolff, and Timothée Chalamet. Riverdale star KJ Apa once had aspirations to play the iconic hero as well. However, the audition didn’t turn out so well.
During the interview at San Diego Comic Con, the Riverdale star KJ Apa recalled his Spider-Man audition experience:
“I auditioned for Spider-Man. I didn’t get it. You know, sometimes I walk out of an audition — you know when you walk out and you feel really good about it, feel like they loved it or whatever? I didn’t feel like that.”
What do you all make of this? Do you think KJ Apa would have made a good Spider-Man? Is the Riverdale star better off in his current role? Let us know what you think in the comments below!
Riverdale stars KJ Apa as Archie Andrews, Lili Reinhart as Betty Cooper, Camila Mendes as Veronica Lodge, Cole Sprouse as Jughead Jones, Marisol Nichols as Hermione Lodge, Madelaine Petsch as Cheryl Blossom, Ashleigh Murray as Josie McCoy, Mark Consuelos as Hiram Lodge, Casey Cott as Kevin Keller, Charles Melton as Reggie Mantle, Vanessa Morgan as Toni Topaz, Skeet Ulrich as FP Jones, Mädchen Amick as Alice Cooper, and Luke Perry as Fred Andrews.
KJ Apa is set to return for the fourth season Riverdale which is set to premiere on October 9, 2019.
Tom Holland was last seen as Peter Parker in Spider-Man: Far From Home. Here is the official synopsis for the movie:
Following the events of Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man must step up to take on new threats in a world that has changed forever.
Directed by Jon Watts from a script written by Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, Spider-Man: Far From Home stars Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhaal, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Tony Revolori, Martin Starr, Numan Acar, J.B. Smoove, Oli Hill, Remy Hii, Marisa Tomei, Michael Keaton, Jon Favreau, Cobie Smulders, and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury.
Spider-Man: Far From Home is now playing in theaters!
Source: MTV News
