{"id":4397,"date":"2026-06-02T18:09:21","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T18:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/tom-holland-reveals-uncomfortable-conversation-to-move-spider-man-4-filming-for-the-odyssey\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T18:09:21","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T18:09:21","slug":"tom-holland-reveals-uncomfortable-conversation-to-move-spider-man-4-filming-for-the-odyssey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/tom-holland-reveals-uncomfortable-conversation-to-move-spider-man-4-filming-for-the-odyssey\/","title":{"rendered":"Tom Holland reveals \u2018uncomfortable conversation\u2019 to move \u2018Spider-Man 4\u2019 filming for \u2018The Odyssey\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F06%2F129504732.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Tom Holland revealed he convinced Sony to delay filming \u201cSpider-Man: Brand New Day\u201d so he could star in <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/12\/entertainment\/christopher-nolan-defends-backlash-to-odyssey-casting\/\">Christopher Nolan\u2019s \u201cThe Odyssey.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gq.com\/story\/matt-damon-robert-pattinson-tom-holland-cover-interview-summer-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">In a new wide-ranging interview with GQ magazine<\/a>, Holland recalled having \u201ca very uncomfortable conversation\u201d with Sony Pictures boss Tom Rothman last summer to make the schedule change happen \u2014 and it worked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think one of the reasons why Sony were happy to move is because Chris has that reputation of \u2018This movie isn\u2019t going to go five months over, and we aren\u2019t actually going to lose Tom for two years,\u2019\u201d the 30-year-old British actor explained. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Tom Holland (seen above) revealed in a new interview with GQ he convinced Sony Pictures to delay filming \u201cSpider-Man: Brand New Day\u201d so he could star in \u201cThe Odyssey.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Alex Prager \/ GQ<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Holland, who stars in \u201cThe Odyssey\u201d along with Matt Damon (pictured above), said he had \u201ca very uncomfortable conversation\u201d with Sony Pictures boss Tom Rothman about making the schedule change happen. <span class=\"credit\">Alex Prager \/ GQ<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Holland (whose \u201cOdyssey\u201d co-star Robert Pattinson is pictured above) said Sony agreed to delay filming. <span class=\"credit\">Alex Prager \/ GQ<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cAny other director, it might have been a slightly different conversation,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Odyssey,\u201d in which Holland plays Odysseus\u2019s son, Telemachus, started production on time and wrapped nine days early. He shot his latest  \u201cSpider-Man\u201d sequel immediately after.<\/p>\n<p>Holland said he feels the filming delay \u201csaved\u201d the Marvel\/Sony movie because it gave director Destin Daniel Cretton time to join <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/09\/22\/entertainment\/tom-holland-to-return-to-spider-man-brand-new-day-after-injury\/\">the superhero project. <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI truly believe that we\u2019ve made the best version of any\u00a0\u2018Spider-Man\u2019\u00a0movie going,\u201d Holland boasted. \u201cSo while it was a tough pill to swallow for Sony, I think in hindsight, they\u2019re very grateful that it happened.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Holland (pictured above) also said delaying \u201cSpider-Man 4\u201d gave director Destin Daniel Cretton time to sign onto the project. <span class=\"credit\">Alex Prager \/ GQ<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Holland (seen above with Damon and Pattinson) boasted that Sony and Marvel made \u201cthe best version of any \u2018Spider-Man\u2019 movie.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">Alex Prager \/ GQ<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Holland also talked about taking a years-long acting break in the GQ story (Damon is pictured above). <span class=\"credit\">Alex Prager \/ GQ<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While speaking about \u201cThe Odyssey,\u201d Holland explained how working with Nolan, 55, was different from his past Marvel experiences.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think coming from the Marvel space, and I think this will upset Marvel a little bit\u2014his level of preparation is unlike anything I\u2019ve ever seen,\u201d Holland said about the two-time Oscar winner.<\/p>\n<p>He continued, \u201cThere\u2019s not a single question you can ask him that he can\u2019t answer immediately. He\u2019s also quite simple in the way that he works. There are times when they use fancy camera tricks and things like that, but he really does come to set and he finds the shot.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Holland stars in \u201cThe Odyssey\u201d with Damon, Pattinson (seen above), rumored wife Zendaya, and more,. <span class=\"credit\">Alex Prager \/ GQ<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Damon (seen above in \u201cThe Odyssey\u201d) also interviewed with GQ to promote the upcoming Christopher Nolan epic. <span class=\"credit\">Universal Pictures<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Later in the interview, Holland shared that he took a years-long break from acting before he shot \u201cThe Odyssey\u201d and \u201cSpider-Man 4\u201d because he felt \u201coverworked\u201d and \u201cneeded to do some growing up in my personal life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlso I just wanted to make sure that I was always in love with what I was doing,\u201d the \u201cUncharted\u201d star continued. \u201cI think to do what we do, we\u2019re so lucky, and the moment it becomes a chore, there\u2019s something wrong.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know if there was a moment where I doubted being in love with it, but it just felt a little bit like I was not doing my best work, because I was just going to work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Holland\u2019s<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/03\/21\/entertainment\/why-zendaya-keeps-teasing-rumor-about-tom-holland-marriage\/\"> rumored wife Zendaya<\/a> also appears in both films, but according to GQ, the couple doesn\u2019t have any scenes together in \u201cThe Odyssey.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Holland (seen above on a poster for \u201cSpider-Man: Brand New Day\u201d) said he took his break from acting because he felt \u201coverworked.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Sony Pictures\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>The British actor also said he stepped away from acting to remind himself that he loves his job. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Sony Pictures\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p> Still, Holland said he \u201cwent to set her first day of work because I just wanted to be there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in the GQ story, Holland\u2019s co-stars Robert Pattinson and Matt Damon opened up about their grueling experience on the set of  \u201cThe Odyssey,\u201d which filmed for 91 days in six countries. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe joke on the crew was we didn\u2019t have a single easy location,\u201d Damon, 55, stated. \u201cEvery time we\u2019d go somewhere, we\u2019d be like, \u2018Well, Iceland will be easier.\u2019 And then it\u2019s raining sideways and it\u2019s fucking freezing. Iceland was like, \u2018Yeah, easy? Hey, hold my beer.&#8217;\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Damon said the filming at a Los Angeles studio lot was just as taxing since the cast had to deal with two jet engines \u201cblowing so much water\u201d at them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo it was kind of a fitting end,\u201d Damon shared. \u201cEven the controlled environment was cold, wet, and a little bit miserable.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Holland plays Odysseus\u2019s son, Telemachus, in \u201cThe Odyssey,\u201d which comes out July 17.  <span class=\"credit\">Universal Pictures<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><figcaption>Holland is also back for his latest \u201cSpider-Man\u201d sequel that releases July 31. <span class=\"credit\">\u00a9Sony Pictures\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Pattinson, 40, said he noticed the cast and crew looked \u201cexhausted\u201d when he arrived on the set over a month after filming began.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI started a third of the way through the movie, and they\u2019d already been to [two] countries by that point and people just looked like\u2026. I mean, at the end of every day, people were\u00a0broken,\u201d he revealed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Odyssey\u201d releases in theaters on July 17. \u201cSpider-Man: Brand New Day\u201d comes out July 31.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/02\/entertainment\/tom-holland-reveals-uncomfortable-conversation-to-move-spider-man-4-filming-for-the-odyssey\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tom Holland revealed he convinced Sony to delay filming \u201cSpider-Man: Brand New Day\u201d so he<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4398,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/129504732.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4397","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4397"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4397\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4398"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}