Current:Home > MarketsActor Tom Hollander received 'astonishing' Marvel check meant for Tom Holland -Capitatum
Actor Tom Hollander received 'astonishing' Marvel check meant for Tom Holland
View
Date:2025-04-13 17:31:36
Having an extremely similar name to a Marvel star can lead to some costly mix-ups, as actor Tom Hollander learned firsthand.
The "White Lotus" star revealed on "Late Night With Seth Meyers" he once mistakenly received a large paycheck that was intended to go to Spider-Man actor Tom Holland. At the time, Hollander and Holland were with the same agency, and "people in the accounts department" confused them, he said.
"I got an email from the agency saying, 'Payment advice slip: Your first box office bonus for the 'Avengers,'" Hollander recalled. "And I thought, 'I don't think I'm in the 'Avengers.'"
The "Feud" actor was blown away by the "astonishing" size of the "seven-figure" paycheck, which he stressed wasn't even Holland's entire salary but simply his "first box office bonus" for the film.
In addition to his "Spider-Man" trilogy, Holland also starred in 2018's "Avengers: Infinity War" and 2019's "Avengers: Endgame," the latter of which is the second highest-grossing film of all time at the worldwide box office.
Hollander joked it has been "very difficult" to have a similar name as the "enormously famous" Spider-Man star, which leads people to mistake him for Holland "all the time," at least in "non-visual" contexts like when he's talking on the phone with utility companies.
Tom Hollandtalks 'No Way Home,' FaceTiming Zendaya and his 'interesting life'
"Or I'm introduced to somebody's very, very excited, then confused, then disappointed children, who they go, 'My children are so excited to meet you,'" he said. "And I go, 'Are they, though?'"
When he mistakenly received the "Avengers" bonus check, Hollander said he had just starred in a BBC show for "30 grand or something," an amount he felt good about before his "feeling of smugness" disappeared quickly upon seeing the Spider-Man actor's pay stub.
'Feud:'Capote vs. The Swans': Premiere date, cast, trailer, what to know about new season
Hollander's not the only one in a similar position, as there's also another famous Tom Holland: the filmmaker who directed horror movies like "Fright Night" and "Child's Play." After "Spider-Man: Far From Home" hit theaters in 2019, the director Holland said on X, formerly Twitter, that he was being flooded with tweets about Spider-Man. And ahead of the release of "Spider-Man: No Way Home" in 2021, Holland posted, "I think I'm about to get tagged in a lot of Spider-Man tweets."
veryGood! (917)
Related
- A South Texas lawmaker’s 15
- Court upholds finding that Montana clinic submitted false asbestos claims
- Levi's teases a Beyoncé collaboration: 'A denim story like never before'
- Can AI make video games more immersive? Some studios turn to AI-fueled NPCs for more interaction
- Nevada attorney general revives 2020 fake electors case
- West Virginia college plans to offer courses on a former university’s campus
- You’ll Bend and Snap Over Reese Witherspoon’s Legally Blonde Prequel Announcement
- Wisconsin man charged in 1985 killing of college student whose body was decapitated
- 'Most Whopper
- Democrats try to censure Rep. Clay Higgins for slandering Haitians in social media post
Ranking
- $73.5M beach replenishment project starts in January at Jersey Shore
- Jason Kelce Defends Brother Travis Kelce Amid Criticism of NFL Season
- Tearful Julie Chrisley Apologizes to Her Family Before 7-Year Prison Sentence Is Upheld
- Yes, we started our Halloween shopping earlier than ever this year. But we may spend less.
- Taylor Swift makes surprise visit to Kansas City children’s hospital
- Squatters graffiti second vacant LA mansion owned by son of Philadelphia Phillies owner
- Rapper Fatman Scoop's cause of death revealed a month after death: Reports
- The Best SKIMS Drops This Month: A Bra That's Better Than A Boob Job, Cozy Sets & More
Recommendation
A South Texas lawmaker’s 15
Amy Poehler reacts to 'Inside Out 2' being Beyoncé's top movie in 2024
Parkinson’s diagnosis came after Favre began struggling with his right arm, he tells TMZ Sports
The Masked Singer Reveals That Made Fans' Jaws Drop
How to watch the 'Blue Bloods' Season 14 finale: Final episode premiere date, cast
Levi's teases a Beyoncé collaboration: 'A denim story like never before'
US public schools banned over 10K books during 2023-2024 academic year, report says
New York court is set to hear Donald Trump’s appeal of his $489 million civil fraud verdict