“I can lie down and do nothing”: After Spider-Man and Uncharted, Tom Holland Is Done With Highflying Actions, Wants On-screen Romance

Tom Holland, the British actor, who is prominent for his role as Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), has indeed seen his career lean more towards action genres. Besides Spider-Man, Holland’s popular video game adaptation movie Uncharted showcased his talent for high-flying actions. However, Holland now expresses a desire to explore different aspects of his acting abilities, particularly by taking on roles that involve on-screen romance.

Tom Holland reflects on grueling Uncharted stunt work

Over the past five years, Tom Holland has primarily focused on action-packed films, particularly Uncharted and Spider-Man, which carry high-action sequences, mainly climbing. Holland, in an interview with Reuters, shared his rough experience doing stunts and action sequences in Uncharted.

“I’ve been playing two very famous characters who are famous for climbing things. It was important to us to create this unique style for Nathan Drake so there were no similarities to Spider-Man at all but… when you’re making these big films, it’s exciting to see how far you can push the limits, to what you can do physically, to design these sequences to be unique and be fresh and new.”

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He also recalled the challenges of performing the daring stunts in the movie. One particular sequence is where he remembers when his character Nathan Drake falls out of the back of the moving plane and has to find a way to get back to the board. While describing the scene, he expresses that it was the “hardest thing” he has ever done from a physical point of view.

“We shredded our hands to bits, and it was exhausting, but rightly so,” he continued. “It’s a really impressive sequence, and I think that kind of level of physicality comes through on screen, but it was knackering. It was absolutely brutal.”

His benchmark movies Spider-Man, are all about amazing actions and jaw-dropping stunts. Unlike Uncharted, his three Spider-Man movies totally changed the actor’s career and catapulted him into international stardom. His charismatic portrayal of the beloved character grabbed worldwide attention and shaped his trajectory as a rising star in Hollywood.

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Tom Holland eyes a shift from action mode to rom-com

While speaking to Reuters, the actor expresses his intention to shift from the action genre to more compelling rom-com roles.

“A rom-com would be nice if I’m honest but… I like pushing myself and seeing what I can do that said, I am actively looking for a film where I can lie down and do nothing for a while.”

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Meanwhile, the actor has also done a TV series, The Crowded Room released in June 2023. The Apple TV+ series is a psychological thriller comprised of 10 episodes based on the true story documented in Daniel Keyes’ 1981 non-fiction novel The Minds of Billy Milligan. The series is created by Akiva Goldsman, the Oscar-winning screenwriter of A Beautiful Mind.

The Crowded Room is based on a real and unusual story of a  young man named Danny Sullivan, played by Tom Holland, who gets arrested and undergoes intense psychological interrogation after being involved in a public shooting. The professor who is brought into question Danny is played by Amanda Seyfried.

Therefore, it is clearly understood that the actor really needs some air after all these actions and psychological torture. So let’s anticipate the young action star will be appearing in some cool dramatic movies in the future.

Source: Reuters