Hannibal Burress Hires Stand-in for Spider-Man Homecoming Premiere

TV shows and movies are always hiring stand-ins and photo doubles to work on set. Usually, their job consists of mimicking the principal actors so the production’s cinematographer can set up the lighting and camera angles. But, Spider-Man: Homecoming star, Hannibal Burress, took it one step further and hired a photo double to play for Wednesday’s Spider-Man: Homecoming premiere.

I’m out here at the @SpiderManMovie premiere. In theaters July 8th. pic.twitter.com/ggEdqt5oDr

— Hannibal Buress (@hannibalburess) June 29, 2017

Buress, who plays Coach Wilson in the movie, sent someone on his behalf to walk the red carpet. In tweets ahead of the premiere, which was later deleted, Buress issued a casting call for “a lookalike with solid comedic timing for an event tonight” and promised to pay the stand-in $500.

Check out my red carpet interview for #SpiderManHomecoming in theaters July 7th. https://t.co/RvpW9QPOMS

— Hannibal Buress (@hannibalburess) June 29, 2017

The chosen Buress stand-in was Los Angeles screenwriter and actor Joe Carroll. Unsurprisingly, Carroll documented what happened on Instagram:

When @hannibalburess hits you up and tells you to crash the red carpet since he couldn’t make it…. You crash the damn red carpet. PS: my driver will NOT STFU…. #standIn #bodyDouble #whichIsWhich #partyCrasher #redcarpet #weAllLookAlikeRight?

A post shared by Joe Carroll (@iamjoecarroll) on Jun 28, 2017 at 5:55pm PDT

Just crashed the red carpet as @hannibalburess #standIn #bodyDouble #whichIsWhich #partyCrasher #redcarpet #weAllLookAlikeRight?

A post shared by Joe Carroll (@iamjoecarroll) on Jun 28, 2017 at 6:57pm PDT

Spider-Man: Homecoming stars Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Donald Glover, Robert Downey Jr., and Zendaya. The Atlanta-filmed production hits theaters on July 7th.