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Tom Holland Says Promoting Films He Loves Is Easy After Admitting He Once Hyped Movies He Didn’t Believe In

The Odyssey’s strong reviews and box‑office returns have made his current press tour feel markedly easier.

Overview

  • Holland told the Dish Podcast Tuesday that he is “absolutely loving” promoting two back‑to‑back films and that he has previously felt conflicted about hyping movies he privately thought were “s**t.”
  • He appears as Telemachus in Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey and returns as Peter Parker in Spider‑Man: Brand New Day, which is scheduled to open on July 31.
  • The Odyssey opened on July 17 to strong critical response and has earned roughly $639.6 million worldwide, a performance Holland credited for making promotion easier.
  • Some outlets have speculated about which past titles Holland might have been referring to, naming films such as Uncharted, Chaos Walking and Cherry, but those attributions are unconfirmed.
  • Industry observers note that actors are generally contractually obliged to do press and that Holland’s candor could prompt fresh PR scrutiny and retrospective reassessments of his earlier projects.