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Marvel is keeping Tom Holland away from Secret Wars on purpose

Avengers: Secret Wars is Marvel's biggest upcoming project and they can't risk letting loose-lipped Spider-Man actor Tom Holland near it.

News by Trent Cannon, Senior Contributing writer

Published on Wed Aug 05 2026

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There are two things that Tom Holland is known for at the moment: powering Spider-Man: Brand New Day to a nearly $1 billion opening weekend and always being a breath away from spoiling something in the Marvel movies he is in. So much so that, even though it is highly unlikely that Spider-Man won’t show up in Avengers: Secret Wars, the actor is being kept far away from any plot points that he might accidentally spoil.

During an appearance on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, Spider-Man actor and Marvel’s new box office hero, Tom Holland, was asked about the possibility of his Peter Parker wearing the symbiote suit in Avengers: Secret Wars. He was quick to throw his hands in the air and claim ignorance on that one. “I have absolutely no idea,” he declared. “I swear to you, Josh [Horowitz, Happy Sad Confused host], that I have no idea what Secret Wars is about. And I think that that is by design because Marvel know that I’m going on this press tour and that is their biggest asset and I think it is really important that no one ruins it.”

How much effort has Marvel put into not letting Tom Holland know what is happening in Avengers: Secret Wars? Enough that the directors went on vacation with the actor and didn’t bring it up. “I went on holiday with Joe Russo not a month ago. I don’t know nothing… Truth be told, I know nothing about that movie.”

Later on, Tom Holland admits that there have been times when he and Marvel have leaned into his reputation for blabbing about key plot points early to help “create a buzz on the internet,” but he also acknowledges that he is the most likely person to spoil things. “I am loose-lipped, but it's only because I’m really excited. Like, I love these movies. I’m a fan first.”

Spider-Man: Brand New Day, a movie that did not get spoiled ahead of release, is in theaters now.

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