Tom Holland said Spider-Man: No Way Home has "three generations coming together" -- though not, per se, in the way you might expect, in light of the persisting rumors that Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield are reprising their respective iterations of Peter Parker opposite Holland's web-slinger in the film.
"Everyone puts their trousers on in the same way in the morning," Holland told Total Film. "It was interesting having those guys come in because they have a certain ownership over Spider-Man in their own way, and..." At this point, the actor paused. "I’m talking about Alfred [Molina as Doc Ock] and Jamie [Foxx as Electro] and those guys. To see Alfred come in, and have to adapt and change to the way that the films are made, but also change director, and also [the fact that] I’m now Spider-Man. It was really interesting to see these actors adapt and change what they were doing to fit the modern era."
Spider-Man: No Way Home sees Holland's Peter Parker and Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) wreaking havoc on the Marvel Cinematic Universe's multiverse after Strange attempts to make most of the world forget Peter's secret identity. In doing so, they also bring Molina's Doc Ock from Spider-Man 2 into the MCU, as well as a possibly non-blue variant of Foxx's Electro from The Amazing Spider-Man 2. No Way Home's first poster also basically confirmed Willem Dafoe's Green Goblin from Spider-Man (2002) for the film while hinting heavily at Thomas Hayden Church returning as Spider-Man 3's Sandman.
Holland, who's admitted to being terrified of Molina's Doc Ock as a child, previously discussed the adjustments Molina specifically had to make thanks to the changes in filmmaking technology since Spider-Man 2 came out in 2004. "It was really fun to watch [Molina] see how technology has advanced," said Holland. "When he was making [Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 2], the arms were puppets, and when we did it, they're all imaginary and CG. It was quite cool to see him relive it, but also relearn it."
But what about Maguire and Garfield? "People don’t believe me when I say that [Maguire and Garfield] are not coming back. But people are going to have to believe me at some point," Holland told Total Film, laughing. "It means a lot to me. The first time you see Doc [Ock] and the rest of the characters that come back, it’s so exciting -- and it’s such a huge moment in cinematic history. It’s three generations coming together."
Spider-Man: No Way Home swings into theaters on Dec. 17.
Source: Total Film, via GamesRadar+
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