After a full decade as Marvel’s Spider-Man, Tom Holland might just be the best person to pick his successor as the web-slinging superhero — apparently he already has a name in mind.
When Esquire asked him who he thinks should take on the role’s great power and great responsibility, Holland had another young Brit in mind: “Owen Cooper would be awesome. Obviously, he’s super-talented and he’s the talk of the town right now.”
Holland told the outlet he’d love to stay involved in the franchise as a producer though it’s “pretty tough to get a producing credit on future movies.” Still, he said, he’d love to offer a level of mentorship similar to what Robert Downey Jr offered him in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
“In the way that Robert Downey was such a mentor for me in my first three movies, I would love to be that person for whoever is next,” he explained.
Holland’s choice makes sense given Cooper’s award-winning TV debut in Adolescence where he played Jamie Miller, a troubled teenager who stabs a classmate to death. His performance won him a Golden Globe and made him the youngest boy actor to bag a Primetime Emmy.
