Tom Holland Says ‘No Way Home’ Is the End of a Franchise

GayNrd Editors October 15, 2021

Tom Holland says that his upcoming third Spider-Man move, No Way Home is the “end of a franchise.”

Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) looks on at Spider-Man in Columbia Pictures’ SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME.

Speaking exclusively to Entertainment Weekly, “No Way Home marks Holland’s third solo Spidey appearance, and story-wise, the actor calls it a “conclusion” to his trilogy, wrapping up the narrative he and Watts first introduced in 2017’s Homecoming. “We were all treating [No Way Home] as the end of a franchise, let’s say,” he adds. “I think if we were lucky enough to dive into these characters again, you’d be seeing a very different version. It would no longer be the Homecoming trilogy. We would give it some time and try to build something different and tonally change the films. Whether that happens or not, I don’t know. But we were definitely treating [No Way Home] like it was coming to an end, and it felt like it.”

We’ve been making these films for five years now,” Holland explains. “We’ve had such an amazing relationship, the three of us. We’ve been with each other every step of the way. We’ve done every single film, every single press tour. So this one scene, [we didn’t know] if this would be the last time [we were all working together.] [It] was heartbreaking but also really exciting because we’re all moving into the next chapter of our careers. So sharing that moment with them was maybe the best day I’ve ever had on set. I don’t think I’ve cried like that ever.”

Still, he adds, just because he’s spent the last five years perfecting his web-slinging didn’t mean that he could let himself get complacent.

“If you’re not willing to focus and do the prep work, you’re going to get called out,” Holland says with a laugh. “Because when you’re dealing with magic spells and dimensions, it really gets complicated.”