Tom Holland talking about Avengers co-star Robert Downey Jr as a role model is the most heart-warming thing ever
Avengers: Infinity War is just months away, and it will see Tom Holland and Robert Downey Jr. reprising their roles as Spider-Man and his mentor Iron Man.
Obviously there’s also the rest of the Avengers, both old and new, sharing the screen with them.
But it seems like the prospect of seeing the young British breakout star and the veteran A-lister (also a reformed Hell-raiser) has fans pretty excited.
After all their on-screen chemistry as the wise-cracking old master and young, inexperienced apprentice worked so incredibly well in Spider-Man Homecoming it’s hard not to get hyped about seeing where Marvel Studios will take the characters in the third Avengers film.
That oh-so authentic superhero master/apprentice dynamic seems to have genuinely grown out of something real though, as some of Tom’s comments from working with Robert have resurfaced – and they’re genuinely the most heart-warming things ever.
In particular it’s the things he said at the premiere of the blockbuster comic flick in Singapore that catch the eye (and tug at your heart-strings for good measure).
Asked what it was like working with the former bad boy of tinsel town on the first Spider-Man film to involve Disney’s Marvel Studios, Tom had this to say:
‘He’s [Robert Downey Jr.] 10 minutes early every day, says hello to every crew member, and it just showed me that it doesn’t matter how famous you get or how much money you make, you should always treat everyone the same.’
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And for good measure he added: ‘He’s a really good role model for me to have as a young man in this industry. If I am ever lucky enough to get there, then I should act as he does.’
Seriously though, that’s wholesome AF isn’t it?
The comments were originally reported by the Straitstimes following the film’s launch at the City-state’s ArtScience Museum.
The two first appeared on screen together back in Captain America: Civil War (2016) before appearing together in Homecoming.
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