Zendaya on Working With Husband Holland: 'It's Pretty Easy'
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- Zendaya told BBC News at the London premiere of Spider-Man: Brand New Day that working with her husband Tom Holland is 'pretty easy' when you're best friends, adding that both are also starring in Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey.
- Tom Holland has played Peter Parker since 2016 and told BBC News the latest set was 'really fun,' though he declined to confirm whether Brand New Day will be his final Spider-Man outing.
- Zendaya wore a floor-length Tamara Ralph champagne silk crepe gown with spider-webby straps at Leicester Square's white carpet, continuing a pattern of method dressing tied to her film roles.
- Sadie Sink has joined the franchise in a highly secretive mystery role that has fueled online speculation; she did not attend the premiere.
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day, directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, has drawn mostly positive UK reviews, with The Independent's Clarisse Loughrey calling it 'the best Spider-Man movie in more than 20 years' (4 stars) and the Telegraph's Robbie Collin also awarding 4 stars, while the Guardian's Peter Bradshaw gave it 3.
- Spider-Man: Brand New Day is out now in UK cinemas, following predecessor No Way Home (2021), which grossed $1.9bn worldwide.
Why it matters: With Holland noncommittal about whether Brand New Day is his final Spider-Man film after a decade in the role, each press stop becomes a potential farewell moment for fans and a pressure point for Sony and Marvel. The film enters UK cinemas with mostly strong reviews — two four-star write-ups versus the Guardian's three-star mixed take — and follows a predecessor that grossed $1.9bn globally, setting a high bar for its commercial run.
