Tom Holland’s role as the mischievous Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe has taken the actor’s name to new heights. Currently, Tom Holland is a bright young star in Hollywood.
Tom Holland is a young star loved by many thanks to his role as Marvel’s Spider-Man.
Acting career
Thomas Stanley Holland, born in 1996, is the eldest of three brothers in an artistic family in London, England.
Tom Holland has had a very lucky start to his acting career. He started dancing at a hip hop class at Nifty Feet Dance School in Wimbledon, London. In 2006, he caught the eye of Billy Elliot choreographer Peter Darling and began his acting career in Billy Elliot the Musical . Tom Holland made a splash in the role when he first performed in 2008 and received a lot of praise from critics for both his incredibly versatile dancing ability and his acting skills.
Tom Holland in the play Billy Elliot
Two months after officially leaving Billy Elliot the Musical , Holland successfully auditioned for the lead role in the movie The Impossible. Tom Holland successfully portrayed the role of a boy who lost his family due to the tsunami disaster . He brought the audience a variety of emotions that were extremely touching. Not exaggerated or forced, his role was extremely genuine and close.
The film Tsunami helped Tom Holland be on the list of “Most Promising Actors” of the 2013 BAFTA Awards or the 18th Annual Film Critics’ Awards, for the 27th Goya Awards in the category of “Best Newcomer”; the “Best Young Performance” award of the Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards in 2012 and the London Film Critics’ Circle Award for “Young Actor of the Year”. It can be said that 2012 was the year of Tom Holland and the film also brought him to another height in his acting career.
The role of Lucas in Tsunami brought Tom Holland many nominations for young actor
Overcoming challenges to get the role of Spider-Man
In 2015, when participating in the movie In the Heart of the Sea, Tom Holland had the opportunity to work with the God of Thunder Thor – Chris Hemsworth. Later, when Marvel was looking for an actor to play Peter Parker, Chris Hemsworth introduced Holland to the film studio.
In 2016, after making his debut in Captain America: Civil War , Tom Holland officially brought Spider-Man back to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. With his young age and career, he made the audience wonder why he could get this important role.
To get the role of Peter Parker, also known as Spider-Man, Tom Holland sent 5 videos recording his own stunts that took him 5 months to perform, plus 8 rounds of auditions with 1500 other candidates. Although not as highly rated as his opponent Asa Butterfield, the two-way performance with Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man) and Chris Evans (Captain America) changed everything.
Marvel CEO Kevin Feige shared that one of the key factors that made Tom Holland chosen was the “catalyst” between him and actor Robert Downey Jr. At that time, he was both nervous and excited when he first met his idol in real life, just like the character Peter every time he interacted with Tony Stark in the movie.
Tom Holland admires Robert Downey Jr. in real life (left) and on film
After the final audition, Tom Holland returned to England to wait for the results. After 12 days of restlessness, on a beautiful day in mid-2015, a strange notification was sent to Tom’s Instagram and invited him to log in to the website with the message: “Let’s find out who the new Spider-Man is”. Next to the picture of Spider-Man in the familiar red costume was the new name – Tom Holland.
I thought it was a “trick” but luckily, director Kevin Feige appeared with a phone call that brought a “dream come true” to the Spider-Man fan.
Thanks to his ballet skills and gymnastics experience while training for the musical Billy Elliot, Tom had a distinct advantage. Director Jon Watts was also very pleased with his excellent acrobatics, Tom’s skills helped him limit the use of filming tricks, not having to retake many times; at the same time, the filming process was much easier.
Thanks to his flexible body, Tom Holland easily performs Spider-Man’s acrobatics.
Young and mischievous Spider-Man is well received by the audience
In 2017, the first Spider-Man: Homecoming film grossed $117 million in the US and was highly rated. Most critics had positive words for Tom Holland. He completely conquered the audience when he transformed into two separate personalities in the same person – a shy Peter Parker and a brave Spider-Man.
Compared to the two previous Spider-Men, Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire, Tom Holland’s Spider-Man is dynamic and youthful, very suitable for the context where Peter Parker is only 15 years old in Marvel’s plan.
Following the success of Spider-Man: Homecoming , on July 5, Spider-Man : Far From Home will officially be released to fans around the world. The film will be an indirect story that takes place after Avengers: Endgame .
Nick Fury (left) – Peter Parker – Mysterio (right) in Spider-Man: Far From Home
The film will revolve around Peter Parker (Tom Holland) and his classmates on a summer vacation in Europe. However, Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) has recruited him and a mysterious new character named Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal) to help fight against an army of monsters called Elementals.
After Endgame, it can be seen that the death of Iron Man – Tony Stark has a huge impact on Peter. How can he recover and face this loss, step by step becoming the best Spider-Man he can be. Can he help Nick Fury stop the new enemy? Is Mysterio actually a friend or a foe?
