Spider-Man: No Way Home Co-Stars Tom Holland, Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield Have a Group Chat Called ‘The Spider Boys’
The surprise appearances of Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield in the 2021 Marvel Studios film Spider-Man: No Way Home, starring Tom Holland and Zendaya, caught everyone off guard. Before Tom Holland took over, Maguire and Garfield portrayed the recognizable figure of Peter Parker/Spider-Man.
The young actor who recently starred in the Apple TV+ series The Crowded Room talked about the friendship the three actors forged while filming the movie and after it was finished, as well as one regret that he has.
Tom Holland calls Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield ‘brothers’
During a recent, The Hollywood Reporter interview, Tom Holland, who is currently promoting his show The Crowded Room, opened up about the beautiful bond he shares with actors Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield. The two of them had appeared as Spider-Man in previous movies before Holland took over the character.
Holland said, “We have a great group chat and we catch up every now and then. It’s called the Spider-Boys. Myself, Andrew, Tobey—we have this amazing bond as three people who have been through something that is so unique that we really are like brothers.”
On asking what was the recent thing they talked about, Holland very politely shared, “I was doing a charity event in London for the Brothers Trust and I was asking if they would be so kind as to sign a poster to auction off. They were obviously happy to oblige.”
Tom Holland regrets not reaching out to Andrew Garfield
The 27-year-old actor revealed in the interview that he was 19 years old when he was chosen to play Peter Parker/Spider-Man in a Marvel film. He had been so intent on getting the part of Spider-Man that he never gave Andrew Garfield, who had been playing the same role before his casting, any thought.
Holland mentioned, “If I’d made my second movie and it didn’t necessarily deliver in the way it should have done and they recast me, I would really struggle to bounce back. Andrew bounced back in the most unbelievable way. I just wish I’d called him and just said, ‘You know I can’t turn down this opportunity’”.
Benedict Cumberbatch, who plays Doctor Strange in the MCU, shared about Holland,
“The boy’s got range. He knows what works, what stretches him and keeps his catalog varied and shows his ability to transform and surprise us all. So he’s not negatively affected by the branding of playing the superhero of all superheroes, which Spider-Man is, really. He’s asked me for advice every now and again, but he’s making brilliant calls and I’ve also asked for his on occasion.”
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Tom Holland on being anxious about the fourth installment of Spider-Man
The actor noted during the conversation that the fourth installment of the franchise is on hold because of the writer’s strike and it had made him a little anxious. He explained that he is really happy with where they are in terms of the creative, but there is a bit of a stigma about the fourth one in all franchises.
The young actor mentioned,
“I feel like we hit a home run with our first franchise and there’s a part of me that wants to walk away with my head held high and pass the baton to the next lucky kid that gets to bring this character to life.”
The actor who has stepped away from playing Spider-Man and went on to play the dark character of Danny Sullivan, who is a psychologically distraught man accused of a shooting at Rockefeller Center in The Crowded Room shared with The Hollywood Reporter that even though the initial reviews did not look so bright, there will be good ones and he has to have a healthy outlook on all sorts of things and respect everyone’s opinion.
The Crowded Room is streaming on Apple TV+.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
