Tom Holland Gives Update On Next Spider-Man Movie — "We Have A Legacy To Protect"
Tom Holland has discussed the future of the Spider-Man film series, saying he will “always” want to make more films, but he’s is mindful that they get the story right before he agrees to come back to play the character again.
“The simple answer is that I’ll always want to do Spider-Man films,” Holland told Deadline. “I owe my life and career to Spider-Man. So the simple answer is yes. I’ll always want to do more.”
Holland said a team of the “best in the business” is currently cooking up ideas for “whatever the story might be” for another film. Holland said he’s wary of protecting the legacy of the series.
“Until we’ve cracked it, we have a legacy to protect,” he said. “The third movie was so special in so many ways that we need to make sure we do the right thing.”
Holland went on to say that, for the first time in the Spider-Man series, he’s involved in the creative process “so early,” and he’s having a good time.
“It’s just a process where I’m watching and learning. It’s just a really fun stage for me. Like I said, everyone wants it to happen. But we want to make sure we’re not overdoing the same things.”
Before this, Holland said he considered walking away from Spider-Man and passing the baton to someone else to play the character. But Holland is keen to come back for another movie, provided the story is good enough.
“Whether or not we can find a way to do justice to the character is another thing. I feel very protective over Spider-Man. I feel very, very lucky that we were able to work on a franchise that got better with each movie, that got more successful with each movie, which I think is really rare, and I want to protect his legacy,” Holland said in 2023. “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.”
Holland has starred in three mainline Spider-Man movies so far, including Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). Holland has also played Spider-Man in multiple Avengers movies.
In addition to Holland’s next Spider-Man movie, a Spider-Woman film is in the works and will be here “sooner than you’d expect.”