J.K. Simmons and Tom Holland were part of the same Spider-Man cinematic universe, but despite this, they have never met in person.
Simmons played journalist J. Jonah Jameson in the original Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007), starring Tobey Maguire, and later reprised the role in 2019’s “Spider-Man: Far From Home” and 2021’s “Spider-Man: No Way Home”, both starring Holland.
Even so, the “Whiplash” actor said on the Happy Sad Confused podcast that his path has never crossed with that of the current Peter Parker.
“I’ve never met Tom Holland,” he told host Josh Horowitz. “I hear he’s a lovely guy.” According to Simmons, his scenes were filmed entirely separately from the main cast, which prevented the two from meeting. They did not even have the opportunity to meet on the red carpet because there were always too many people around.
Simmons’ first MCU appearance came in the post-credits scene of “Far From Home”. According to the actor, the decision to include his character was made at the last minute, when the film was already being edited. His appearance was filmed over two days inside the office of a Marvel executive rather than on a traditional set.
Simmons played Jameson again in the most recent film, “No Way Home”, but says he will not appear in the upcoming “Spider-Man: Brand New Day”, which arrives in cinemas at the end of July.
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