Tom Holland Talks "Exhilarating" SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY Shoot And Reveals ADHD/Dyslexia Diagnosis

Tom Holland Talks "Exhilarating" SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY Shoot And Reveals ADHD/Dyslexia Diagnosis

Tom Holland has reflected on his "exhilarating" experience shooting Spider-Man: Brand New Day, and reveals one of his fondest Spider-Man: Homecoming memories along with his ADHD diagnosis. Check it out...

By JoshWilding - Sep 02, 2025 01:09 PM EST

As we first reported earlier today, Spider-Man: Brand New Day star Tom Holland has partnered with LEGO for a fun new commercial, "Never Stop Playing" (if you missed it, you can watch it here).

IGN caught up with the actor and asked what the importance of play means to him. In a surprisingly candid response, Holland revealed that he's been diagnosed with ADHD and is also dyslexic. 

 "I think it really does help," he said of play. "I have ADHD and I'm dyslexic, and I find sometimes when someone gives me a blank canvas that it can be slightly intimidating. And sometimes you are met with those challenges when developing a character."

"So any way that you can, as a young person or as an adult, interact with something that forces you to be creative and forces you to think outside the box and make changes that might be in an instruction manual or might not be in an instruction manual just promotes healthy creativity," Holland continued. "And I think that the more we do that sort of stuff, the better."

For those of you who may not be aware, ADHD is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by persistent inattention, impulsivity, and/or hyperactivity that interferes with daily functioning. It affects focus, organisation, and self-control, often starting in childhood and potentially continuing into adulthood. Dyslexia, meanwhile, is a learning disorder causing difficulty with reading and writing.

He was also asked to share his fondest memory of LEGO, and revealed that it's tied to his first solo outing as Peter Parker in the MCU. In 2017's Spider-Man: Homecoming, Ned discovers Spidey's secret and drops—and shatters–his LEGO Death Star as a result.

"I think my favorite memory of LEGO would be Spider-Man: Homecoming," Holland recalled. "Jacob and I were becoming fast friends and our lives were being flipped upside down. And there's that fantastic scene where Ned drops the LEGO Death Star and we were tasked by the studio to build one ourselves."

"I just remember having really fond memories of sitting down with Jacob in my house, getting to know each other at the very beginning of this crazy journey. And it was rooted in making this LEGO Death Star, and we finished it."

"Our friend's mom ended up helping us at one point, and I don't think it is the one in the movie because they needed it to break in a certain way — so they built it without some of its infrastructure so that it would shatter better," he added. "But I remember that being a very, very poignant and fantastic time in that process."

In a separate interview with Barron's, Holland reflected on recently suiting up as the web-slinger to shoot his role in next summer's Spider-Man: Brand New Day

"I was on top of a tank driving down the high street in Glasgow, in front of thousands of fans and it was awesome. It was so incredible, it was exciting and exhilarating and it felt fresh."

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings helmer Destin Daniel Cretton directs Spider-Man: Brand New Day from a script by Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers. Tom Holland leads a cast that also includes Jon Bernthal, Mark Ruffalo, Zendaya, Sadie Sink, Michael Mando, Tramell Tillman, and Liza Colón-Zayas. Thunderbolts* star Florence Pugh is also rumoured to have joined the cast.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day will be released in theaters on July 31, 2026.

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WalletsClosed
WalletsClosed - 9/2/2025, 1:16 PM
In just 2023, this would've made over 1 billion. In 2026? I don't see it making past 800 million.

