Tom Holland Admits He Has Considered Walking Away From ‘Spider-Man’

• Tom Holland told The Hollywood Reporter that he has met with producers about “Spider-Man 4.”
• However, the actor said that he feels “a little apprehensive” about reprising the role.
• Holland added that a part of him wants to “walk away” and “pass the baton.”

Tom Holland said that he has considered walking away from the “Spider-Man” franchise.

While no release date has been set for a fourth “Spider-Man” movie, Holland told The Hollywood Reporter that he has already sat down with “Spider-Man” producer Amy Pascal, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige, and executive producer Rachel O’Connor to discuss where they should take the character next.

“It’s a collaborative process,” Holland said. “The first few meetings were about, ‘Why would we do this again?’ And I think we found the reason why. I’m really, really happy with where we’re at in terms of the creative.”

However, Holland, who has been playing the web-slinging hero since 2016’s “Captain America: Civil War,” added that he was “a little apprehensive” about continuing with the franchise past the original trilogy of movies he starred in (“Homecoming,” “Far From Home,” and “No Way Home”).

“There’s a bit of a stigma about the fourth one in all franchises,” Holland said. “I feel like we hit a home run with our first franchise and there’s a part of me that wants to walk away with my head held high and pass the baton to the next lucky kid that gets to bring this character to life.”

Holland would be the first Spider-Man actor to lead four “Spider-Man” movies after Tobey Maguire’s fourth movie was canceled during development.

Both Maguire and Andrew Garfield reprised their roles as Spider-Man in Holland’s third movie “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” bringing closure to both iterations of Spider-Men, whose final stories were canceled before they hit screens.

In his cover shoot interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Holland also bragged about being the only cast member to not spoil a secret about “No Way Home.” The actor has had a reputation for accidentally leaking Marvel spoilers.

“I was actually the best at keeping secrets on that third movie,” he said. “Andrew got caught ordering from a Deliveroo guy, Tobey got caught somehow. Alfred Molina was telling people in the supermarket that he was doing the new ‘Spider-Man’ show. Willem Dafoe got photographed at the airport, so I was the one that actually kept the secrets. So let’s end that myth.”