Tom Holland reveals ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ explores Peter Parker’s ‘darkest chapter’: ‘It’s so true to what young people are going through’ |

Fresh from the success of ‘L’Odissea’, Hollywood star, Tom Holland He will soon shed his body armor to don the Spidey suit once again in ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’.Five years after ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’, Holland will return in fighting form to take on the role of peter parkerthis time, to give fans a more intimate exploration of loneliness, identity, and growth. Speaking during the film’s press conference, which was attended by ETimes, the actor explained how this fourth installment in the franchise will be the “darkest” and “most authentic” yet. Tom Holland in ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’“I think you really get to know Peter Parker at the beginning of the darkest chapter of his life,” Holland said as he reflected on how Spider-Man is celebrated as the hero of New York City, but Peter Parker is quietly falling apart. “You know, for me, the thing I love most about the movie is that it really represents, or is a cautionary tale about the dangers of living a life alone and not having a community, not having friends.“For Holland, Brand New Day is based directly on the lesson Peter learned from Andrew Garfield’s Spider-Man in No Way Home: that asking for help is sometimes the bravest thing a person can do. Unfortunately, he says, “He’s actively ignoring that advice, and it’s having a profound effect on his life as a human being. But then, on the other side, as Spider-Man, he’s thriving.”Tom Holland to bring the most “true” version of Spider-Man“You know, we’re probably seeing the truest version of what Spider-Man means to New York City at the beginning of this movie,” he explained, adding, “Being on the world stage and beaming and doing all these amazing things, to come home to a really dirty New York apartment and, you know, nurse a headache to bed, mostly on Instagram.“Relating the film to everyday realities, he said, “It’s so true to what young people are going through on a daily basis. So, for me, I dove into this new idea because it felt so relatable, so prevalent to what’s going on in the world. And I love telling a film on this scale that resonates with young people.”Jacob Batalon on the friendship of Ned and Peter ParkerThe press conference also featured co-stars Zendaya and Jacob Batalon also discuss how the film rebuilds the relationships between the famous trio – Peter, MJ and Ned – after the events of ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’, where Doctor Strange’s spell erased Peter Parker from everyone’s memory.Reflecting on where Ned is at the beginning of the film, Batalon joked, “Yeah, I think, unfortunately for Peter, you know, Ned and MJ are living really big full lives.”However, he added that “they feel like there’s something missing. And I think, I guess like for Ned, really like the Spidey Tracker is kind of like their way of finding the missing link between them and Spider-Man. Like, why is he always trying to save their lives, like?”“But I imagine for MJ it’s like a whole different guy, like a different . . .” He added, prompting Zendaya to say, “Yeah, I don’t know, I feel like it was fun. We describe it as, you know, it’s like a fun acting exercise. Like, okay, do the scene, but now it’s like you’ve never met, you know? But it was fun to research and think about what their lives have been like, but of course there’s never been a Peter effect in our lives.” The fact that we’re even friends and still living together in New York must mean something to them, you know.”Zendaya on the emotional bond between MJ and PeterThe actress also teased an emotional change in MJ’s personality, revealing, “And I think, in the previous movies, MJ was always the pessimist and it was Peter who was always the optimist. So it’s interesting to see that reversal. You know, now that he’s single, he’s kind of embraced that negativity, and she’s kind of embraced her positivity.”

Despite the memory wipe, Zendaya hinted that the emotional bond between the characters wasn’t completely erased. “So obviously there’s still something there. We’re always rooting for them and hoping, because Peter is one of those characters that you love and want them to make the right decisions.”“Brand New Day” linked with “No Way Home”He concluded by suggesting that “Brand New Day” will have a direct link to “No Way Home” and the warnings that Peter received. “The other Spider-men warned him, what could happen. And I think in a lot of ways, this movie is wrestling with those ideas and really confronting the things that they warned him about, you know. So I’m rooting for him, but…” he said and laughed before adding one last tease about Peter’s future: “It doesn’t look good.“