Well, color me surprised.

Three weeks after Marvel and Sony reportedly shortened their list of prospective Spider-Man stars and directors, the studios just released a joint statement naming Tom Holland and Jon Watts as their next Spider-Man lead and director, respectively. This comes months after a series of screen tests that included such names as Asa Butterfield (Ten Thousand Saints), Judah Lewis (Point Break), Matthew Lintz (Pixels), Charlie Plummer (Boardwalk Empire), and Charlie Rowe (Red Band Society), while the directors in consideration included Jonathan Levine (Warm Bodies), Ted Melfi (St. Vincent), and the duo of John Francis Daley and Jonathan M. Goldstein (Vacation).

Watts was a dark horse candidate that was added to the shortlist earlier this month despite after not being named in the first rumored short list. The new director is hot off the heels of his directorial debut, Cop Car, which received praise at this year’s Sundance Film Festival where it premiered.

The selections are a bit surprising, considering Marvel Studios’ penchant for signing big name actors and directors to their films. However, both Marvel and Sony are confident in growing with the two. Sony’s Tom Rothman released a statement about the hirings, stating:

It’s a big day here at Sony. Kevin, Amy and their teams have done an incredible job. The Marvel process is very thorough, and that’s why their results are so outstanding. I’m confident Spider-Man will be no exception. I’ve worked with a number of up-and-coming directors who have gone on to be superstars and believe that Jon is just such an outstanding talent. For Spidey himself, we saw many terrific young actors, but Tom’s screen tests were special.  All in all, we are off to a roaring start.

Spider-Man isn’t scheduled to hit theaters until July 28, 2017, but he’s rumored to make his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in Captain America: Civil War, which will be coming to theaters on May 6, 2016.