Zendaya and Tom Holland on Spider-Man: 'Everyone reaches the point of making adult decisions'

Zendaya and Tom Holland are returning to the Spider-Man universe in "Brand New Day," a film where their characters grapple with growing up and making significant life choices. "Everyone reaches that point where you have to start making real adult decisions," Zendaya told EFE in Madrid.

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Everyone reaches that point where you have to start making real adult decisions.

The couple, who are promoting the new Marvel installment set to premiere on July 29, also addressed rumors of their secret wedding. Holland confirmed the marriage for the first time in an interview with British magazine Esquire. Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" portrays Peter Parker as an adult living alone, having voluntarily disappeared from the lives and memories of loved ones to protect them.

"I think they are reaching this point that we all face when entering true adulthood, where you ask yourself, 'Who am I? What is my place in the world? What am I going to do with my life?' And I think there is a small void there," reflected Zendaya, who plays MJ, Peter Parker's great love. She described this as a "fairly universal experience" and a "challenge" that both characters face: "What will my future be like and how do I want it to be?"

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I think they are reaching this point that we all face when entering true adulthood, where you ask yourself, ‘Who am I? What is my place in the world? What am I going to do with my life?’. And I think there is a small void there.

Holland, 30, agrees that the new film is about "the man behind the mask" and "an incredibly relatable human experience: being young and trying to figure out your place in society and where your life is going." This marks the fourth Spider-Man film for Holland and Zendaya, following "Spider-Man: Homecoming" (2017), "Spider-Man: Far From Home" (2019), and "Spider-Man: No Way Home" (2021). Their relationship famously transcended fiction from the first installment.

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What will my future be like and how do I want it to be?

Zendaya noted that "Brand New Day" is the film where Holland's character wears the mask the least, yet it is precisely in this installment that "you start to realize there is a human being inside this suit," which she found "very moving." She added, "I think, in the end, it's about Peter Parker, which is really interesting. Even the detail of the transparency of his eyes, how in many shots you can see Peter's eyes behind the mask, is significant."

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it's about the man behind the mask and about an incredibly relatable human experience: being young and trying to figure out your place in society and where your life is going.