Tom Holland Reveals Which MCU Co-Star Helped Him Master Fake Crying

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wonder Studios starTom Hollandhas revealed that he sought advice from otherMCUalums , which included being teach how to fake battle cry in effect by one of Marvel ’s most powerful superheroes . After a deal was strike between Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures in 2015,Tom Holland debuted as Peter Parker , a.k.a . Spider - Man , in 2016’sCaptain America : Civil War . Since then , Holland ’s Spider - Man has become a base of the MCU , appear in bothAvengers : Infinity WarandEndgame , as well as head his ownsoloSpider - Mantrilogy . After entering the MCU , Tom Holland seek acting advice from his high - visibility peer , which has become priceless in his late theatrical role outside the MCU .

As well as reveal that he was provide advice fromSpider - Manco - virtuoso Zendaya and MCU legend Robert Downey Jr. , Tom Holland also mentioned in a recent interview withThe Hollywood Reporterthat Benedict Cumberbatch teach him how to fake cry in his more emotional scenes . Cumberbatch has portrayed theMCU ’s Doctor Strangesince 2016 ’s eponymous project , and do opposite Holland inInfinity WarandNo Way Home . WhileHolland suggests that he"went through a phase where [ he ] was really , really struggling to cry,“impacting both his personal and professional animation , Cumberbatch provided brilliant advice that allowed Holland to let his emotion prevail without tapping into his own personal experience .

Benedict Cumberbatch is someone that I ask for advice a lot about acting . I break through a phase where I was really , really struggling to cry — in my personal lifetime also — and it was really affect me on set . I would really just worry about cry scenes and interest and worry and worry . I would worry so much that I would almost worry myself out of tears … There ’s that beautiful scene at the end ofThe Imitation Gamewhere he breaks down . I remember watching that as a kid , just sort of being blown off by it . I was lucky to be working with him on a film calledA Current Warand I asked him , “ How did you do that ? Did you eviscerate from your own personal emotions or is there a technique that you do ? ” Truth be told , it was a combining of both . The proficiency that he secernate me was matter he ’s able to do with his diaphragm , which is almost like laugh . I ’m probably giving away his secrets . He showed me on Seth , and we were just hang out having a coffee . He would do this thing where he would simulate laughing and breathe really , really quickly that it bring the emotion to the surface . Then you take it and drive the undulation from there . piece of ass , I pop doing that and I hump outcry scenes now . I love it . I feel really confident and it ’s something that I have in my pilothouse . I do n’t have to draw on past experiences or personal matter anymore .

Tom Holland as the MCU’s Spider-Man

Tom Holland link the MCU as Spider - Man in 2016 ’s Captain America : Civil War , and has since become one of the MCU ’s most authoritative superheroes .