Tom Holland i Jon Bernthal even appearing back-to-back in two projects together. First ‘The Odyssey’, and now, in a few days, ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’. During one of his latest promotional interviews, Holland talked about what it was like working with ‘The Punisher’ actor for the first time and how the actor was on set with everyone.
Tom Holland talks about working with John Bernthal for the first time
The two stars recently joined the popular reality show ‘Hot Ones’ to promote ‘The Odyssey’ and ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’. During their interview as they talked about the films, Holland also weighed in on what it was like for him to work on both films with Bernthal, and how their first experience acting together on set was all about him. The two had last shared the screen in ‘Pilgrimage’, which released in 2017.While talking about filming the project, Holland revealed that Bernthal took method acting to another level. His character in the film was mute, so in order to get into character for his character, Jon would avoid speaking altogether, Holland revealed. The actor further explained that, “I was his best friend in the movie. And like three or four weeks before we started shooting, we became good friends.”He also shared that, “We were hanging out and all of a sudden he said, ‘Listen, dog. I’m going to have to do this. I’m not going to talk. I’m going to go the full method. I’m not going to do it. I’m going to need your help. I’m going to have to lean on your shoulder.’ I’m like, ‘Oh yeah, whatever, man. Like, if that’s what you want to do, that’s what you want to do.'” He then commented that for the next two weeks, Bernthal remained dedicated to his cause and would avoid speaking entirely, even in public settings.Laughing at the matter, Holland explained that they were filming in Ireland at the time and the co-star would continue his method acting even when they weren’t on set. He added: “And we all know Jon Bernthal. We all love Jon Bernthal. My man loves to talk. So we’re sitting in restaurants and he’s writing about his food, and these are regular restaurants in Ireland, and I have to say, ‘I feel sorry for my friend. He’s just a pretentious actor.”‘”
How Jon Bernthal stopped his stage in method acting
Holland then gave some insight into what caused Bernthal to halt his method acting process, sharing that it was a mishap at a restaurant that forced the “Punisher” actor out of his dedicated process. To give more context, Holland stated, “Then one day we were at a restaurant and she had salmon and she wrote, ‘Can you have some lemon on my salmon.’ So I said to the lady, ‘Excuse me, can I have some lemon on her salmon?'” And maybe she misheard me or something. She came and brought this lemon and dropped it in his drink, in his water. Then he immediately said, “Okay, screw it.” I’m talking again'”.On the work front, Bernthal and Holland will share the screen in the upcoming superhero film, ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’, which will be released on July 31. This will be The Punisher’s first film appearance since Bernthal joined the MCU and took over the character.