You might not have noticed it, but Tom Holland wasn't on your movie screen in 2024, and that could become an extended reality in the not-too-distant future. In his recent one Men's Health cover storythe 28-year-old actor revealed his plans for life after acting, including what life changes need to happen to retire.
Acting since he auditioned Billy Elliot: The Musical in London at the age of 11, Holland has spent most of his life as a web crawler, schizophrenic, developer of animated weapons, and a world of characters in between. But he has life goals that go beyond fighting CGI monsters. “When I have kids, you won't see me in movies anymore,” he says. “Golf and nothing. And I'll just disappear off the face of the earth.”
He's not giving a timeline for when he'll become a father (who really does?), and he's already locked in to appear in Christopher Nolanan upcoming film The Odyssey, the next Spider-Man flipand the reality-based racing drama American speed, all set to be released in 2026. That could make 2026 as good a time as any for a swan song.
Time has also begun to show its effect on the actor, who Spider-Man director Jon Watts says he once auditioned for the superhero role that changed his life. Holland says he successfully did the same backflip recently, but this time he pulled every muscle in his stomach and “couldn't smile because my stomach hurt so much” for weeks. That kind of pain is enough to make anyone think about their career.
As one of the most important superhero actors of a generation is approaching 30 years of age, it might be a good time to catch your favorite Dutch movies before there are more to go around
