Tom Holland is eager to pass the Spider-Man torch.
“For whoever’s next, whether that is a Miles Morales or a Spider-Gwen or a Spider-Woman or something like that, I would love to be a part of setting up the next chapter,” Holland, 29, told Empire in an interview published on Thursday, May 28. “Whatever that looks like, I don’t know.”
Holland reflected on his own introduction into the Marvel Cinematic Universe and how he was ushered in by Robert Downey Jr. ahead of the 2017 movie Spider-Man: Homecoming.
“If I could do what Downey did for me, then I would be so content swinging off into the sunset,” Holland said.
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The actor is set to appear in the upcoming Spider-Man: Brand New Day, his fourth leading film in the MCU. The movie is set to be released on Friday, July 31, and showcases the events after Dr. Stephen Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) made the world forget Peter Parker (Holland) exists at the end of 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home. The new film is set four years after the last one and features Spider-Man anonymously protecting New York City.
Holland will be joined by Zendaya and Jacob Batalon, who are set to reprise their roles as Michelle “MJ” Jones-Watson and Ned Leeds, respectively. Sadie Sink is also set to appear in an undisclosed role, which has led to several fan theories.
While heading into the new movie, Holland reflected on his early days playing the superhero — and explained how things have changed after a decade.
“This is the first time in my tenure as Spider-Man that I was kind of welcomed into the writers’ room,” Holland explained in Thursday’s Empire interview. The actor would meet with the film’s team “every two weeks” with ideas and “ambitions.”
One of Holland’s pitches gave birth to a crucial plot point in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, according to the publication.
“My pitch when I came to the table with it was called ‘Spider-Puberty,’” Holland recalled. “What happens if Peter Parker is losing control and things are changing?”
Perhaps “Spider-Puberty” wasn’t the best way to say it, as the idea was “immediately shot down” by the studio. However, they were able to develop it into something that works.
“But they liked the kernel of the idea, and it grew into what we have in the movie now,” Holland teased.
