Tom Holland says he would be happy to help hand Spider-Man to the next star, naming Miles Morales, Spider-Gwen and Spider-Woman as possible successors and saying he would love to help set up the next chapter for whoever comes next. He said that if he could do for another actor what Robert Downey Jr. did for him, he would be content “swinging off into the sunset.”
The comments land now because Holland is still the face of Marvel’s Spider-Man series, with Spider-Man: Brand New Day due in theaters on July 31. Fans are already watching the franchise’s next move, and Holland’s remarks give the clearest public hint yet that he sees a path beyond his own run. For readers tracking the character’s future, the moment matters because it comes from the actor who has carried the role through three huge films and into a new phase of the series.
Holland’s version of Peter Parker has been one of Marvel’s biggest draws. His first standalone film, Spider-Man: Homecoming, made $880 million worldwide in 2017, while Spider-Man: Far From Home reached $1.1 billion in 2019 and Spider-Man: No Way Home soared to $1.9 billion in 2021. The character’s MCU life began in 2016, when Downey’s Tony Stark brought Holland’s Peter Parker into the franchise in Captain America: Civil War, before Tony Stark died in Avengers: Endgame in 2019.
That is what gives Holland’s handoff talk its weight. He is speaking about passing the mantle while still central to the franchise, and Brand New Day is still ahead. He also told GQ the film shot a few additional scenes, calling them “the icing on the cake,” saying the filmmakers were adding a little more humor and layering in a villain plotline in a new way. That leaves the same open question his remarks raised: who, exactly, becomes the next Spider-Man if Marvel decides to make the leap?
For now, Holland is framing his future as a bridge, not an ending. He is already looking past his own run, but the next chapter remains unwritten, and the answer may not come until after Brand New Day reaches theaters on July 31.
For a related look at how Holland’s Spider-Man future has been taking shape, see Kevin Feige, Tom Holland’s Spider-Man trailer 2 gets PG rating in Alberta and Tom Holland Spider-man Future Takes Shape With Spider-Puberty Pitch.
