British actor Tom Hollander said he once received a ‘huge’ bonus but in fact… it was sent by mistake because he thought he was ‘Spider-Man’ Tom Holland!
Tom Hollander is known for a series of roles in films: Pride & Prejudice , Pirates of the Caribbean , The White Lotus , The Night Manager … which won a BAFTA award. He is not Tom Holland, the 27-year-old superstar who plays Peter Parker – Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
Recently appearing on Late Night With Seth Meyers , Hollander recalled the time his agency confused him with Tom Holland in an email, claiming the Marvel star’s box office bonus had been sent in error. to the British actor.
“The people in my company’s finance department were very confused. We had to work with an agent briefly to confirm the mistake. And it was a terrible moment,” Hollander told Meyers in his characteristic humorous voice. “I went to meet my friend who was making a play in England. At that time, I was sitting in front of the audience on a program broadcast on BBC with a budget of 30,000 USD. I checked and received an email from the company saying: ‘ The first box office bonus payment for filming Avengers: Infinity War ‘. I don’t think I’ve ever participated in this movie,” he said.
“It’s an incredible amount of money. It’s not Tom Holland’s salary at all but his first 7-figure box office bonus,” Hollander continued.
Although familiar with Hollywood blockbusters like Pirates of Caribbean and Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation , Hollander knows he is not Tom Holland, who is expected to return to the MCU this year when he stars in the movie Spider-Man. 4th spider .
Marvel has been mostly silent about what happens next with Tom Holland in the MCU. Tom Holland said at a press conference last year that he would only continue playing Spider-Man 4 if the film crew could do something related to justice for his role.
“We were actively engaged in conversations about what my character would look like in his fourth appearance. We needed to find another way to do justice to this character, which was I feel very lucky that we can work together on a series that gets better and more successful with each film, which I think is really rare and I want to protect the legacy of Spider-Man , Tom Holland told the press.
