Tom Holland is having one busy year with Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” and the Marvel tentpole “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” essentially filming back to back.
The movies are Holland’s first features since 2022’s “Uncharted,” and their theatrical releases next year will be the first time fans get to see him on screen since his Apple TV+ limited series “The Crowded Room” in 2023.
“I feel really blessed to be at a point in my career where I can take time off, reset, and come back ready to go,” Holland recently told GQ UK magazine amid an intentional slow-down in his acting output. “You can’t be in every movie, and you can’t do your best work when you’re burnt out.”
“What I’ve learnt is that it’s important to set boundaries – to be mindful about overworking,” he added. “I’ve got a slightly busy year next year, and then I’ll probably take a bit more time off in 2027. We’ll see.”
Holland is back in busy mode, and he might get even busier if rumors about him being eyed to play the new James Bond turn out to be true.
Denis Villeneuve is directing the next Bond movie for Amazon MGM with a script by “Peaky Blinders” creator Steven Knight. Holland’s name is often cited when it comes to speculation over who will take over 007 from Daniel Craig, which has only been heightened by reports of Amazon wanting a younger Bond actor this go-around.
The new 007 movie is also being co-produced by Amy Pascal, who works closely with Holland on the “Spider-Man” movies.
“Listen, there’s speculation at the moment. We’ll keep it to a minimum for now. We’ll get there one day,” Holland recently told Gordon Ramsay, who then asked if Holland would “love the opportunity” to play 007.
“Dude, I mean every young British actor, it’s the pinnacle of working in our industry,” Holland said. “I already consider myself to be the luckiest kid alive you know, I could not have dreamed to have the career that I have.”
Holland spoke openly in summer 2023 amid the release of “The Crowded Room” about how he needed to take nearly a year off acting after filming the drama series because it took such an emotional toll on him.
The series starred Holland as Danny Sullivan, who is arrested in summer 1979 due to his involvement in a shooting at Rockefeller Center.
Holland was open about “The Crowded Room” being tough to film and said “that show did break me.”
During his acting hiatus, the actor stayed busy by doing work with his charity The Holland Foundation and by launching the nonalcoholic beer brand Bero.
He is back in full swing as an actor this year and even told GQ UK that he’s eyeing an acting pivot in the future to a new genre.
“I think I’d love to do a straight-up comedy,” Holland added. “That genre’s really taken a hit over the last few years. We’re seeing fewer and fewer of them. I’d love to do something where the question isn’t, ‘How do we bring emotion into this story?’ but ‘How do we make people laugh as much as possible?’ That idea of coming to set every day with that mission sounds amazing to me.”
Holland will have a busy summer 2026 when “The Odyssey” opens in theaters July 17, 2026, followed by “Spider-Man: No Way Home” on July 31, 2026.
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