Tom Holland Says There Was 'Quite a Lot of Animosity' onThe Crowded RoomSet: 'Not a Very Harmonious Place'

Mar. 15, 2025

Tom Holland for ‘Men’s Health’.Photo:Carter Smith for Men’s Health

Carter Smith for Men’s Health

Tom Holland’s last project had him rethinking his sobriety.

“There was quite a lot of animosity on that set. It was not a very harmonious place, and there was a lot of arguing and butting heads,” he said.

According to Holland, the disagreements weren’t over creative differences, which the outlet noted he welcomes, regardless of whether or not they become heated.

Tom Holland for Men’s Health.Carter Smith for Men’s Health

TheSpiderman: No Way Homestar, who has been open abouthis chosen sobriety, admitted that being sober helped to navigate the stressful dynamic, but the stress also made him consider having a drink.

“I thought, ‘If I start drinking again now, with all this going on, it’s gonna get worse, right?'" he recalled.

Nevertheless, Holland said that he was “quite strong-willed. When I decide to do something, I’m really gonna do it.”

“I leaned on close ones a lot: family, friends, old colleagues, new colleagues, people that reached out that I didn’t know who also were sober," he added of his sobriety.

In addition to Holland and Seyfried, the series also starsEmmy Rossum,Sasha Lane,Will Chaseand Lior Raz.Jason Isaacs,Christopher Abbott, Zachary Golinger and Seyfried’s real-life husbandThomas Sadoskiare also guest stars.

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“‘It was a tough time, for sure,” he toldExtraof working on the project. “We were exploring certain emotions that I have definitely never experienced before. And then on top of that, being a producer, dealing with the day-to-day problems that come with any film set, just added that extra level of pressure.”

“I’m now taking a year off, and that is a result of how difficult this show was,” he added at the time.

source: people.com