2) The Stark Connection
One thing Holland got tested on in that initial May screentest was how he worked with Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans. Downey is going to play a part in Spider-Man: Homecoming, and it’s through Tony Stark that Peter Parker is brought into the MCU fold in Civil War, so of course good chemistry between Holland and Downey was always going to be pretty essential. What’s surprising is just how special the relationship between Holland and Downey is shown to be in the film.
[zergpaid]Again, with Holland brought in to play Parker at the last minute, you might imagine his scenes with Downey would feel thrown together or forced. Instead, they’re marvellous together, the pair establishing a mentor-mentee dynamic within seconds, with Holland playing a precocious youngster with verbal diarrhea and Downey playing the cynical yet admiring father figure. Unexpectedly, it’s Peter Parker and Tony Stark who make the most entertaining pairing in Civil War, with the other new alliances struggling to reach that level of easy comedy and charm.