Actor Asa Butterfield was among those who auditioned for the role of Spider-Man in Sony's latest reboot series. Butterfield was at one point considered to be the front-runner, but the part ultimately went to Tom Holland. Butterfield has now reflected on the past, saying it all worked out in the end because not getting Spider-Man allowed him to make the uber-popular Netflix show Sex Ed.

　　"Every so often there's a part [that you really want] and it's a script you love, and you kind of put your heart and soul into it, and you don't get it. And it is tough and it is sh**, but I often find that something even better comes out of it at the end," Butterfield told Collider. "And so in the case of Spider-Man, I did Sex Ed, because I wouldn't have been able to do both of those at the same time."

　　Butterfield went on to say that his take on Spider-Man was not the one that Sony wanted, and he's OK with that in the end. The version of Spider-Man that Holland has on-screen is "entirely different" than what Butterfield had in mind.

　　"I think as an actor and going out for roles, there's only so much you can do and everyone's gonna have a different take on a part and look at a character in different ways, have a different sort of performance, and you kind of have to stick with what you think. And if that isn't [necessarily] in line with what the director and the producers want, then it's like, there's nothing you can do about that. You might just not be the right person, and that's out of your hands," he said.

　　"And that's something I’ve learned, something that I think is great to help me kind of get over it. Because Tom did amazing things with Peter [Parker] and he had an entirely different portrayal of him and I think it's worked so well in the universe and in that part, and I don't think I could do it. So I think all things work out in the end."

　　Butterfield plays the lead character, Otis Milburn, on Sex Ed. The second season debuted in January, but Netflix has yet to say anything about a third season.

　　As for Spider-Man, the final entry in the Homecoming trilogy will debut in November 2021 with Holland returning as the web-slinger.