\u201cMy favorite thing about Tom\u2019s Spider-Man is how Tom handles Spider-Man outside of \u2018Spider-Man,\u2019\u201d said Zendaya, who plays the snarky MJ Watson, Spidey\u2019s love interest in the Marvel franchise. \u201cSo many people connect to this character, to Peter Parker\u2019s Spider-Man, and especially young people, especially children, and I think that he\u2019s just handled that weight with such grace.\u201d<\/p>\n
Holland is one of three main live-action actors in history to play the role on film, with Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield being the two others. He first appeared as Spidey in the Marvel Cinematic Universe during 2016\u2019s \u201cCaptain America: Civil War.\u201d <\/a>The next year, he headlined \u201cSpider-Man: Homecoming.\u201d <\/a><\/p>\n While Zendaya entered the franchise as MJ during Holland\u2019s first solo feature film, her character didn\u2019t become the superhero\u2019s love interest until the sequel, \u201cSpider-Man: Far From Home,\u201d which was released in July 2019. <\/p>\n In the Rotten Tomatoes interview,<\/a> Zendaya added that Holland \u201creally loves and cares so much about the character and what the character means to other people.\u201d<\/p>\n She explained that the role comes with the responsibility of knowing, \u201cwhen you are in front of these kids, you are Spider-Man.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cYou are this person to them,\u201d she said, turning to a clearly bashful Holland. \u201cI just love seeing what and how you carry Spider-Man through your life in real life.\u201d<\/p>\n The Marvel franchise holds a special significance for the couple. They met on the set of Spider-Man: Homecoming in 2016. And while rumors swirled for some time that they had been seeing one another, the two finally went public in September 2021<\/a> when Holland shared a post in celebration of Zendaya\u2019s birthday. <\/p>\n \u201cMy MJ, have the happiest of birthdays. Gimme a call when your up xxx\u201d he wrote. <\/p>\n The two were suspected to have gotten married sometime in 2025 or early 2026. And Holland finally confirmed their marriage <\/a>to Esquire in a June interview. <\/p>\n \u201cFor me, I found my person,\u201d he told the outlet.<\/a> \u201cShe\u2019s my best friend, and I\u2019m the happiest I have ever been when I\u2019m with her, but I have also never felt so supported and safe, ever. Period.\u201d<\/p>\n Earlier this summer, the pair were both featured in the Christopher Nolan blockbuster film<\/a> \u201cThe Odyssey,\u201d with Holland playing titular character Odysseus\u2019 son Telemachus, and Zendaya portraying the goddess Athena. <\/p>\n![\"Tom](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/spider-man-zendaya-tom-ky-260802-991d44.jpg\")
Tom Holland and Zendaya attend the Spider-Man: Brand New Day UK premiere in Odeon Luxe Leicester Square. Getty Images Europe<\/p>\n