Ms Marvel actor Matt Lintz has revealed he was in contention to play Spider-Man before Tom Holland sealed the deal.
Now playing tech-whizz Bruno Carrelli opposite Iman Vellani's superpowered Kamala Khan/Ms Marvel, Lintz spoke to Insider recently about his history with Marvel Studios.
Ahead of Captain America: Civil War, Lintz recalled: "I was in the top for Spider-Man, which eventually went to this guy, Tom Holland. I don't know if you know who he is. He's such an amazing person and an actor."
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There's no bitterness, though, as Lintz went on to describe his eventual Ms Marvel casting as life coming "full circle".
He was even introduced to Holland in Atlanta back when his show and Spider-Man: No Way Home were shooting scenes close to each other.
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"It was cool because he ended up coming to one of our sets one day and I just got to speak to him, and I look up to him in so many ways," Lintz recalled.
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Further into his chat, The Walking Dead star opened up about the surprise journey to becoming Bruno.
"It was my freshman year of college. I was about two months in and I got an audition," he explained. "It was untitled, but for Marvel. I auditioned a couple times. I was like, 'OK, well, I probably won't get it."
Soon after, Lintz was taking part in a screen test with Vellani and Rish Shah (who plays Kamran), which went down a treat amongst Marvel's casting directors.
"I went straight into filming and I had to drop out of school to do this," he said. "School's always there. If I want to go back, I can go back.
"But right now, I'm doing this and I'm really happy."
Ms Marvel streams on Disney+, with new episodes premiering on Wednesdays.
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