Tom Holland Praises 2 New Films After Slamming Past Promotion as 'Shit'

Q: Which past blockbuster movies did Tom Holland secretly despise while forcing a smile on the red carpet?

They are unknown. Tom Holland said that in the past he has had to promote movies he privately thought were “shit,” but he did not name any titles in the interview or in the related reporting. What is clear from the available coverage is that Holland was making a contrast with his current projects, Christopher Nolan’s *The Odyssey* and *Spider-Man: Brand New Day*, which he said he is “super proud” of and therefore finds easy to sell to audiences. The reports do not provide evidence identifying which earlier blockbuster films he may have disliked. So any attempt to pin his remark on specific past films would be speculation, not confirmed fact.

3 articles · Updated · TheWrap · Jul 26

Tom Holland said promoting “The Odyssey” and “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” has felt like a “victory lap,” unlike past junkets where he felt he was selling films audiences should skip.
On the Dish podcast, Holland said press is easy when he is proud of a movie because he can honestly tell people to see it, rather than privately thinking “it’s shit.”
“The Odyssey” has backed up that confidence at the box office, with Christopher Nolan’s Homer adaptation set to top $500 million worldwide in only its second weekend.
“Spider-Man: Brand New Day” opens July 31 without reviews yet, but Sony is counting on Holland’s well-received Spider-Man run to help a Marvel franchise that has recently stumbled critically and commercially.