What movies has Tom Holland starred in 2021 and 2022?
Tom Holland had a busy year premiering three other movies besides the latest blockbuster chapter in the Spider-Man franchise. Here’s a look…
Tom Holland has reached the stratosphere of Hollywood fame being skyrocketed there after starring as the web slinging Spider-Man for the first time at the tender age of 19. Since then, the English actor has played the role of Peter Parker in five movies with hints in the last one that he could be appearing in another sometime in the future.
But he has more depth to his talent than just playing the friendly neighborhood Spidey which has made him the biggest leading man of his generation. First gracing the silver screen back in 2012 in “The Impossible”, he has appeared on TV and the stage. In the last year he has starred in four movies released in cinemas.
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Here’s a look at his movies from 2021 and 2022:
Chaos Walking - March 2021
Originally scheduled for release in March 2019, the premier of “Chaos Walking” was delayed due to major reshoots of the production and the covid-19 pandemic. This sci-fi film starring Holland and Daisy Ridley, is based on Patrick Ness’s novel, “The Knife of Never Letting Go”. In the movie, which takes place in the not-too-distant future, Holland plays Todd Hewitt, who lives on a distant planet where there are only men, until Viola, played by Daisy Ridley, crash lands on the planet.
The men on the world are all afflicted by "the Noise" which gives them the ability to hear the minds of people and animals. But with the appearance of Viola, Hewitt’s “Noise” is silenced. However, his planet is no place for her and in his promise to protect her he will discover the dark secrets of the planet and his own inner power.
Cherry - March 2021
This movie is based on the semi-autobiographical novel by the same name written by Nico Walker, it is a darker role for Holland to portray. It follows the life of Cherry who after meeting his true love Emily, played by Ciara Bravo, makes a series of bad decisions taking him on a wayward journey.
He goes from college dropout to an army medic in Iraq. However, upon returning stateside his PSTD goes untreated and it leads him down a road of drug use and then bank robbery to support his habit until life catches up with him. The coming-of-age story of a man struggling to find his place in the world was released on Apple TV+.
Spider-Man: No Way Home - December 2021
This continuation of the Spider-Man franchise brings together Holland’s Peter Parker with two previous incarnations of the web slinger played by Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire. In order to undo his unmasking, which has created conflicts for his superhero and normal life as well as endangering those he loves; Parker enlists the help of Doctor Strange to put the genie back in the bottle. However, in the intent, space and time is ripped open and the future of the Multiverse is put at risk.
“Spider-Man: No Way Home” sees Holland joined by Zendaya as MJ, and Benedict Cumberbatch as Dr. Strange, along with a star-studded cast playing their respective villains who have fought Spider-Man over time.
Uncharted - February 2022
This adaptation of the video game series of the same name, "Uncharted" is the origin story of its main character, globetrotting adventurer Nathan Drake played by Holland. Approached by Marc Wahlberg in the role of Victor "Sully" Sullivan, the two set off on a quest to recover a lost treasure that has been hidden for 500 years.
They, however, are not the only ones who want to lay claim to the fortune and they cross paths with the ruthless Santiago Moncada played by Antonio Banderas. He and his family claim that they are the rightful heirs to the treasure.