Spider-Man 4 Update Has Everyone Convinced Tom Holland is Fighting for a Grounded Movie, Not Another Multiverse Hopping Flick
English actor Tom Holland is undoubtedly one of the most popular actors of his generation. He made his acting debut in 2012 with a role in the disaster film The Impossible, in which he played the role of a teenager trapped with his family during a tsunami. It was after this movie that he chose to pursue acting as a full-time career.
Over the years, Tom Holland established himself as an accomplished actor in Hollywood. He rose to worldwide recognition with his portrayal of Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He has played the title role in three MCU movies so far. However, the last Spider-Man movie was released in 2021, and so far, there has been no news regarding Spider-Man 4, and Holland is not even willing to do one unless he finds the story groundbreaking.
Tom Holland is Not Willing to Do Spider-Man 4 Unless He Finds the Story Worth Telling
Tom Holland considered several career choices before he finally chose to do acting. He was enrolled in a dancing class when he was a child; he even tried carpentry and then he even considered becoming a primary teacher because he loves being around kids. Thankfully, acting turned out to be his true calling and it has been quite the journey for him as he rose to stardom.
2021’s Spiderman: No Way Home earned more than $1 billion worldwide, becoming the highest-grossing movie of the year. However, what comes as a shock is that a sequel to the movie has not been in the making or even slated for a release in the future.
While talking at a press conference with the Critics Choice Association (via Collider), Tom Holland said that he will make a sequel only if the story is worth telling. He said:
“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. [..] So, I won’t make another one for the sake of making another one. It will have to be worth the while of the character.”
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Holland’s logic is understandable considering how superhero movies are being looked down upon recently. Hopefully, the studio will come up with a good story for Spider-Man 4 soon.
Fans Are Hopeful About the Future of Spider-Man 4
Fans have been eager to know what is next for the web-slinging superhero ever since the release of the last Spider-Man movie. In the past couple of years, while the MCU has been steadily moving forward with new stories, this is the first update that fans have gotten about Spider-Man 4. Netizens took to X (formerly Twitter) to express their opinion on what Tom Holland has said.
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He’s 100% rejecting every single “MULTIVERSE SPIDER-MAN VS SONY’S VENOM” pitch he’s getting from Disney and Sony’s execs until there’s something more grounded and worth the effort. https://t.co/0YcIZotPOs
— Truggler or something (@hates_place) November 30, 2023
It sounds like he wants a truer Spider-Man film that explores more of the traditional Peter / Spider-Man dynamics instead of this Ironboy Jr that they’ve portrayed him as up until NWH. I can dig it, Tom.
— 𐌊𐌉𐌍Ᏽ 𐌁’𐌂𐋅𐌀𐌋𐌋𐌀 (@kingbchalla) November 30, 2023
Thank you Tom! After what MCU Spider-Man has been through. a street level spider-man would be amazing!
— Indiana_Minotaur (@IndianaMinotaur) November 30, 2023
He’s damn right, we don’t want the only spider man franchise to be ruined.
— Idksamad onlypain (@IdkSamad) November 30, 2023
Tom wanted Spider-Man in the mcu when the deal temporarily broke. I’m sure he’ll get the story he wants since he’s still on this journey of progression for Peter. Hoping his more matured roles recently has inspired a more grounded approach for the character https://t.co/ZBTkqbr615
— Aniq (@aniqrahman) November 30, 2023
Fans have been quite supportive of Tom Holland’s approach to the character. It is good to see that the Edge of Winter star is making an effort to make the character better with a powerful story.