Spider-Man returns! Tom Holland leaps into action as filming begins in latest reboot of Marvel's famous web slinger

His last solo cinematic outing was less than a sterling success.

But after Tom Holland's memorable turn in Captain America: Civil War fans will be overjoyed to discover he was filming scenes for reboot Spider-Man: Homecoming in Atlanta on Wednesday, the Daily Mail reports.

The 20-year-old looked like he was excited to be back in the suit as he waited around on set before filming an action sequence. 

At one point the English hunk showcased his pert posterior when he leap on top of an industrial-sized concrete pipe while harnessed to some wires. 

But it was not all work and no play for the strapping young Londoner, the Daily Mail reports.


For he was also spotted shuffling around on set in a pair of flip flops while holding an umbrella to protect his head from the summer Georgia sun.

Tom's version of the character, which hearkens back to his schoolboy roots when first created by artist Steve Ditko and writer Stan Lee, is the first to be part of the critically and commercially successful Marvel Cinematic Universe.

The stakes are high for Spider-Man: Homecoming, is due to hit theatres on July 7, 2017. 

It is the first full collaboration between Marvel Studios and Sony, who own the cinematic rights to what is arguably the comic company's most famous character.

It came after the lukewarm response to the dismal Andrew Garfield vehicle The Amazing Spider-Man 2 in 2014, which despite raking in $709 million holds a 53 per cent rating on review aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes.

This is the second reboot for the character, with the first Sam Raimi trilogy being both commercially and critically successful, thought the third film was much warmly received than the first two.