Tom Holland flashed a peace sign as he headed to a three-hour ‘chemistry reading’ with Juliet hopeful Francesca Amewudah-Rivers on Saturday.

The Spider-Man actor, 27, will portray Romeo Montague Jamie Lloyd’s Romeo & Juliet at the Duke Of York theatre from May to August. 

His castmates have not yet been announced but Francesca, best known for her work in Bad Education, is thought to have bagged the lead role.

Tom was confirmed to be appearing in the remake in February and tickets completely sold out in a matter of hours.

The chemistry reading comes after he put the ongoing rumours he had split from actress Zendaya to bed once and for all.

Split rumours began circulating in January that the couple were no more when Zendaya, also 27, unfollowed Tom on Instagram.

However, it wasn’t personal as Zendaya had unfollowed everyone and Tom still followed her.

Adding to the concern of fans was the fact that the Golden Globe winning actress and the Spider-Man actor haven’t been photographed together since October 25, when they were snapped grocery shopping in Los Angeles.

But a source with direct knowledge says the couple were seen together as recently as New Year’s Eve, according to TMZ.

The two also put on a united front at the Dune: Part Two premiere in London in February. Zendaya stars in the film.

Earlier in March, Tom shared a clip of the actress at work on her new film Challengers to his Instagram Story. 

Tom showed his 66 million followers that the ship was still sailing as he wrote three heart-eye emojis with the video and tagged @challengersmovie. 

Jamie Lloyd’s Romeo & Juliet begins at the Duke Of York theatre on May 11.