The Search Is Over... 19-year-old Tom Holland is Marvel Studios' new Spider-Man..

THE SEARCH IS OVER

19-year-old Tom Holland is Marvel Studios' new

Spider-Man

Los Angeles: Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures announced Tuesday that "The Impossible" star Tom Holland would be taking over the role of Peter Parker and the web-slinging superhero in the next Spider-Man film, set to hit theaters on July 28, 2017.

Jon Watts, who directed the indie thriller "Cop Car," has been set to direct the still-untitled film

Holland, a 19-year-old English actor, has also appeared in "Locke" and the TV series "Wolf Hall." He can be seen this December in Ron Howard's "In the Heart of the Sea."