Tom Holland: Some Past Movies Were 'Shit,' Hard To Promote
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- Tom Holland admitted on the Dish Podcast that some of his past films were "shit" and hard to promote, saying when asked why people should see those movies, "in the back of your mind, you're like, 'You shouldn't, because it's shit'"
- Holland contrasted those past experiences with his current press tours for The Odyssey and Spider-Man: Brand New Day, calling them "really easy" and feeling like "a bit of a victory lap"
- The Odyssey crossed $300M global in its first week, with Holland playing Telemachus, son of Matt Damon's Odysseus, in an adaptation of "one of the first stories in human history"
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day premieres July 31, marking Holland's fourth MCU solo outing as Peter Parker
- In Brand New Day, Peter Parker is anonymously protecting New York City after Dr. Strange's spell made the world forget him, with his powers undergoing "a strange and dangerous evolution"
Why it matters: Holland's rare candor from a franchise star — publicly conceding that some of his movies weren't worth recommending — lands as he simultaneously anchors two major summer releases: The Odyssey, which has already cleared $300M globally in its opening week, and Spider-Man: Brand New Day, his fourth MCU solo film opening July 31.
