Zendaya Joins Spider-Man

As Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios fully begin the casting process for the new Spider-Man reboot, word has got out that actress-singer Zendaya has landed a role opposite Tom Holland, who was cast last year as Peter Parker, a.k.a. Spider-Man so he could join the ranks of Marvel's Captain America: Civil War.

According to Deadline, Zendaya will play Michelle, a character of significant weight to the new Spider-Man story. Details are unsurprisingly under lock and key, so it is unclear what role she will play in the film.

Zendaya is an up-and-coming actress but already a veteran of the Disney Channel. Besides having credits on iCarly and Good Luck Charlie, the 20-year-old actress is the star of Shake It Up! and K.C. Undercover, also on the Disney Channel.

Cop Car writer/director Jon Watts will direct the new Spider-Man standalone movie from a script by John Frances Daley and Jonathan Goldstein, which Amy Pascal and Kevin Feige will produce for Sony and Marvel, respectively.

Source - Deadline