Zendaya says Tom Holland carries Spider-Man“ ”into ‘real life’

Leigh BlickleyMon, August 3, 2026 at 2:30 PM UTC

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Tom Holland and Zendaya on June 15, 2026Credit: Pablo Cuadra/WireImageKey Points -

Zendaya is proud of how Tom Holland has carried Spider-Man into his “real life.”

The actress shared that her husband, and costar, handles the weight of the role “with such grace.”

She also noted that Holland cares so much about the character and his responsibility to Peter Parker.

Zendaya is so proud of the way her husband, Tom Holland, has handled becoming Spider-Man—on and off the screen.

The actress, who has played Spidey’s love interest MJ in the Marvel franchise since 2017, spoke to Rotten Tomatoes about Holland’s passion for the character and how he emulates Spider-Man’s aura in “real life.”

“My favorite thing about Tom’s Spider-Man is how Tom handles Spider-Man outside of Spider-Man,” Zendaya said as Holland sat next to her in the interview. “So many people connect to this character, to Peter Parker’s Spider-Man, and especially young people, especially children, and I think that he’s just handled that weight with such grace.”

Zendaya also noted that Holland “really loves and cares so much about the character and what the character means to other people.”

She added that the role, as with many other superhero characters, comes with the responsibility of knowing that “when you are in front of these kids, you are Spider-Man.”

“You are this person to them,” Zendaya continued, turning to Holland directly. “I just love seeing what and how you carry Spider-Man through your life in real life.”

Zendaya as MJ and Tom Holland as Spider-Man in ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’Credit: Sony Pictures

Holland has spoken about the pressure to return as Peter Parker in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which just achieved a historic $927 million global opening weekend.

Holland told Kino TV that, following the success of the previous films—including Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-Man: Far From Home, and Spider-Man: No Way Home as well as Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame—he began to understand the “stakes and the scope and scale” of the role.

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“After the third movie came out, making this film was the most nervous I’d been stepping onto set as Spider-Man,” he told the outlet last month. “But you know, it’s been quadruply fulfilling because of those nerves.”

Zendaya added that the pair have gained “wisdom” over the years after signing on to play these characters when they were “literal infant[s].”

The pair were both 19 years old when they took on their roles in the MCU. Holland is now 30, and Zendaya turns 30 on Sept. 1.

“Also, for me at least, from the inside but also from the outside in some kind of way, it’s been nice to be able to see [Tom] kind of really take even more ownership of the films and the character,” she explained, looking at Holland, “and really put so much of yourself into it.”

Holland chimed in to say that, when he was a kid playing Spider-Man, he was just “gassed” about the opportunity. Now, he feels the weight of it all as well as the joy.

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“These movies are something that we absolutely loved making, and the opportunity and responsibility is something that we’ve never taken for granted,” Holland told Kino TV. “I hope people look back on this time, like, ‘Oh, this was a really fun time.’”

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is now in theaters.

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