news culture Marvel: Tom Holland commemorates the end of his career as Spider-Man for the first time. MCU fans tremble at the thought of losing their favorite
While fans were still arguing about which of Tobey Maguire or Andrew Garfield wore the Spider-Man costume better, Tom Holland had his own more than compelling suggestion. Three movies later, is it time to turn the page? The actor begins to think about it.
Three films with some success
Whether you’re more of a Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, or Tom Holland team, it’s clear that all adaptations of the Spider-Man adventures in cinemas since 2002 have won over audiences. In 2023, it’s hard not to know the story of Peter Parker, the young geek whose life changes overnight when he’s bitten by a spider. While of course each new adaptation brings its own variations, the character remains the same and audiences never stop appreciating the wits and aerobatic skills of the superhero who watches over New York.
But while Sam Raimi and Marc Webb’s adaptations never broke the $900 million mark at the global box office, Jon Watts’s has smashed every record, starting with one homecoming Peaked at 880 million, continued on a Far away from home to 1.132 billion and ending in a No way home at $1.916 billion. With nearly $4 billion in sales from the combination of the three MCU films, it’s hard not to let Tom Holland take the audience’s palm.
In addition, it should also be remembered that Tom Holland’s Spider-Man not only benefits from starring in his own trilogy, but also appears in three other MCU films: Captain America: Civil War, Avengers Infinity War etc Avengers Endgame. Suffice it to say that audiences have become more than accustomed to his voice and appearance in the Spider-Man costume and that he doesn’t seem ready to move on. However, Tom Holland has already begun to address the end of his superhero career in an interview with the magazine Hollywood reporter…
A fourth that scares Tom Holland
Although he did not appear in the presentations of phases 5 and 6 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Tom Holl and used this famous interview to confirm that Marvel is indeed planning a fourth Spider-Man movie
I’m a little scared of this movie. There is a certain curse on the fourth film of each franchise. I feel like we’ve done an impeccable job with our franchise, and part of me wants to go home with my head held high and pass the torch on to the next kid who gets a chance to bring this character to life.
Taking the example of other famous cinema franchises, it is true that it is more common for a series to stop at the third installment than for a fourth to be as successful as the others. Of course, that doesn’t mean that a number four film has to be bad or disappointing.. Moreover, Tom Holland got it himself.
A little later in the interview, he states that the creative teams had already met to discuss the scenario of this famous fourth Spider-Man film before the strike came to put everything on hold and that they managed to do something concocting starring actor would like. Be careful, this does not mean that the script is already written and the film, on the contrary, can be shot. But if Tom Holland could already be convinced with the first drafts to put on the costume again, the actor’s fans will certainly be satisfied. It remains to be seen if this fourth part will be the last with Tom Holland, which will likely be the case given Marvel’s tendency to gradually ditch its old heroes in favor of new teams.
