After landing the role of a Marvel superhero, he transformed from a relatively unknown actor to a Hollywood sensation.
And it seems Tom Holland has seen his childhood dreams come true – for a picture of the 25-year-old dressed as Spider-Man as a child has emerged.
His girlfriend and co-star, American actress Zendaya, 25, posted it on Instagram with the caption ‘Some things never change and good thing’, as Spider-Man: No Way Home hit cinemas this week.
Blast from the past: Tom Holland, 25, has seen his childhood dreams come true – for a picture of the 25-year-old dressed as Spider-Man as a child has emerged, shared by girlfriend Zendaya
Zendaya’s post comes after it emerged she and Tom were advised not to date by Spider-Man producer Amy Pascal.
Amy told The New York Times last week: ‘I took Tom and Zendaya aside, separately, when we first cast them and gave them a lecture.
‘Don’t go there — just don’t. Try not to.’
Hollywood heavyweight: Zendaya, 25, posted it on Instagram with the caption ‘Some things never change and good thing’, as Spider-Man: No Way Home hit cinemas this week
Old times: Zendaya also shared a shot of herself as a child with her Instagram followers
The Venom producer’s warning clearly fell on deaf ears — and it isn’t the first time its happened.
‘I gave the same advice to Andrew [Garfield] and Emma [Stone],’ the producer revealed. ‘It can just complicate things, you know? And they all ignored me.’
Andrew and Emma met on the set of the 2012 movie The Amazing Spider-Man.
Movie magic: Zendaya also shared a picture of Tom in costume on the set of Spider-Man: No Way Home
Forbidden love? Tom and Zendaya are Hollywood’s current ‘it couple,’ but they wouldn’t be anything if they took their producer’s advice (pictured December 2021)
Not listening: The actor and the actress were reportedly advised not to date by producer Amy Pascal when they were first cast in Spider-Man, according to The New York Times
Words of advice: ‘I took Tom and Zendaya aside, separately, when we first cast them and gave them a lecture,’ Pascal said. ‘Don’t go there — just don’t. Try not to’; seen December 13 in LA
Rumors came out that the two were dating in 2011, and they remained together for a few years before apparently breaking up in 2015.
As for the two current Spider-Man stars, their relationship is fairly new. The two were spotted kissing in Los Angeles back in July and made their red carpet debut recently.
Their new movie, Spider-Man: No Way Home, was released in cinemas in the United States and the United Kingdom on Friday.
The film follows Tom’s Spider-Man as he fights his way through villains from other universes – universes where Andrew and Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Men live, work and fight.
Spider-Man: No Way Home was released to rave reviews and has already made millions at the box office.
