Drew Barrymore shares a throwback photo with Tom Holland and calls him 'the most impressive and incredible person'

• Drew Barrymore posted an old photo with Tom Holland and called him "an extraordinary talent!"
• The image of the two stars was taken approximately a decade ago when they met up for lunch.

Drew Barrymore posted a throwback photo with Tom Holland and gushed about watching the "Spider-Man: No Way Home" star grow up.

"@tomholland2013 I remember meeting you what was it? 2011? And I was so captivated by you," Barrymore began a post shared on Instagram on Saturday.

The 46-year-old "Scream" star continued: "And I had just watched your movie and we were meeting about a project I was going to direct and I truly thought you were the most impressive and incredible person as well as such an extraordinary talent!"

Holland, now 25, got his start in the entertainment industry when he made his debut as the titular character in "Billy Elliot the Musical" in September 2008 in the UK at 12 years old.

After "Billy Elliott," the young actor starred in the 2012 movie "The Impossible" alongside Naomi Watts. He appeared in a few more films, then landed the role of Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) in 2015.

Holland made his first MCU appearance in 2016's "Captain America: Civil War" and starred in his first standalone Spidey film, "Spider-Man: Homecoming," in 2017. He reprised the role for "Avengers: Infinity War," "Avengers: Endgame," and "Spider-Man: Far From Home."

M0st recently, Holland portrayed the teen web-slinger in "Spider-Man: No Way Home," released in December. The blockbuster movie's cast included returning stars Jacob Batalon as Peter's best friend Ned and Zendaya, who Holland is dating in real life, as his girlfriend MJ.

"Watching you grow up! Fall in love with the greatest woman @zendaya and become our hero! From Spider-Man to the greatest dancer in a billy Elliot and @lipsyncbattle And now you will play Fred Astaire hopefully ??? There is nothing you can't and won't do!" Barrymore said in her Instagram post, referring to Holland's famous "Lip Sync Battle" performance and role as Fred Astaire in an upcoming biopic.

Barrymore said that she remembered the moment she and Holland met, and was surprised to learn that there was photographic evidence of it.

"I woke up and saw it on @tomhollandupdates and I didn't know there was a record of this pic! It was like every time I see you, I remember this moment and now i have record of it too! I send you and your lady the very best! As always, i am cheering you on!!!!!!," she concluded her post.

Holland shared further context about his meeting with Barrymore during an appearance on "The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show" on Monday.

"It's an interesting story behind that picture," the "Uncharted" star said. "We met, it must have been 10 years ago now. She was gonna direct this film and there was a 15-year-old boy in the film and she wanted me to play that character."

He continued: "We went for lunch, my dad came with me, we had a lovely time, she was very warm and welcoming. I had never been to Hollywood before and then as we were leaving, I remember there was paparazzi there, obviously there to see Drew, and that was my first introduction to Hollywood."

Holland said that he was appreciative of Barrymore, a former child star who made her theatrical film debut in 1980.

"She sort of made us feel safe and at ease with the whole thing because it's daunting when you're a little kid," he said. "That was a lovely memory, and it's very sweet what she said."