Reboot the MCU and DCU
TheyDont
TheyDont - 9/2/2025, 1:30 PM
@WalletsClosed - Reboot CBM with disabled comments
DesiSpiderman
DesiSpiderman - 9/2/2025, 1:34 PM
@WalletsClosed - there’s a chance this one actually may make 1 billion. No guarantees of course, but Hulk and Spider-Man in the same movie mixed with the popularity this character has anyways. Good chance this one can hit 1 billion.
GeneralZod
GeneralZod - 9/2/2025, 3:09 PM
@WalletsClosed - This one should do $1.2 billion or more. Tom Holland sold people on Spider-Man they way Tobey Maguire did.
Songoty
Songoty - 9/2/2025, 4:51 PM
@GeneralZod - somehow people forget how much Deadpool did last year. Spider is more popular and won't have the R barrier. It's gonna easily break 1 billion.
GeneralZod
GeneralZod - 9/2/2025, 6:50 PM
@Songoty - If the movie is stuffed with genuine surprises -- much like NWW -- i agree, easily past $1 billion, and $2 billion is not out of reach.
bobevanz
bobevanz - 9/2/2025, 1:17 PM
I always mix up orange and yellow when I have to say one of these colors.
dragon316
dragon316 - 9/2/2025, 1:44 PM
@bobevanz - can’t post one and not other ?si=6tlyXYv2S1XtK_MF
AgentofSH1ELD
AgentofSH1ELD - 9/2/2025, 3:39 PM
@bobevanz - all the tiiiimmmmeeee. Like I would say the orange bananas...Or hey hand me that yellow marker and its [frick]ing orange. :X
and its even worse as an adult because my partners color is orange and mine has always been yellow.
UnderBelly
UnderBelly - 9/2/2025, 1:18 PM
I thought his ADHD was a known fact. Or maybe thats just me, but he always came across with some of those traits in his interviews.

Good for him though.
Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 9/2/2025, 1:18 PM
ITS ok, he Is An actor
JFerguson
JFerguson - 9/2/2025, 1:22 PM
How does this contribute to the beatdown he will give Scorpion during their snow battle in the movie?
Gambito
Gambito - 9/2/2025, 1:25 PM
Movie of the [frick]ing year for me, tom holland is already a marvel legend great respect and loyalty to the character
DocSpock
DocSpock - 9/2/2025, 1:43 PM

I still think this is a billion-dollar movie if it's very good. My biggest fear is the director. I believe he is overrated and totally wrong for this movie. Shang-chi was average until it fell apart in the terrible 3rd act.

But that's the new MCU since IW. Equity and virtue signaling are far more important than stupid things like making quality entertainment, pleasing moviegoers, and making money.


dragon316
dragon316 - 9/2/2025, 1:45 PM
Surprised wasn’t mentioned after first or second Spider-Man movie
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 9/2/2025, 2:02 PM
Damn man , I don’t have ADHD and Dyslexia but do suffer from
Anxiety & depression so I can understand the struggles to an extent and sympathize…

Anyway , can’t wait to see him in BND and see how he aswell as his version of Peter have evolved!!.
JobinJ
JobinJ - 9/2/2025, 2:14 PM
“I have ADHD and I'm dyslexic”

Proceeds to read and memorize line and be a pretty decent actor.

Yeah ok little buddy. Sure you do. Or did some celebrity doctor diagnose you with that so you’d feel better?
RedFury
RedFury - 9/2/2025, 2:46 PM
@JobinJ - you do know these things are a spectrum right?

I've got ADHD that is more inattentive than hyperactive. I'm sure the same goes for Tom and his diagnosis; it's not just 0% or 100%.
Lucasberg
Lucasberg - 9/2/2025, 2:24 PM
ADHD is just code language for male
XelCorp
XelCorp - 9/2/2025, 2:47 PM
That thumbnail just reminded me how much I’ve hated the cg spidey suit. I really hope they go more practical / mesh the perfect balance together in this movie.
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 9/2/2025, 3:15 PM
Can't blame him, for a teen-focused superhero film, Homecoming nailed it.
AgentofSH1ELD
AgentofSH1ELD - 9/2/2025, 3:40 PM
I think I picked up on the ADHD by the way he plays PP. I mean really thats probably why he plays the character so well.
Spike101
Spike101 - 9/2/2025, 4:32 PM
Everyone has to be diagnosed as having something these days.

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