Claim: Spider-Man appears in a superhero shared universe.
Evidence: In films , Spider-Man has been portrayed by actors Tobey Maguire -LRB- 2002 -- 2007 -RRB- and Andrew Garfield -LRB- 2012 -- 2014 -RRB- , while Tom Holland portrays the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe , first appearing in Captain America : Civil War in 2016.
The shared universe , much like the original Marvel Universe in comic books , was established by crossing over common plot elements , settings , cast , and characters.