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Tom Hollandhas worked on some of the biggest films of all time—you don’t star in four movies that have grossed over a billion dollars each by accident—but he is claiming his latest movie is bigger than all of them. Given the director he is working with, he just might be telling the truth.
After breaking through in projects likeThe Impossible,Wolf Hall, andIn the Heart of the Sea, Holland became a full-fledged superstar overnight thanks to being cast asSpider-Manin 2016Captain America: Civil War. The English actor hashardly slowed down since, making six appearances in the Marvel Cinematic Universe thus far, starring in other blockbusters likeUncharted, and executive producing his own projects likeThe Crowded Room. For someone who hasn’t even turned thirty, the man’s list of accomplishments is quite long. Throw in his headline-generating relationship withSpider-Manco-star Zendaya and it’s safe to say Tom Holland has experienced the highs and lows of the Hollywood lifestyle over the past decade. All that being said, the man claims his latest film is a doozy compared to what has come before and if he is the one saying that, people should probably sit up and listen.
During a recent interview withGQ, Holland got to talking aboutChristopher Nolan’s upcoming 2026 blockbusterThe Odyssey. Perhaps unsurprisingly, working on a Nolan film is a bit different from the other big-budget projects Holland has worked on in his career.“It was amazing,“he stated.“The job of a lifetime, without a doubt. The best experience I’ve had on the film set. Incredible.“He went on to praise Nolan and his wife/producing partner Emma Thomas:“Working with Chris, getting to know him and Emma was absolutely fantastic. I’ve never seen someone that can work the way that they do, and there is a reason why they’re the best in the business for sure. To get a front row seat to that and to be a part of the process and to collaborate with a true master of his craft and learn from him was the best experience I’ve ever had.”
Tom Holland Loved Working With Christopher Nolan OnThe Odyssey
In Other News, Water Is Wet
Christopher Nolan is about the only working director today who has carte blanche todo whatever he wants on a film set. Even legendary filmmakers like Martin Scorsese and Quentin Tarantino don’t have the freedom to do what Nolan does on the insane budgets he gets. Bringing in hit after hit with diverse subject matters has granted Nolan a privilege few people have ever had in Hollywood. It turns out being the man behindThe Dark Knight,Inception,Interstellar, andOppenheimercan do that.
“It was exciting. It was different. And I think the movie is going to be unlike anything we’ve ever seen.” - Tom Holland on The Odyssey
Let’s put it this way:The Odysseyis the first blockbuster in history to be completely shot on IMAX film cameras. It has a cast that includes Holland,Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Lupita Nyong’o, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron, and Jon Bernthal (among many others). The production team shot on location in places like Morocco, Greece, and Iceland. With all due respect to the Russo brothers and Marvel Studios, Holland isn’t simply talking out of his a** here.
Assuming whatTom Hollandis saying aboutThe Odysseyis true, then we can’t wait for it to be released on June 29, 2025.
