Tom Holland says he regrets not speaking to Andrew Garfield about Spider-Man takeover

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Tom Holland has said he regrets not contacting Andrew Garfield after her took over the role of Spider-Man in 2015.Garfield’s time as the Marvel character came to an end with 2014’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2.

His spell as the superhero was cut short following poor reviews and a disappointing performance at the box office.In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Holland expressed his regret at not informing Garfield that he would be his successor.“That’s because of my naivete as a kid,” he said. “I was 19 when I got cast.

I was so caught up in getting the role that I never took any time to think about what it must have been like for him.“If I’d made my second movie and it didn’t necessarily deliver in the way it should have done and they recast me, I would really struggle to bounce back.

Andrew bounced back in the most unbelievable way. I just wish I’d called him and just said, ‘You know I can’t turn down this opportunity.’”Holland said that he had an opportunity to broach the subject while filming Spider-Man: No Way Home, which saw Garfield and fellow former Spider-Man Tobey Maguire reprise their iterations of the character.“It was wonderful,” Holland said. “Myself, Andrew, Tobey – we have this amazing bond as three people who have been through something that is so unique that we really are like brothers.