However, Tom Holland proved to be an significant figure in bringing the two studios together, with just one drunk and emotional phone call, According to Indie Wire.
During the actor’s December 4 appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, Holland opened up about his side of the Disney-Sony split drama. The story memorably includes a drunken phone call with Disney CEO Bob Iger that left Holland in tears.
“We were at D23 and the news came out and I was obviously devastated,” Holland recalled. “It was awful. I asked if I could get Bob Iger’s email because I just wanted to say, "Thank you, this has been an amazing five years of my life. Thank you for changing my life in the best way and I hope that we can work together in the future."
I got his email and I sent him the email and he responded very quickly saying he’d want to jump on the phone and asked when I was free.”
Holland continued, “So, two, three days go by and then my family and I went to the pub quiz in our local town. We’re doing a quiz and I’m three pints in, haven’t eaten much, and I get a phone call from an unknown number and I have a feeling. I’m like, "I think this is Bob Iger but I’m drunk."
Thus, a drunk Holland picked up the phone and wept to Iger over the possibility of his Spider-Man character being removed from MCU due to a disagreement.
“I was really emotional because I felt like it was all coming to an end,” Holland said.
Disney and Sony announced September 27 it had finally come to an agreement to share the character for a third MCU movie following Spider-Man: Homecoming and Spider-Man: Far From Home. The latter was released this summer and grossed over $1 billion at the worldwide box office. The next Spider-Man has already been set for a theatrical release on July 16, 2021.
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