Spider Man’s Producer Warned Tom Holland and Zendaya Not to Date
Before Spider Man: Homecoming even gave us Peter and MJ, producer Amy Pascal had one warning for Tom Holland and Zendaya: please do not date each other.
When they were first cast, Pascal pulled them aside separately and told them, “Don’t go there. Just don’t. Try not to.”
And honestly, she had reasons.
Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst had already fallen for each other while making the first Spider Man. They dated for about a year, then broke up before Spider Man 2. Director Sam Raimi later admitted he worried about whether they would still have the same chemistry on screen. Thankfully they did, because losing Peter and MJ chemistry over an ex situation would have been painful for everyone involved.
Then it happened again.
Andrew Garfield met Emma Stone while filming The Amazing Spider Man. They played Peter Parker and Gwen Stacy, fell in love in real life and were together for around four years. Pascal later said she had given Andrew and Emma the same dating warning.
Nobody listened to Amy Pascal. Not once.
So when Tom and Zendaya came along, she knew this story a little too well.
Rumours about them started around Homecoming in 2017, but they kept their relationship private. Then, in 2021, they were photographed kissing in a car and the secret was over.
Except this Spider Man love story ended differently.
Tom and Zendaya got engaged, married in private and have now made four Spider Man movies together. Their marriage was confirmed in 2026.
And the sweetest part might actually be what happened while making Spider Man: Brand New Day.
Tom recently explained that while filming a scene with Zendaya, something did not feel right. He asked her if she felt it too. She did. They spoke to the filmmakers, everyone agreed, and the scene was rewritten and reshot.
Which is kind of funny considering the whole reason Pascal warned them about dating was that relationships could complicate the work.
Ten years later, their relationship is actually improving the work.
Tobey and Kirsten happened. Andrew and Emma happened. Amy gave the warning again anyway.
And Tom and Zendaya turned the Spider Man dating curse into a marriage.