Things We Saw Today: Spider-Man Tom Holland Performing Rihanna’s “Umbrella” Will Change Your Life

All of a sudden I’m excited for Spider-Man: Homecoming, because wow wow wow does Tom Holland know how to bring down the house. Holland and his equally talented co-star Zendaya were on MTV’s Lip Sync Battle and holy mother of everything, what did I just witness?

Holland starts off with a demure verse of “Singin’ In the Rain” but soon morphs full-on into Rihanna’s “Umbrella” and I am … emotionally compromised. I had no idea Holland was such a talented dancer, but have since learned he was a theater kid and starred in the West End’s Billy Elliott musical.

Zendaya tackled Bruno Mars’ “24K Magic” and also blew us all away:

Zendaya performing “24K Magic” by Bruno Mars on Lip Sync Battle…this girl can do anything. 🔥🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/iAaTrJ8Llx

— peter parker (@fcukspiderman) May 8, 2017

I love how fully and joyfully these two committed to the bit and the fun repartee they seem to have. This single-handedly made me actually want to see the new Spider-Man. “They should just use these videos for all their promos instead of making any new trailers,” said our Vivian Kane. Yup.

• A group of trans gamers were rejected from taking part in a female gaming tournament and told they could be penalized for “faking their genders.” Um, NOPE. ALL OF THE NOPE. (via Buzzfeed)
• Hydra Captain America stole Thor’s hammer Mjolnir, which thinks that he’s worthy, for some reason. I don’t want to talk about it. (via Screenrant)
• In other Lip Sync Battle / Spider-Man news, watch Chrissy Teigen (in the spidey suit) and her husband John Legend reenact Peter Parker’s most famous movie kiss. (via Huffington Post)
• A cookie box that can only be opened by two people working together teaches self-control and cruelty. (LaughingSquid)

So what did you spot today with your many spider-eyes?

(image: MTV)

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Kaila Hale-Stern (she/her) is a content director, editor, and writer who has been working in digital media for more than fifteen years. She started at TMS in 2016. She loves to write about TV—especially science fiction, fantasy, and mystery shows—and movies, with an emphasis on Marvel. Talk to her about fandom, queer representation, and Captain Kirk. Kaila has written for io9, Gizmodo, New York Magazine, The Awl, Wired, Cosmopolitan, and once published a Harlequin novel you'll never find.

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