Captain America: Civil War directors respond to Spider-Man costume criticism: 'Its the design that we love'

'He’s a very popular character so it’s always going to be controversial'

Tom Holland's Spider-Man swipes Captain America's shield. (Marvel)

The new Spider-Man costume - no, not the one worn by Toby Maguire or Andrew Garfield but Tom Holland - has proven somewhat contentious among fans.

Many people believe it to be a wonderful callback to the classic Spider-Man suit worn in the mid-60s and the animated show while others think it is just too CGI.

Directors of the upcoming Captain America: Civil War, Anthony and Joe Russo - collectively known as the Russo Brothers - have commented on the reception to the latest incarnation of Spider-Man who will debut in their film.

“The design of the costume is what it is,” Joe told Forbes. “That’s the design that we love, it’s the design that Kevin Feige loves and so on.

“He’s a very popular character so it’s always going to be controversial, people are always going to love or hate what you do with him, but all we can do is make sure that we love it, that we are true to ourselves and true to how we feel about the character and then hope that everybody else digs it.

Anthony continued: “Part of issue is that we gave such a small impression of the character in that trailer, it’s something of a Rorschach test where people can pour as much of their Spidey anxieties out but when they see the movie they are going to get a very big picture of a very complete character that they have never seen before.

"It’s kind of hard to react to people’s reactions but they will change radically when they see the movie.”

“And there is still effects work that needs to be done on it,” Joe added. So, seemingly the version of the Spider-Man outfit seen in the most recent Civil War film is not finished. The final iteration of the outfit can be seen 29 April when the film finally hits UK cinemas.