Tom Holland hints at his future as Spider-Man after a decade as the iconic superhero.
The 29-year-old British actor who plays Peter Parker in the film «Captain America: Civil War »" 2016, in a recent interview, he hinted that he is ready to help eventually hand over the franchise to a worthy successor.
«"Whoever it is next, whether it's Miles Morales, Gwen Spider-Man, Spider-Woman, or anyone like that, I would love to be a part of creating the next chapter," Holland told the magazine. Empire, published on Friday.
He continued: "Whatever that would look like, I don't know. But if I could do what [Robert Downey Jr.] did for me, I would be so happy to walk off into the sunset.".
Downey Jr., who played Iron Man in the Marvel universe, introduced Holland's Spider-Man in the film «"Civil War". Subsequently Holland has starred in three Spider-Man films and also appeared in Avengers: Infinity War« и «Avengers: Endgame» .
Tom Holland hints at his future plans to retire from the role of Spider-Man (Getty Images). Tom Holland has played Spider-Man since 2016 (Disney/Sony).
Holland has not publicly stated any plans to officially retire from Hollywood, but has previously said that he intends to retire from acting once he starts a family.
After Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield played the iconic role of Spider-Man in previous films, Holland will become the first actor to play Spider-Man in four solo films, returning to the beloved character in the film "New Day", which will be released in cinemas on July 31.
In an interview Empire magazine He revealed that the new film was the first Spider-Man film where he was invited to join the writing team, and that he met with executives every two weeks to pitch ideas and discuss the future of the franchise.
Tom Holland and Zendaya have starred in four Spider-Man films together (Getty).
«"When I first pitched this project, it was called 'Spider-Man: Puberty.' What happens when Peter Parker starts losing control and everything changes?" he told the publication. "'Spider-Man: Puberty' was my pitch to the studio, and it was immediately rejected. But they liked the basic idea, and it evolved into what we see in the film today.".
Holland previously described the new film as "the most emotional Spider-Man movie to date" and "the most mature." The film also stars Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, and franchise newcomer Sadie Sink. The action of the film "New Day" »" takes place five years after the events of the previous film, «Spider-Man: No Way Home, which ended with Parker living in a universe where his loved ones don't remember him.
Holland and Zendaya, who are engaged, will also appear together in Christopher Nolan's film «"Odyssey", which will premiere on July 17.