{"id":3731,"date":"2025-10-20T05:48:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T05:48:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=3731"},"modified":"2025-10-20T05:48:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T05:48:25","slug":"they-always-gag-me-tom-holland-admits-5-near-spoilers-that-almost-exposed-spider-man-secrets-and-the-2-phones-marvel-took-away","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/?p=3731","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThey Always Gag Me\u201d \u2014 Tom Holland Admits 5 Near-Spoilers That Almost Exposed Spider-Man Secrets, and the 2 Phones Marvel Took Away"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tom Holland has swung his way into the hearts of millions as Spider-Man \u2014 but behind the scenes, Marvel Studios has him on what he jokingly calls \u201cpermanent spoiler surveillance.\u201d Known for his enthusiastic interviews and unintentionally revealing comments, Holland has become as legendary for his near-spoilers as he has for wearing the Spider-Man suit itself.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThey always gag me,\u201d<\/strong> Holland laughed in a recent interview. \u201cMarvel treats me like I\u2019m holding the launch codes. I don\u2019t even get full scripts anymore \u2014 just my lines and a very vague idea of what\u2019s going on.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

And for good reason. Here are the five times<\/strong> Tom Holland almost revealed major Marvel secrets \u2014 and the two phones<\/strong> the studio reportedly confiscated to keep him quiet.<\/span><\/p>\n

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1. The Instagram Poster Incident<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

It all began when Holland excitedly unboxed an Avengers: Infinity War<\/em> poster on Instagram Live. Smiling at the camera, he held it up for millions of followers\u2026 only to realize the word \u201cCONFIDENTIAL\u201d<\/strong> was printed across the back. His reaction \u2014 a quick, panicked gasp \u2014 instantly became meme material.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI honestly thought it was fan mail,\u201d<\/strong> he said. \u201cThen I saw the word confidential and everything went silent in my head.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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2. The \u201cDon\u2019t Worry, I\u2019m Back\u201d Slip<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

During a live Q&A in 2018, fresh off the release of Infinity War<\/em>, Holland casually reassured fans that Spider-Man would return.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI said, \u2018Don\u2019t worry, we\u2019re back next time,\u2019<\/strong> and the whole audience just gasped. I saw my publicist\u2019s soul leave her body.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Given that Spider-Man had just disappeared on screen, the reveal unintentionally confirmed his survival long before Endgame<\/em> arrived.<\/span><\/p>\n

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3. The Title Leak No One Saw Coming<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

When Marvel was preparing to reveal the title of Spider-Man: Far From Home<\/em>, Holland posted a video showing an iPad \u2014 with the unreleased title clearly visible.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cThat one was kind of my fault,\u201d<\/strong> he admitted. \u201cI genuinely didn\u2019t know it wasn\u2019t public yet.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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4. The Tony Stark Moment That Went Silent<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

While promoting Avengers: Endgame<\/em>, Holland referenced filming an emotional farewell scene with Tony Stark \u2014 before audiences knew such a moment even existed.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI started talking about how hard it was to shoot that death scene,\u201d<\/strong> he said. \u201cAnd then I noticed everyone around me had frozen.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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5. The Almost-Cameo Reveal<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

During early interviews for Spider-Man: No Way Home<\/em>, Holland nearly confirmed the rumored return of Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield.<\/span><\/p>\n

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\u201cI swear someone from Marvel was ready to cut the mic every time I opened my mouth,\u201d<\/strong> he joked. \u201cI\u2019ve never been monitored so closely in my life.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Marvel\u2019s Response: Two Phones, Confiscated<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Marvel, always protective of its secrets, eventually took precautions. Holland revealed that the studio took away two of his phones<\/strong> after separate incidents.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    Phone 1:<\/strong> Taken after he sent a behind-the-scenes image to the wrong group chat.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Phone 2:<\/strong> Confiscated during No Way Home<\/em> filming after he filmed a video that accidentally revealed a major set detail.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    \u201cKevin Feige just walked up and said, \u2018Hand it over, Tom.\u2019<\/strong> I haven\u2019t lived it down.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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    A Running Joke \u2014 And a Marketing Legend<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

    Despite the mishaps, Marvel now leans into Holland\u2019s spoiler-prone reputation \u2014 even giving him fake scripts<\/strong> to keep him guessing.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    \u201cThey give me decoy scripts just to mess with me,\u201d<\/strong> Holland said. \u201cI\u2019ll react to something shocking and they\u2019ll go, \u2018Relax, that\u2019s the fake version.\u2019\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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    A Liability \u2014 and a Fan Favorite<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

    For fans, his honesty has only made him more endearing. Whether carefully monitored by Marvel or not, Tom Holland remains one of the studio\u2019s most authentic storytellers \u2014 even if they don\u2019t always want him telling the story.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    \u201cI love Spider-Man too much to ever want to ruin it,\u201d<\/strong> he said. \u201cBut yeah\u2026 they still don\u2019t trust me. And honestly? I get it.\u201d<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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    If you\u2019d like, I can format this for digital magazine layout<\/strong>, add pull quotes<\/strong>, or create social media captions and teaser headlines<\/strong>. Just say the word!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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    Tom Holland has swung his way into the hearts of millions as Spider-Man \u2014 but behind the scenes, Marvel Studios has him on what he jokingly calls \u201cpermanent spoiler surveillance.\u201d Known for his enthusiastic interviews and unintentionally revealing comments, Holland has become as legendary for his near-spoilers as he has for wearing the Spider-Man suit…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3731","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3731","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3731"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3731\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3731"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3731"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cnews.topnewsource.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3731"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}