PARKER LIFE

Tom Holland is Spider-Man

Has peter parker grown up at all?

I think we’re seeing a very similar Peter Parker to the one we saw in Spider-Man:

Homecoming. I really enjoyed, in the first one, the aspect of seeing a teenager with superpowers. I really want that to come across again. He’s still a 16-year-old who just wants to enjoy himself.

What’s the dynamic like with nick Fury?

Working with Sam is great, really, really fun. I’ve been such a big fan of his, not just since the beginning of the MCU but very early on in my life with Pulp Fiction. It’s an interesting character to see on the screen with Peter Parker, because obviously Peter is kind of upbeat and Nick Fury’s so scary; kind of like Robert Downey Jr, just without the sass. What can I say? It’s been a fun ride.

How has it been working with Jake Gyllenhaal?

I’m very lucky with the people I get to work with. I have these meetings with my agent every year – we sit down and go through a list of actors I would like to work with and a list of directors I would like to work with, and Jake has already been on the list. So the fact that we get to do it in this circumstance is fantastic. He’s amazing. Every actor I’ve ever worked with has a switch. When they say action you can tell that they’re acting. But Jake doesn’t have that. He’s seamless in and out of character. Sometimes it’s quite disconcerting because you think he’s just talking to you, then you realise he’s doing the scene right now. I’ve learned a lot.

What was your reaction to Spidey’s new stealth suit?

It’s great because I have more access and I can take my mask off. And it looks so badass. Really, really cool. It’s a really cool one because it’s such a different avenue to take with a character like Spider-Man. He wears red and blue, and for us to take him down this different path is definitely something audiences will be very excited about.