Tom Holland and Jon Bernthal are back-to-back appearing in two projects together. First ‘The Odyssey’, and now, in a few days, ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’. During one of their latest promotional interviews, Holland opened up about what it was like to work with ‘The Punisher’ actor for the first time, and how the actor was on set with everyone.
Tom Holland talks about working with Jon Bernthal for the first time
The two stars recently joined the popular reality show ‘Hot Ones’ to promote ‘The Odyssey’ and ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day.’ During their interview while they talked about the films, Holland also weighed in on what it was like for him to work on the two films with Bernthal, and how their first experience acting together on the sets was altogether for him. The two of them had last shared the screen in ‘Pilgrimage’, which was released in 2017.While talking about filming for the project, Holland revealed that Bernthal took method acting to another level. His character in the film was mute, so in order to get into the persona of his character, Jon would avoid talking altogether, Holland revealed. The actor further explained that, “I was his best friend in the movie. And like three or four weeks before we started shooting, we’d become good friends.”He also shared that, “We were hanging out and then all of a sudden he’s like, ‘Listen, dog. I’m going to have to do this. I’m not going to talk. I’m going to go full method. I’m not doing it. I’m going to need your help. I’m going to need to lean on your shoulder.’ I’m like, ‘Oh yeah, whatever, man. Like, if that’s what you want to do, that’s what you want to do.'” He then commented that for the next two weeks, Bernthal stayed ded icated to his cause, and would avoid speaking completely, even in public settings.Laughing at the matter, Holland explained that at the time, they were filming in Ireland, and the fellow actor would continue his method acting even when they were not on set. He added, “And we all know Jon Bernthal. We all love Jon Bernthal. My man loves to talk. So we’re sat at restaurants and he’s writing down his food, and these are regular restaurants in Ireland, and I’m having to be like, ‘I’m sorry about my friend. He’s just a pretentious actor.‘”
How Jon Bernthal stopped his stint in method acting
Holland then provided some insight into what made Bernthal stop his method acting process, sharing that it was a mishap at a restaurant that forced the ‘Punisher’ actor out of his dedicated process. To provide more context, Holland stated, “Then one day we were in a restaurant, and he had salmon and he wrote down, ‘Can you ask for some lemon for my salmon.’ So I said to the lady, ‘Excuse me, can I have some lemon please for his salmon?’ And maybe she misheard me or something. She came and brought this lemon and dropped it in his drink, in his water. Then immediately he was like, ‘All right, f*** it. I’m talking again.’”On the work front, Bernthal and Holland will be sharing the screen in the upcoming superhero film, ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’, which is slated to be released on July 31. This will be The Punisher’s first film appearance since Bernthal joined the MCU and took over for the character.
