Tom Holland has been in for a wild ride in the past week, between Spider-Man’s involvement in the MCU being uncertain thanks to the split between Sony and Marvel, and Uncharted losing another director, but the actor took time out of a Disney D23 presentation to tell the audience that he’s okay, and he loves them 3000.
When Tom Holland stepped up to promote his Pixar movie Onward, he was met with a standing ovation from Disney fans. Tom Holland was grateful for the reception, knowing that part of it had to do with the unpleasant circumstances he’d found himself in after Sony and Marvel’s partnership ceased (at least for the time being). Tom Holland then spoke about how much it meant to him on a personal level before discussing the film, and while he did not mention Spider-Man by name, he clearly alluded to the recent turmoil between Disney and Sony over the future of the character:
Tom Holland: “It’s been a crazy week, but I want to let you know from the bottom of my heart, I love you 3000.” #D23Expo
— Noah Villaverde @ D23 Expo (@Noah_Villaverde) August 24, 2019
Currently, the path ahead is not clear for the webslinger as Spider-Man: Far From Home director Jon Watts may not be coming back to guide the Spider-Man IP forward either. Since discussions are said to still be ongoing, particularly in light of the intense backlash that came after, there’s still a chance that Tom Holland may be able to interact with the larger Marvel Cinematic Universe once again.
Here the official synopsis for the movie:
Following the events of Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man must step up to take on new threats in a world that has changed forever.
Directed by Jon Watts from a script written by Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, Spider-Man: Far From Home stars Tom Holland, Jake Gyllenhaal, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Tony Revolori, Martin Starr, Numan Acar, J.B. Smoove, Oli Hill, Remy Hii, Marisa Tomei, Michael Keaton, Jon Favreau, Cobie Smulders, and Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury.
Stay tuned to Heroic Hollywood for the latest news on Tom Holland and the future of Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as we learn it.