Tom Holland and Daniel Craig.Photo: Dave Benett/WireImage; Danjaq/Eon Productions/Kobal/Shutterstock
Holland,Tom Holland.
The 24-year-old actor, who plays Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films, said onVariety’sAwards Circuitpodcastearlier this month that regardless of his height, he would not hesitate to replaceDaniel Craigas the next 007 in the iconicJames Bondspy films.
“I mean, ultimately, as a young British lad who loves cinema, I’d love to be James Bond,” he said. “So, you know, I’m just putting that out there. I look pretty good in a suit.”
“I’d be like a really short James Bond,” Holland jokingly added.
Tom Holland.Han Myung-Gu/WireImage
Aside from playing Bond, Holland toldVarietythat he also hopes to eventually work alongside DameMaggie Smith. “I love her. She’s so like English and just seems so sweet,” he said of the Oscar winner. “I’d really love to work with Maggie Smith.”
Holland also shared that he has a few more exciting project in the works. “I’ve got two roles coming up that I’m playing in the next few years that I’m really excited about, but I can’t talk about them yet,” he teased.
Want to get the biggest stories fromPEOPLEevery weekday?Subscribe to our new podcast,PEOPLE Every Day,to get the essential celebrity, entertainment and human interest news stories Monday through Friday.
As for the very anticipated thirdSpider-Manfilm, Holland toldVarietythat “it’s the most ambitious standalone superhero movie ever made.”
“You sit down, read the script, and see what they’re trying to do, and they’re succeeding,” Holland said. “It’s really impressive. I’ve never seen a standalone superhero movie quite like it. And I’m just, you know, again, that lucky little s— who happens to be Spider-Man in it.”
He continued in the interview, “We got a lot more shooting to do. We started before Christmas and shot for like seven weeks. We stopped for the Christmas break, and then we’re starting again. I’m just as excited as everyone else to see it, let alone be a part of it.”
Tom Holland inSpider-Man: Far From Home.
“I would have accepted this job; whoever it was, it’s the gift that keeps on giving,” he toldVarietyof his decision to joinCherry. “And I got to work with the Russos again. People that I really respect and I look up to and admire their work.”
source: people.com
