The Amazing Spider-Man films.

Then, just last year, audiences got yet another reboot. This time, Tom Holland was playing Spider-Man in the Spider-Man: Homecoming, we've decided to look back at all the actors who came close to landing the highly coveted role over the years.

The list is in chronological order, from Hollywood's earliest attempts at adapting the character up until the hero's appearance in the MCU. Here are 15 Actors Who Almost Played Spider-Man (and one guy who tried really hard to cast himself).

15. Tom Cruise

Long before Sony Pictures' original Spider-Man trilogy hit theaters, Marvel Comics was working alongside some of Hollywood's biggest studios to adapt the iconic superhero into live-action. Cannon Films oversaw one of the earliest attempts at adapting the character. The studio had initially hired Tobe Hooper to direct the film, but after years of being stuck in development hell, Joesph Zito eventually replaced Hooper as director.

Zito had expressed interest in stuntman Scott Leva playing Spider-Man, but the studio wanted up-and-coming actor Tom Cruise for the role. Cruise was in his mid-20s at the time, which made him a prime candidate for Peter Parker. Plus, the fact that he was just coming off the heels of Top Gun made him a huge box office draw.

Things were finally starting to move forward, but thanks to the lackluster box office performance of Superman IV, Cannon decided to slash the budget of their Spider-Man film. That caused a chain reaction that ended with the project being indefinitely shelved.

14. Edward Furlong

James Cameron established himself as one of the greatest blockbuster filmmakers of our time in the late '80s and early '90s, which became clearly evident with the release of Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Edward Furlong starred in the film as the 10-year-old John Connor -- the actor's first ever on-screen role. It wasn't much later that Cameron moved forward with plans to direct Cannon Films' (then later Columbia Pictures') first Spider-Man movie.

He delivered a 57-page script treatment that centered on the character's origin as well as his fight against Terminator.

13. Leonardo DiCaprio

Tobey Maguire has carried a successful career in Hollywood in his years outside the red and blue tights, but he will always be ed as the original on-screen Spider-Man. It turns out, however, that one of his real-life best friends, Leonardo DiCaprio, could have scooped up the role first. Following the enormous success of James Cameron's Titanic, Sony Pictures wanted to capitalize on the actor's fame, so they approached him for the part.

DiCaprio had previously worked with Raimi on The Quick and the Dead, a Western film that was also a product of Sony Pictures, which could have boosted the studio's interest in the actor. Despite that, DiCaprio never got too close to getting the part. He never screen-tested for the role because he felt that he wasn't ready to put on a superhero suit at the time. Whether or not DiCaprio would have been a bit too good looking at the time to play Spidey is debatable, but he certainly would have been an interesting fit.

12. Freddie Prinze Jr.

Another actor that Sony Pictures was courting for the role of Peter Parker for the original film was Freddie Prinze Jr. He was coming off teen movies such as I Know What You Did Last Summer and She's All That, which made him a prime candidate to headline Sony's then-new superhero franchise. At the time, rumors were swirling that Prinze Jr. had already screen-tested for the role and that it was his if he wanted it. Although parts of those rumors were true, we can't say for certain whether or not the ball was truly in his court.

The specific details regarding Prinze Jr.'s running for the role of Peter Parker are unclear, but the actor ended up landing on his feet, we suppose. Even though he didn't get to play Spider-Man, Prinze Jr. did star in the live-action Scooby Doo movie as Fred Jones, which released the same year as Raimi's flick. Take from that what you will.

11. James Franco

It's quite common in blockbuster movies for someone to screen-test for the main character, only to be cast in one of the ing roles. It happened with Cillian Murphy in Batman Begins -- who went on to play Scarecrow -- and it happened with James Franco in Spider-Man. Franco originally wanted to play Peter Parker in Sam Raimi's film and had even gone through extensive auditions for the part. However, the role eventually went to Maguire in the end.

Franco has itted to being disappointed that he didn't get the gig, but that letdown was softened when Raimi offered the the second Green Goblin) ended up becoming his most well-known role to date. It put him up in the public eye, a place he hasn't left since.

10. Scott Speedman

Much like James Franco, another actor who screen-tested for the part of Peter Parker for Sam Raimi's Spider-Man film was Scott Speedman. At the time, Speedman was known for playing Ben Covington in the J.J. Abrams and Matt Reeves created TV series, Felicity, which he starred in for four seasons. The series became a cult favorite amongst its fans, which ended up putting Speedman on the map for feature films.

It's unclear how far along in the process he got, though it has been confirmed that he at least screen-tested for the role. Of course, he didn't land the part, but that didn't do much to stall his career. The year after Spider-Man hit theaters, the actor appeared in his first majorly successful movie, Underworld. He played Michael Corvin in that movie as well as its sequel, Underworld: Evolution.

9. Jake Gyllenhaal

It doesn't happen often, but studios are sometimes forced to recast one of the leading roles for one reason or another. For instance, Katie Holmes chose not to reprise her role as Rachel Dawes for The Avengers. It happens from time-to-time, and it almost happened to Tobey Maguire with Spider-Man 2.

Maguire had been filming Seabiscuit at the tail-end of 2002, shortly before he had to begin filming on the Spidey sequel. He had injured his back on set, and that forced the studio to begin making preparations in case he needed to be replaced. Instead of going back to actors who had previously screen-tested for the role, Sony entered negotiations with Jake Gyllenhaal to replace Maguire. It turns out, it was all for naught, as Maguire ended up recovering just in time to film his scenes for the smash hit sequel.

8. Alden Ehrenreich

Instead of pursuing a fourth installment in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man series, Sony Pictures decided to reboot the franchise entirely. After Marc Webb signed on to direct, the studio then began looking for their next Peter Parker. Several actors auditioned for the role, with only a handful actually screen-testing for the part. One of the folks who made it further in the process than most was Alden Ehrenreich.

Ehrenreich was a relatively unknown actor at the time. He didn't get the part, but when Webb and the studio were working on Star Wars: Han Solo anthology film.

7. Jamie Bell

Another screen-tester for the role of Peter Parker in The Amazing Spider-Man was Jamie Bell, who was best known for his roles in Doug Liman's Jumper and Edward Zwick's Defiance at the time. Bell went pretty far in the process and had even been reported as being on the final shortlist, alongside Andrew Garfield. Interestingly, Bell was the most recognizable name on the list, for he had previously starred in the biggest films.

Some rumors had suggested that Bell landed the role, although those were quickly debunked by studio representatives. Even though Bell never got to suit up as the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, he did get the chance to appear in a Marvel superhero film, playing Ben Grimm, aka the Thing, in Josh Trank's lambasted Fantastic Four reboot in 2015. So yeah, this one didn't quite work out for the best.

6. Anton Yelchin

The late Anton Yelchin can also count himself amongst the group of actors who screen-tested for Peter Parker in Marc Webb's Spider-Man films. Yelchin was one of the more well-known actors around the time, having appeared in blockbusters such as McG's Star Trek reboot. Reports at the time suggested that Yelchin was one of the top contenders for the gig.

When it started to look like Yelchin wouldn't get the lead role, rumors started to swirl about the actor being cast as Harry Osborn, a part that would eventually be taken on by Dane DeHaan. Although he didn't get the part, Yelchin had no problem continuing his impressive career. Within the next few years, he reprised his Star Trek role as Pavel Chekov in Abrams' tragically cut short last year.