Hotwashing is a casting practice in the film industry of the United States in which hot actors are cast in historically
non-hot character roles or in roles which are scripted for
non-hot characters. The film industry has a
history of frequently casting hot actors for roles about non-hot characters.
Tom Holland is playing the "four-eyed
geek" Peter
Parker (Spiderman) at Forest Hills High
School? That's totally hotwashing!