With Odyssey And a new movie Spider In the pipes, 2026 promises to be a great year for Tom Holland. What delights the actor, famous for his childish and exuberant side.
The adaptation of The Epic of Homer by Christopher Nolan enjoys the “best scenario I have read”, says the actor, who recently completed the shooting in the Mediterranean for a scheduled exit in July 2026.
He embodies Telemachus, the son of Ulysses, the main hero of ancient Greece from which Odyssey Follow the trips full of events after the Trojan War. The rest of the casting is high, with Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron and Zendaya, committed to Tom Holland.
First collaboration
Christopher Nolan “is a true collaborator,” the actor rents. The director ofOppenheimer and ofBeginning “I know what you want (…), but it is not an environment in which you cannot offer ideas or develop characters in different ways,” he said.
The two British had never worked together, but they have much in common. Christopher Nolan has produced Batman’s trilogy The dark gentleman. The long films that are among the most successful and appreciated superheroes films, as well as the where Tom Holland supports the Spider-Man costume.
With Spider-Man: New dayThe actor has repaired for a seventh Marvel movie, but “it’s always like the first time,” he said. Just before his interview with AFP in Los Angeles, he was still on the set of the new adventures of the man of Arigny in Glasgow, a Scottish city chosen by production to serve as double in New York.
“Yesterday, I was at the top of a tank that was rolling on the main street of Glasgow, in front of thousands of fans, and it was great,” he said. “It was so incredible, exciting and stimulating, and gave me a feeling of freshness,” he gets excited. Marvel must only be released two weeks later OdysseyIn the heart of summer 2026.
Against “toxic technologies”
His version of Peter Parker’s character, the American behind Spider-Man’s mask, has always stood out for his youth enthusiasm. A cheerful frenzy that Tom Holland also adopts Never stop playingA short film made as part of a campaign for Lego, which rises against the multiple temptations that push today’s children to grow too fast.
“With screens, phones, iPads, Instagram and all these toxic technologies, it was really pleasant to participate in something that is a tangible product,” said the actor.
At 29, he believes that his generation had the opportunity to grow at the dawn of social networks, at a time when they were less omnipresent and destructive than today. “I think that exerts some pressure on young people, who may not necessarily be themselves, but rather versions of themselves that internet wants them to be,” he continues.
His commitment to Zendaya, whom he responds in the saga SpiderHe turned on the canvas at the beginning of the year, when the actress appeared in the Golden Globes with a huge bright ring. Does the couple intend to have children? “I have not yet embarked on this part of my life,” Tom Holland replied. “But it is very important to closely monitor the access of young people to the Internet,” he adds.
At the moment, the actor wants to keep the burning of his spider man. “It really corresponds to who I am, it is a kind of improved version of myself.” With age and fame, “I have become a little more introverted and sometimes I aspire to have a little more intimacy in my life,” he says. And to conclude: “But I think the child who is in me will always be there. It is very important to ever lose this desire to play.”
Source: BFM TV
