English actor Tom Hollander revealed Monday that he once accidentally glanced at the payslip of eponymous Spider-Man star Tom Holland.
When he stopped by “Late Night With Seth Meyers,” the 56-year-old “White Lotus” actor admitted that nearly identical spellings of their names led to the unfortunate mix-up, but joked that people only saw him in a “non-visual Context” confused with the superhero star.’
Hollander joked that it was “very hard” to be confused with Tom Holland – who is 29 years his junior – because he “was here first”.
The actor, who plays Truman Capote in the upcoming film Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, marveled at how huge Holland’s paycheck was, even though it only made up a small portion of his Avengers compensation.
Hollander explained that the payroll mix-up occurred at a time when both actors were “briefly” represented by the same talent agency.
Tom Holland, 56, revealed on Monday’s Late Night With Seth Meyers that he is often mistaken for Spider-Man star Tom Holland – and once received a huge paycheck for the 29-year-old star
Hollander was accidentally sent the paycheck for Holland’s role in one of the Avengers films; seen January 14th in Santa Monica
Holland has played Spider-Man in a hugely successful trilogy and has also appeared in two Avengers films and Captain America: Civil War (pictured).
The In The Loop star initially hit a high after visiting a friend who was appearing in a Chekhov play for just around £300 a week.
He was pleased with his seemingly superior position, having just received a $30,000 paycheck for starring in a BBC production.
He wanted to “patronize his friend a little” when they met later, but he was distracted when he checked his email during the break and saw someone from the agency advising him about his “first box office bonus for The Avengers.” .
“And I thought, “I’m not doing that.” think “I’m in the Avengers,” he recalled to laughter from the studio audience.
Hollander added that it was “an amazing amount of money.”
But he clarified that the payroll does not concern the Spider-Man star’s salary, but only his “first box office bonus.”
“Not the whole box office.” “The first one,” he emphasized comically.
“And it was more money than ever before – it was a seven-figure sum,” Hollander added.
Meyers chimed in, joking that the amount was so large that “they had to send it in two emails.”
Hollander added bitterly that the superhero star was only “20 or something” at the time.
“So, as you remember, I had a feeling of complacency in the first half.” [of the play] “It disappeared very quickly,” he said, expressionless.
“But that’s showbiz,” he added.
Although Hollander is not as well-known as Tom Holland, he has appeared in several major films, including the 2005 version of Pride and Prejudice, and he played Lord Cutler Beckett in the hugely popular Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.
He also had acclaimed roles in Gosford Park, In The Loop, The Night Manager and the second series of The White Lotus.
The In The Loop star recalled his joy when he visited a friend who was playing Chekhov for £300 a week when he had just earned $30,000 for starring in a BBC production
But during the break he checked his email and discovered an email intended for Holland with his “enormous” bonus salary for an Avengers film
But he clarified that the payroll did not apply to the Spider-Man star’s salary, only his “first box office bonus,” with the emphasis on “first.”
Although he’s not as famous as Tom Holland, Hollander has appeared in the hugely popular Pirates Of The Caribbean series and the second season of The White Lotus, and has a host of other acclaimed roles under his belt. pictured on Tuesday in NYC
Holland attended the premiere of Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, in which he plays writer Truman Capote, on Tuesday
Hollander’s next big project is the second season of the acclaimed FX series Feud, created by Ryan Murphy, Jaffe Cohen and Michael Zam.
In the new season, subtitled “Capote vs. The Swans,” he plays the eponymous writer Truman Capote.
The show traces his friendships with several New York-based celebrities who later vowed to make his life hell after he barely veiled his unfinished novel, Answered Prayers, published posthumously in 1986, two years after Capote’s and Tod often wrote unflattering portraits of them.
Capote began writing the novel in the late 1960s and eventually published four chapter excerpts for Esquire in the mid-’70s, although he was believed to have abandoned the long-running project later that decade.
