Spider-Man 4 script is "excellent," but not quite there yet, says Tom Holland

Holland said “one of the challenges” is making sure the solo Spider-Man adventure fits “into that timeline at the right time to benefit the bigger picture” of Marvel, but he expressed excitement about being let into the creative process of the MCU. It’s a benefit he doesn’t take lightly—in fact, he’s been channeling the character’s famous motto, that “with great power comes great responsibility.” Originally, he explained, he had a six-picture deal that put him “at the beck and call of Marvel and Sony, and proudly so, it’s been the best experience of my life. I’m now at a juncture where I can say no. And now that I’ve been afforded that power, I am struggling to figure out what is the right thing to do.” 

He went on, “It’s meant I’ve had to put my foot down in certain instances, which I haven’t been allowed to do in the past.” Navigating this leverage has been tricky, but Holland is in a place where he can choose the best thing for himself—and the character—rather than the best thing for the studio. “I don’t want to make another movie for the sake of making it.”

All that said, he does indeed want to make another Marvel movie—”many more” movies, in fact. MCU godfather Robert Downey Jr. has offered Holland advice, and they’ve been speaking about Downey’s return to Marvel as Doctor Doom, “which is super exciting,” Holland said. “That was a tough secret to sit on because I have a reputation for ruining things and I strategically have done no press.”