“He was like, ‘Yeah, you think I should do that?
That’s not too much?’
“He was like, ‘Yeah, you think I should do that?
Jon Bernthal as The Punisher; Tom Holland as Spider-Man.Credit:Jessica Miglio/Netflix; Chuck Zlotnick/Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection
That’s not too much?’
Thestar ofThe Amateursaid Hollanddid end up performing the stuntas part of his audition in the end.
“A little something!”
Jon Bernthal attends CinemaCon 2025; Tom Holland attends the 29th Annual Critics Choice Awards in 2024.Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty; Lionel Hahn/Getty
“You get credit, yeah,” a laughing Kimmel agreed.
“I hope you get something nice around Christmastime from Tom.”
“I mean, he had such focus and such belief,” he said.
“It was so beautiful.
He would say like, ‘I’m Spider-Man.’
He really believed he was gonna get it.
I was like, There’s probably a lot of people who want to be Spider-Man.
But yeah, let’s make the tape!'”
“He’s the best Spider-Man ever,” Kimmel declared, to which Bernthal replied, “Ever.
Without a doubt.”
(Sorry,Tobey MaguireandAndrew Garfield!)
Watch Bernthal recall his and Holland’s Marvel auditions in the clip above.
