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Tom Holland in 2023 Back in 2021, Tom Holland made headlines when he told GQ : “If I’m playing Spider-Man after I’m 30, I’ve done something wrong.” Having now reached that milestone age, his past comments have resurfaced as he gears up for his fourth outing as Peter Parker in the next Spider-Man film, Brand New Day. So, where does Tom stand on that statement five years later? “It’s funny, I saw that quote pop up somewhere recently and I kind of reeled, because I was trying to remember what I meant,” Tom told the same magazine in a new interview published the day after his 30th birthday. The Marvel actor, who is also set to star in Christopher Nolan ’s upcoming adaptation of The Odyssey , then tried to clarify what he meant by his past remarks. “I think the point of it is that I would love to pass the baton on, and I haven’t achieved that yet,” he explained. Tom Holland as Spider-Man in Avengers: Infinity War back in 2018 As for whether he’ll continue Spider-Man again now he’s actually turned 30, he noted: “It’s definitely something that we talk about a lot at the studio. So, maybe I need to change the quote to 37. “I could also have been trying to leverage Sony and scare them into thinking I wasn’t going to do Spider-Man 4 now that I had a new deal on the horizon. So I don’t know what it could have been. It could’ve been part of a strategy to create fear.” Notably, it doesn’t sound like Tom plans to give up that iconic red and blue suit anytime soon, calling the role “the joy of my life”. “I now kind of stand on the plinth of like, I’ll do it for as long as they’ll have me,” Tom enthused. Spider-Man: Brand New Day sees Destin Daniel Cretton take over the directing duties from Jon Watts. Tom also managed to get Marvel to give him a six-month break to make The Odyssey, in which he plays Odysseus’ son, Telemachus, a move which appears to have breathed life into the MCU franchise. “We wouldn’t have had the six-month period to develop the script with Destin to get it to a place where it is now,” the actor explained. “I truly believe that we’ve made the best version of any Spider-Man movie going.” Spider-Man: Brand New Day is released in cinemas on 31 July 2026. MORE FILM NEWS: Matt Damon Says The Odyssey Is 'The Biggest' Film He's 'Ever Done' You Might Not Realise American Horror Story Put Its Own Spin On Backrooms Back In 2024 How A Classic Simpsons Episode Inspired One Of 2026's Most Popular New Horrors
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