When Tom Holland entered the MCU as the enthusiastic teenager Peter Parker aka Spider-Man, Marvel fans got behind him wholeheartedly. The British star who was 18 years old when he was cast for Captain America: Civil War, had the boyish looks and charm that made viewers believe he was the perfect choice for the role.
But Holland’s continued youthful appearance at age 27 is now being regarded as a liberty being taken a little too far following rumors about his next role. According to reports coming in, the Marvel alum is speculated to be in the reckoning to play the popular superhero Danny Phantom. Netizens firmly felt that the star is too old to be portraying a 14-year-old character.
Tom Holland’s Next Potential Role Is Raising A Few Eyebrows Among Netizens
Being a teenager at the time of his debut Spider-Man appearance made Tom Holland a perfect candidate to portray the popular Marvel superhero. The young star endeared himself to fans across the world through his body language and impressive performances in the MCU. Holland who is now 27 years old, has reportedly received an offer from Paramount Pictures to play Danny Phantom according to an inside source (via Hollywood Handle) in a live-action film.
The original animated series in Nickelodeon followed the story of a teenager who, after an accident with a portal between the human world and the ghost zone, becomes a hybrid of the two universes. Following this information about Holland’s potential involvement, fans began to question the age factor between the actor and the character.
With Danny Phantom being 14 years old in the original show, netizens believed that it would be virtually impossible for the Spider-Man: Homecoming star to portray someone that young when he was on the other side of his 20s.
This isn’t April fools. This was reported by the actual creator. But Danny is 14, Tom is almost 30.
— Cristian Paez Jr (@iamchrispaezjr) April 1, 2024
Bro is now 27. We can hire someone younger to play someone who is 14.
Its hollywood tho so they like making "KIDS" look older then what they are to portray them more as an adult.— TWITCH | OwnlySam | BASED (@OwnlySam) April 2, 2024
Unless they portray him as an older version of him, I don’t really see it. Danny phantom is like 14 in the show lol
— Big Rome (@LONDO87540615) April 1, 2024
Isn't he too old for the role? Plus, I didn't think he'd have the time to take on another franchise.
— ReelTalker (@TalkerReel92) April 2, 2024
danny is a high school freshman
tom is pushing 30
find another white boy
— frisk (@0xFrisk) April 2, 2024
Better be fooling me with this one.
— Xavier Angel (@xprojecticarus) April 2, 2024
While the general consensus on social media is that Holland will definitely not fit into this role due to his age, it remains to be seen if the production house confirms this information in the near future, and if the actor is up for the challenge.
Tom Holland Opened Up About Spider-Man 4
It has been almost three years since Tom Holland impressed audiences in Spider-Man: No Way Home. Following the massive success of the film, fans have been waiting eagerly for information about a possible 4th film in the series featuring the celebrated Marvel superhero.
While there has not been any concrete update on this front, the British star confirmed back in June 2023 that he was in definite talks with the franchise regarding Spider-Man 4, but refrained from committing to any details. In an interview with Variety, Holland also commented on the Actors Strike and its impact on this decision and said,
“I can’t talk about that, but I can say that we have been having meetings. We’ve put the meetings on pause in solidarity with the writers. There’s been multiple conversations had, but at this point it’s very, very early stages.”
With Holland’s Spider-Man being one of the most popular characters in the MCU as well as gaining huge popularity in the standalone films, Marvel buffs will hope that the actor can bring more to the character through a 4th film. Till date though, it is still status quo with no further information from the Marvel camp regarding details about the project.
