Tom Holland has revealed that plans for his eventual departure as Spider-Man have been in development for several years, saying there is already a “clear vision” for how the superhero mantle will be passed to another actor.

Holland said there was a “whole plan that we have been working on” for his successor, which began soon after 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home. “It’s laid out. It’s gonna change for sure, but I have a really clear vision to the passing on of the baton, and I think it’s really exciting,” he told host Josh Horowitz on the Happy Sad Confused podcast.

“I know I get really excited when we have these meetings and chat about it. But that is the thing I want to do most in this character, for sure,” he said.

Holland is reprising his role as Peter Parker in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, the fourth standalone Spider-Man film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which was released in cinemas on 31 July.

Directed by Destin Daniel Cretton, who previously helmed Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, the film follows Peter four years after the events of Spider-Man: No Way Home, living anonymously after Doctor Strange’s memory-wiping spell erased the world’s knowledge of his identity. As Spider-Man, he continues protecting New York while investigating a new threat as his powers begin to evolve in unexpected ways.

Alongside Holland, the film stars Zendaya, Sadie Sink, Jacob Batalon, Jon Bernthal, Tramell Tillman, Michael Mando, and Mark Ruffalo.

Holland also said that he would like multiple live-action Spider-Man projects to exist simultaneously. “I think what’s been so fun over these last few years is that there are so many different Spider-Man mediums,” he said.

“We have Spider-Noir that came out a few weeks ago, we have my version, we have the stuff that Sony’s been doing, we have the animated movies that Sony makes – which are just the best Spider-Man movies that have ever been made. The heart in those movies is out of this world,” he added.

Holland first appeared as Spider-Man in 2016’s Captain America: Civil War before leading Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), and Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026).

He has also played Peter Parker in Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019), making Brand New Day his seventh appearance as Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Holland has played the character for a decade, becoming the longest-serving live-action Spider-Man actor to date.

While Holland did not mention who would succeed him or when he plans to leave the role, he told The Hollywood Reporter earlier this year at the Brand New Day Los Angeles premiere that he wants to play Spider-Man “for as long as they’ll have me”.

Last month, Holland said he would like Adolescence star Owen Cooper to take over the beloved character of Peter Parker. “Owen Cooper would be awesome. Obviously, he’s super-talented and the talk of the town right now,” he told Esquire UK.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day is in cinemas now.