You’d think with the incredible success that he’s had at such a young age, that fame would
have changed him. But he’s still the same guy he was before the spotlights of Hollywood shone down
on him. There is something else changing, and it might give his fans a pretty big surprise.
Tom has been putting his mind and his body through something nobody expected him to do.
For his upcoming film, Cherry,
it was even difficult for his family to watch what he was putting himself through.
What is he doing with his career that might change the way Hollywood looks at Tom Holland forever?
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We bet he caught your attention when he totally killed this lip sync battle, smashing his dance
moves and having the audience - Including Zendaya, might we add - all totally gobsmacked. Back then,
you probably made it your mission to find out exactly who this guy is and what he’s about.
The 24-year-old actor is currently one of the most successful young celebrities of this generation.
He’s also at the turning point of his career,
and he’s admitted that he’s not so sure how audiences are going to feel about it.
He wants to move on from playing the typical teenager role to something more serious.
Something darker. He’s gotten to a time in his life where he’s ready to show that he’s not only
your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, he’s got so much more that he wants to share with his fans.
With his powerful performance in ‘The Devil All The Time’ and the upcoming release of his
brand new film, Cherry, Tom Holland has proven to the world that he’s not to be
underestimated as an actor. That’s not to say he’s not proud of his role as Peter Parker,
the actor has often gushed about how much he loved to be part of the fantastic world of Marvel.
He was even a fan of Spider-Man from when he was a little boy, sleeping in his very own spidey-suit.
This time around though, things are a little more different. ‘The Devil All The Time’, starring
actors Robert Pattinson and Bill Skarsgard, fans saw a completely different side to Tom. He was
no superhero, rather a tormented, religious man, seeking redemption from those who have wronged him
and those he loved. At first, Tom wasn’t even sure he would take on the role of Arvin Eugene Russell.
“I was really nervous and scared coming on set for the first time.
I didn’t know I had it in me to play this type of character.”
He opened up about having to put a lot of trust in the director of the film,
Antonio Campos, because this film was nothing like any other film he had made before.
He also admitted that his character messed with his head.
“I had to go places mentally that I didn’t know I could go to,
or don’t think I ever want to go again. It was an amazing process,
and I’ve seen the film and I’m very proud of it. I’m really eager for people to see and enjoy it.”
Those he worked with on set also had nothing but good things to say about the young actor. They all
gushed about him, saying what a nice guy he is and how hard he works on set.
And his hard work paid off. While ‘The Devil All The Time’ is a film that is difficult to watch
because of the pain that the characters have to endure, Tom’s performance managed
to stand out amongst his fellow legendary cast members and people were totally blown away.
With the upcoming release of his new film Cherry, fans are eager to see what he’ll
be bringing to the table next. Cherry, a film about an army medic who has undiagnosed PTSD
and battles with substances, has been a totally different experience for Tom and those close
to him. While he was filming, his family and friends found it difficult to even look at him.
His head was shaved and he had to lose a fair amount of weight to portray the
difficulties that his character was going through in the film.
Holland lost up to about twenty-eight pounds for his role in the film.
He managed to do it by running every day, but admitted “...then it kind of got to a
point where I was feeling so weak that I couldn’t really run ...It was so bad.”
The actor said that normally after filming a scene,
he’ll record it on his phone and send it to his mom and she would always get excited about it.
While filming Cherry however, his mom would get upset seeing him in such a state on camera.
“I think when my mum goes to see my films in particular, the things she likes the most are
the moments she goes, ‘Oh, that’s my little boy.’ But in this film there’s nothing like that.”
Thankfully since he finished filming, he’s been able to pick the weight back up and
grow his hair back out again and his mom has forgiven him for his frightful appearance.
Both his parents have also seen the film and could not have been prouder of their son.
Zendaya, Holland’s co-star - and at one point, rumored girlfriend - in the Spider-Man films,
watched her friend on set and expressed how impressed she was with his performance.
“It’s very hard to watch, because you’re like, ‘Dang, that’s my friend
and I’m seeing him every day as Peter Parker.’ It’s brutal. But he took on the challenge
beautifully. Once people get to see this version of Tom Holland, what’s next? Sky’s the limit.”
Tom has admitted that his parents are the ones he wants to be proud of him, and approve of
everything that he does as an actor. There’s no doubt that he’s managed to achieve that. They
have always been the ones who ground him and keep him on the straight and narrow.
He also has a very close relationship with his three brothers, Sam, Harry and Paddy,
and together they launched a charity organization called, ‘The Brother’s Trust’. All proceeds
raised from their events will be distributed to worthy causes that they have chosen together.
But his family aren’t the only ones that he seeks approval from.
The actor cares deeply for his fans and wants to make sure that he keeps them happy too. The actor
is always eager to please those around him, and goes out of his way to meet others expectations.
While making sure that those around him are satisfied, the actor is also on another mission
of his own … making sure that he’s happy with himself. Despite most of the world
being under lockdown in 2020, as soon as it was deemed safe, Tom was back at work,
wrapping up several films. Going from one set to another one,
sometimes he had no more than a 3-day break in between movie sets.
He’s been pushing himself to an almost breaking point, but he has one goal in mind … The Oscars!
Cherry will be releasing just in time for the Oscar recognition,
and Tom hopes that this will be his time to totally reintroduce himself to the world and
his fans. He’s not sure how everyone will react to this new page that Tom has turned in his career,
but he’s received nothing but support from those around him.
In a manner that couldn’t be more fitting,
all of Tom’s Marvel films and Cherry have the same set of directors. Joe
and Anthony Russo have been along with Tom on his journey to fame from the very beginning
and have guided him through the whole process. So it’s quite special that they can be there
with him while he takes on a completely different and more challenging direction with his career.
“We would do every movie for the rest of our lives with Tom Holland. He’s the
hardest- working actor we’d been around. He’s so naturally talented. The charisma
factor is so high that he’s an incredible conduit for any story that you want to tell.
He just has it all.” Joe Russo said about working with Holland.
So, while he is making his attempt to tackle more serious roles, he’s not quite finished
with Spider-Man just yet. The third installment of Holland’s Spider-Man films has been set to release
in December of 2021. Fans are very impatiently waiting for the movie, and for a while there
were even rumors that the previous Spider-Man actors, Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield,
may be showing their faces in this new film, but Tom made sure to deny them.
“No, no, they will not be appearing in this film,” he says firmly.
“Unless they have hidden the most massive piece of information from me,
which I think is too big of a secret for them to keep from me.”
Although it would be to no surprise if Tom would be kept out of the loop when it comes
to spoilers and top secret information. He has become renowned for accidentally
spilling way too many confidential beans about some of the films that he’s been in,
that from now on he no longer receives full scripts for the movies he’s working on.
While working on the soon-to-be-released Spider-Man movie, Tom said “I honestly
have no idea what this film is about and I’m eight weeks into shooting it.”
You might know him as Spider-Man, but that might not be for very long.
His most recent character choices might have his fans a little shocked.
But rest assured, while his movie roles might be taking a bit of a darker turn, he’s still
the same old Tom you’ve come to know and love and nobody thinks that’s ever going to change.