Actors Tom Holland and Jon Bernthal are poised to make big waves in the Marvel universe when they debut in "Daredevil" and "Captain America: Civil War" later this year. As it turns out, the co-stars worked together on landing the roles that fans are dying to see.
While filming independent Irish film, "Pilgrimage," Holland and Bernthal teamed up to work on audition tapes to send to Marvel HQ. Holland sent tapes for Spider-Man and Bernthal for Punisher. Both were eventually awarded their roles as the iconic characters.
“During this independent movie that we did in Ireland we were constantly making tapes for Marvel — just acting together," Bernthal told the New York Daily News. "We were making tapes from Ireland in the process of getting him [Holland] cast in 'Spider-Man,' and then he and I made a tape for The Punisher."
The audition tapes won't likely see the light of day anytime soon – "you can call Marvel and ask for it, but that’s like breaking into Fort Knox," Bernthal said. But the tapes seemed to play at least some part in landing the talented pair their roles.
Just in case the audition tapes weren't enough, Holland asked for help from Thor himself – actor Chris Hemsworth. The two worked together on the 2015 seafaring epic, "In the Heart of the Sea."
"I called the guys at Marvel when they were casting (Spider-Man) and I heard he was in the final handful of guys and said, 'Look for what it's worth you're not going to meet a harder working more appreciative kind of guy,'" Hemsworth said.
We'll see Bernthal as Punisher when "Daredevil" season two drops March 18 and Holland will debut as Spider-Man when "Civil War" is out May 6.
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