“I was really struggling”: Tom Holland Gives Away One Secret of MCU Star Benedict Cumberbatch
Tom Holland is one of the most talented actors in the industry and is admired by millions of fans across the world. The actor who gained worldwide recognition when he appeared as Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been dubbed as one of the most popular actors of his generation.
Holland has received massive success with appearing in his standalone Spider-Man movies along with being the youngest actor to portray the character on screen. Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield have previously portrayed the character of Spider-Man before Tom Holland took over. The English actor recently spilled an acting secret of his MCU co-star Benedict Cumberbatch. Let’s find out what that is.
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Tom Holland says he asks Benedict Cumberbatch for acting advice
Tom Holland who is most prominently known for his character portrayal as Peter Parker a.k.a., Spider-Man from Marvel Cinematic Universe was recently seen in The Crowded Room by Apple TV+. The show received mixed reviews but fans of the actor applauded his range and commitment towards the character.
At a recent event of the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, Holland while promoting the series shared a little secret about his Marvel co-star Benedict Cumberbatch. Cumberbatch plays Doctor Strange in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Holland said,
“Benedict Cumberbatch is someone that I asked for advice a lot about acting. I went through a phase where I was really struggling to cry, in my personal life also. It was really affecting me on set because I would really just worry about crying scenes and worry and worry and worry.”
Holland continued to share that he was blown away by Cumberbatch’s breakdown scene in The Imitation Game, which inspired him as well. The English actor mentioned at the event,
“The technique that he told me was this kind of thing that he’s able to do with his diaphragm which is almost like laughing. He would do this thing where he would kind of stimulate laughing and he would breathe really really quickly and that would sort of, I guess bring the emotion to the surface and then he could just take it and ride the wave from there.”
Tom Holland said that he started doing the same and he loves crying scenes now as he feels confident and feels that it’s something he has in his wheelhouse. He added that he does not have to draw any past experiences to bring in the emotions.
Tom Holland will only play Spider-Man if it’s ‘worth the while’
During a recent press conference with the Critics Choice Association, Tom Holland said that he would only move forward with playing Spider-Man once again if the team involved could do the character justice. He said via Collider,
“All I can say is that we have been actively engaging in conversations about what it could potentially look like for a fourth rendition of my character. Whether or not we can find a way to do justice to the character is another thing.”
Holland noted that he is very protective of Spider-Man and he feels very lucky that they were able to work on the franchise that got better with each movie. Holland says he wants to protect his legacy which means that he won’t make another movie just for the sake of making another movie adding that it has to be worth the while of the character.
Earlier this year, Kevin Feige shared with EW that the fourth installment of Spider-Man was being written adding that they had ideas for that and the writers were just putting them out on paper. The development halted due to strikes and there have been no updates about the now as of now from Marvel Studios.
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