Tobey Maguire praises Tom Holland's Spider-Man after being mocked in meme
The actor expressed his words of encouragement via social media
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Your support makes all the difference.Tobey Maguire starred in two perfectly good Spiderman films before an abhorrent third outing put an end to his web-slinging antics.
Consequently, fans reflect upon Maguire's time as Peter Parker in the Sam Raimi trilogy with fairly mixed emotions.
Another wayside-thrown actor later (Andrew Garfield) and the costume is now in the clutches of 19-year-old Tom Holland who made his debut appearance in last month's Captain America: Civil War, the character now officially freed up to star in both Sony and Marvel films.
Critics were impressed with Holland's initial appearance - and so too was Maguire who has expressed his sentiments via Instagram.
In response to a witty internet meme which sees Maguire's version of the character watching Holland in action with relative unease, the actor praised his successor.
"Haha seriously, who made this. @tomholland2013 good job! You are great as Spider-Man. Keep it up!" he wrote.
Following his Spidey swansong, Maguire has since starred in The Great Gatsby, Labor Day and television mini-series The Spoils of Babylon.
Holland's next appearance as the superhero will arrive with Spider-Man: Homecoming. The film, released in 2017, will also feature Robert Downey, Jr as Tony Stark.
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