Tom Holland rose to international stardom after portraying the friendly neighborhood superhero Spider-Man in the MCU. But following his Spider-Man: No Way Home, the actor couldn’t get any major blockbuster. He was recently seen in the Apple TV+ series The Crowded Room which didn’t work quite well among the audiences. But the actor made sure to address the reviews and express his take on those.
The Crowded Room features the Peter Parker fame in the lead role of Danny Sullivan. Although the whole series is yet to be out, the reception received by the episodes failed to create the expected feedback. Now the latest statements from Tom Holland show that the actor realizes how bad the reviews are.
Tom Holland states his views on The Crowded Room reviews
Tom Holland attracted intense fame after being featured as Peter Parker in Captain America: Civil War followed by his movie Spider-Man: Homecoming. After that, we saw the actor in multiple projects in and out of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The 27-year-old also played the renowned video game character Nathan Drake in the 2022 film adaptation of Uncharted.
Unfortunately both Uncharted and The Crowded Room failed to mimic his MCU success. Despite earning praise for his performance in the Apple TV+ series, the reviews were outright bad due to the story and several other factors involved. When Tom Holland spoke to The Hollywood Reporter, he revealed that he explained that the reviews are too bad to be done something about it.
“It was a kick in the teeth. Rolling over, looking up the reviews, and then all of a sudden I was like, ‘Wow. That’s a bad review.’ Sometimes there’s a redeeming quality in there. There was nothing.”
Holland didn’t lose hope though and added that he still expects some good responses along with respecting others’ opinions who didn’t like it. The series focuses on the lead’s life after being arrested for a New York City shootout. The show stars him alongside Amanda Seyfried and will be streamed every week till July 28. But on the other hand, the series also forced Tom Holland to take a temporary break from acting for a year.
What forced Tom Holland to take a break from acting?
After the release of the Apple TV+ series, the Avengers: Endgame star also took a shocking decision to take a break for one year from his acting career. Tom Holland admitted that the making of the series took a toll on him as he had to face things that he never did.
Noteworthy is that Tom Holland also acted as a producer for the series which brought extra responsibility to him. Even after enjoying the series, the actor faced certain difficulties which forced him to leave the spotlight for a year before taking on another project.
“‘It was a tough time, for sure. We were exploring certain emotions that I have definitely never experienced before. And then on top of that, being a producer, dealing with the day-to-day problems that come with any film set, just added that extra level of pressure. I’m now taking a year off, and that is a result of how difficult this show was”
It will be exciting to find out if Zendaya’s beloved can prove his words right and if the rest of The Crowded Room show some signs of improvement and the audience can find the last few episodes a bit better than the rest.
The Crowded Room can be streamed on Apple TV+.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
