Tom Holland as Spider-Man.Photo: MARVEL STUDIOS
Tom Hollandis hinting at leaving his most iconic role: Spider-Man.
The actor, 25, first played the superhero at age 20 in 2016. Now, after five films as Spider-Man and a sixth on the way, Holland tellsGQhe’s looking beyond the Marvel franchise.
“Maybe it is time for me to move on,” he said in a recent cover story for the magazine. “Maybe what’s best for Spider-Man is that they do a Miles Morales film. I have to take Peter Parker into account as well, because he is an important part of my life. If I’m playing Spider-Man after I’m 30, I’ve done something wrong.”
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Spider-Manproducer Amy Pascal toldGQHolland is “the hardest-working person” she knows. Pascal, a former Sony chairperson, added that she’s trying to keep Holland on as Spider-Man.
“I’ve talked to him about doing, like, 100 more,” Pascal said. “I’m never going to make Spider-Man movies without him. Are you kidding me?”
While Holland is pondering his future as Peter Parker, the actor has a slew of projects in the works after his nextSpider-Manfilm,Spider-Man: No Way Home, premieres. According toGQ,Holland is branching out into screenwriting and has been working on a script with his brother.
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Jacob Batalon, who has appeared as Ned Leeds in multiple Spider-Man films, toldGQhis costar has his sights on another famous movie character next.
“He talks about being James Bond a lot,” Batalon said of Holland. “A lot, a lot.”
Although he has aspirations to play Bond and write with his brother, Holland insisted he’s not going to stick around Hollywood for the long run, tellingGQ,“I definitely don’t think I want to be an actor for the rest of my life.”
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“I think if we were lucky enough to dive into these characters again, you’d be seeing a very different version. It would no longer be theHomecomingtrilogy,” Holland toldEntertainment Weeklyin October. “We would give it some time and try to build something different and tonally change the films.”
He added, “Whether that happens or not, I don’t know,” he noted. “But we were definitely treating [No Way Home] like it was coming to an end, and it felt like it.”
Spider-Man: No Way Homepremieres in theaters Dec. 17.
source: people.com
