Spider-Man 4 Script “Really Lit A Fire In Me,” Says Tom Holland

Nearly three years ago, Tom Holland headlined Spider-Man: No Way Home opposite his two immediate predecessors, Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire, in what turned out to be the highest-grossing film that Sony has ever released. Holland hasn’t exactly rushed back to the MCU since then, and he hasn’t even made any cameos. Regardless, Holland is still on board for the next adventure of Peter Parker, and he’s already read the script for Spider-Man 4.

“I read [the Spider-Man 4 script] three weeks ago and it really lit a fire in me,” said Holland during his recent appearance on Rich Roll’s YouTube show. “Zendaya and I sat down, read it together and we at times were bouncing around the living room like, ‘This is a real movie worthy of the fans’ respect.’ But there’s a few things we need to figure out before we can get that really going.”

Holland didn’t mention that Shang-Chi director Destin Daniel Cretton is in talks to helm Spider-Man 4, but he did say that there are “fantastic people we have working on it now.” The actor also noted that “we have a creative, and a pitch, and a draft which is excellent. It needs work, but the writers are doing a great job.”

Additionally, Holland reiterated that he doesn’t want to come back for any film that doesn’t live up to the three Spider-Man movies he’s already made. And he’s exercising his increased clout in the industry to make that happen.

“I’m now at a juncture where I can say ‘no,’ and now that I’ve been afforded that power, I am struggling to figure out what is the right thing to do. It’s meant I’ve had to put my foot down in certain instances which I haven’t been allowed to do in the past. And I think the learning curve that I’m on right now is dealing with that new sense of power, making sure that I don’t abuse it, but making sure that I do the best thing for me rather than for the studio. And really the best thing for the character. I don’t want to make another movie for the sake of making it.”

Sony and Marvel haven’t set a date for Spider-Man 4 yet.