For years now Spider-Man has been the biggest cash cow for Marvel in all mediums, and the character has witnessed its fair share of representatives on the big screen. But among all the three prominent Spider-Man stars, Tom Holland is deemed as one of the most comic-accurate iterations of the iconic superhero, and one of the key factors that differentiate him from the others is his agility.
Considering that as a child, Holland had no clear ambitions when it came to acting and was more focused on dancing and gymnastics, his agility would come in handy in his audition for the Web-head. However, the actor’s interest in dance and gymnastics would create some unwanted situations when he was a kid.
Tom Holland had a rough time growing up
Just like his MCU counterpart, Tom Holland wasn’t the cool kid in School and he spend most of his School life with his small group of friends. But considering the Uncharted star soon found interest in dancing and gymnastics, this would result in him getting bullied by some of his classmates, as the actor explained he went through some “rough patches” in his School life. However, the bullying wasn’t able to shake his interest in gymnastics and dancing, as Holland went on to pursue this field before eventually shifting to the acting realm. He said,
“I had my rough patches. There was times when I was bullied about dancing and stuff. But you couldn’t hit me hard enough to stop me from doing it… I, like Peter, accepted I wasn’t the cool kid at school and just found my group of friends and got on with it,”
His expertise in the field of gymnastics played a pivotal role in getting selected for MCU’s version of Spider-Man, and since then the actor’s ascend in Hollywood hasn’t been stopped.
Tom Holland has no problem playing Spider-Man till the very end
Although there are several actors, who don’t enjoy playing one character for the rest of their life and doesn’t want to be remembered for one role, this isn’t the case for Tom Holland. Despite showcasing his skills in various genres apart from MCU, Holland is widely deemed as the Spider-Man actor and it seems he doesn’t have any problems with it. While reflecting on the subject, the actor explained he considers himself lucky for the role and has no problem playing the character till the very end. He explained,
“If I just play Spider-Man for the rest of my life, I’d still be the luckiest kid alive. So, there’s no complaints from me here. As everyone knows, I love him. He changed my life. I love the character. Should we find a way to tell his story and do justice to him, we will do so,”
With the actor set to take a brief period off from the world of acting after the exhausting process of crafting The Crowded Room, it might be a substantial wait before we see him back as Spider-Man.
Source: People
