“He’s supposed to be my friend”: Jake Gyllenhaal Made Tom Holland Nervous Because of His Method Acting

Jake Gyllenhaal and Tom Holland collaborated for the 2019 released Spider-Man: Far From Home. The Brokeback Mountain star has been a part of multiple critically acclaimed movies and as he has mastered the act of method acting, many young actors are bound to feel intimidated, at times.

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Marvel star Tom Holland is one of those actors who ended up becoming nervous due to Gyllenhaal’s sheer brilliance as an actor.

Tom Holland Was Nervous On Coming Across Jake Gyllenhaal’s Method Acting Skills

During an interview with with a media outlet in 2023, Zendaya and Tom Holland spoke about their Spider-Man co-star Jake Gyllenhaal. The Euphoria actor revealed about her boyfriend’s obsession with the talented star. Zendaya spoke about the moment when Jake Gyllenhaal had texted Tom Holland when they were filming for Spider-Man: Far From Home in 2019.

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To this, Tom Holland gushed and replied-

“Because I had heard that Jake is like a method actor and in the movie he is supposed to be my friend.”

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It’s not only with Tom Holland and his obsession with Jake Gyllenhaal, as his co-star is equally obsessed with him too.

Jake Gyllenhaal TaIks About His Obsession With Tom Holland

During an appearance on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon in 2019, the Love and Other Drugs actor spoke about his weird obsession with his little co-star Tom Holland. Jake Gyllenhaal shared how deeply he adores him.

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When the famous chat show host asked him about his talented co-star, the Nightcrawler actor replied-

“He’s great, dude. He’s awesome. He’s the nicest guy in the world.”

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He further shared-

“I am super into him as Spider-Man.”

Both actors have always expressed their mutual respect and adoration for each other openly on social media and in interviews over the years.

With an IMDb rating of 7.4 out of 10, Spider-Man: Far From Home is currently available on Amazon Prime for streaming.

Source: The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon/ Youtube