Tom Holland Says Spider-Man: Brand New Day Is Still Shooting ‘Really, Really Fun’ New Scenes
When Tom Holland’s Zoom box pops up on my screen, the actor is neatly framed by an ultra-vibrant, berry-pink wall. The actor is calling in from his home office in London, where he’s in town doing additional photography for Spider-Man: Brand New Day—work he describes as being “really, really fun,” if not totally necessary.
“I can positively say that the stuff we’re doing, we don’t need,” he explains. “The movie works and sings as it is. We’re just adding the icing on the cake in certain areas. We’re finding some ways to add a little bit more humor. We’re layering in a villain plotline in a new way and some really fun stuff.”
For someone who is starring in the two most hotly anticipated sure-to-be blockbusters of this summer—this new Spider-Man, plus Christopher Nolan’s take on The Odyssey—Holland seems remarkably zen on this Friday afternoon, sunglasses perched atop his head, disposition sunnier than the weather outside. His mindful approach to working (and playing) is the philosophy behind Holland’s newly announced partnership with the California clothing label Vuori, marked by a short film for the brand’s spring 2026 campaign. Co-directed by Harrison Boyce and Holland’s younger brother Harry, the film follows Holland—dressed in the brand’s comfortable-looking, neutral-toned separates—around Comporta, Portugal, where he embarks on a surfside journey to make it to the golf course for tee time with his brothers.
Between actually hitting the green in Portugal and embarking on his upcoming summer of press, Holland chats with GQ about his Vuori partnership, what he learned from Matt Damon on the set of The Odyssey, and making time for wellness by way of watching The Traitors UK.
Courtesy of Cass Bird for Vuori
GQ: Tell me about shooting this short film for Vuori.
Tom Holland: It was awesome, really. Portugal is a place that my friends and I frequent all the time. We probably go there, I don’t know, two, three times a year to play golf. So to be able to turn something that is very personal to me into a campaign, I thought was a really cool opportunity. And then to have my brother direct it was really fun because I feel like my experience in Portugal, the Portuguese culture—playing golf there, the food there—is so much a part of my family story. I really love the idea of sharing that with Harry. And then obviously, I couldn’t bring Harry out to Portugal without bringing [his other brothers] Sam and Paddy. So it was nice that Vuori was so game to make it a family [trip] up there.
