Tom Holland has revealed in a new interview what will trigger him to quit acting in the future and ‘disappear off the face of the earth’.
The admission came in a new feature for Men’s Health magazine, where the actor discussed his life with Zendaya, Spider-Man, and most importantly, his 2017 lip sync battle performance of ‘Umbrella’.
The actor did not, however, do the feature to promote any film, as Holland has taken a year-long break from acting.
He said: “It was just something I needed to do. I had been acting flat out since I was 11.”
Despite this sabbatical however, Holland has perhaps the most exciting slate of upcoming movies he’s ever had.
As well as being set to appear in an upcoming Spider-Man 4, Tom Holland is also going to star in the next Christopher Nolan film, recently announced to be an adaptation of The Odyssey.
Add to that American Speed, a film he is starring in alongside Austin Butler based on a true story, and he has arguably the best stretch of his career to date.
Despite this, he acknowledged that there is an expiry date on his career.
In the article, he tells the writer: “When I have kids, you will not see me in movies anymore.
“Golf and dad. And I will just disappear off the face of the earth.”
If any body of work could justify doing this, there is a real argument that Spider-Man and starring in a Nolan film is as good as any.
Holland has spoken about starring in The Odyssey (prior to this being revealed to be the plot of the upcoming Nolan film) in a recent podcast The Dish.
He said of the film: “To be perfectly honest, I don’t really know what it’s about.
“I’m super excited, but it’s been pretty quiet about the project. I met with [Nolan] and it was awesome.
“He kind of loosely pitched what it is, and I’m sure when he’s ready he’ll announce what it’s about.”
Speaking about getting the role on Good Morning America, Holland called it the ‘call of a lifetime’, saying: “It was reminiscent of getting the call about ‘Spider-Man’ 10 years ago.
“It’s an amazing thing for me. I’m super proud and I’m really, really excited.”
Holland is set to appear alongside Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Lupita Nyong’o, Charlize Theron, and his partner Zendaya.
If they happen to have kids sometime in 2026 after The Odyssey comes out, you can’t think of many better films to end your career with (even if we secretly hope he acts for many more years).
