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Good Hang with Amy Poehler

Tom Holland

02 Jun 2026

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Chapter 1: Who is Tom Holland and what movies is he currently starring in?

5.077 - 26.442 Amy Poehler

Hello, everyone. Welcome to another episode of Good Hang. I am very excited. We have a movie star with us today. We have a superstar, and that is Tom Holland. Tom Holland, who is in two of the biggest movies to come out this summer, The Odyssey and Spider-Man Brand New Day. I think they're coming out in the same month. He's a legend. He's the best. And we talk about so many great things.

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26.482 - 45.921 Amy Poehler

We talk about your dad roasting your friends. We talk about the joy of dancing. We talk about doing American accents. And I tell him that I believe that he is the type of man that will save us from toxic masculinity. So he takes on that responsibility like a good man does.

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Chapter 2: What does Tom Holland say about his journey in the film industry?

46.322 - 71.162 Amy Poehler

So cannot wait to get started. But before we do... um we always talk to somebody who knows our guests and we speak to jacob bad alone today jacob who plays ned in spider-man is tom's really good friend in real life i mean they grew up together on set you guys so um let's get jacob on the line here and i'm gonna get my headphones and we'll check in jacob are you there

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77.622 - 104.777 Amy Poehler

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104.757 - 111.248 Amy Poehler

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116.837 - 118.86

Hey! Jacob?

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120.323 - 125.331 Jacob Batalon

Hey, what's going on? Mahalo! Oh my God, hey!

127.91 - 155.638 Jacob Batalon

what's going on i'm so sorry my dog is like not leaving me alone not at all let's talk about this dog for people they can't see this dog what kind of dog we got here uh she's a multi-poo so uh she's so cute she's well groomed yeah she's pretty she just got her haircut and she's uh i swear to god she was like not bothering me the whole day and then as soon as she sees me on zoom she's like oh it's fucking time to get to get going like we love dogs on zoom what's her what's her name

155.618 - 160.325 Jacob Batalon

Her name is Vulpix, like the Pokemon. Yeah.

160.365 - 160.866 Amy Poehler

Amazing.

162.669 - 163.47 Jacob Batalon

Yeah. So there's that.

Chapter 3: How does Tom Holland feel about his friendship with Jacob Batalon?

186.321 - 196.512 Amy Poehler

And they love your work as do I. And I love, I love, like, I will just say, and I feel it already, the work that you do, your spirit comes through.

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196.532 - 199.255 Jacob Batalon

Oh, thank you so much. That means a lot, Amy. Thank you.

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199.355 - 205.241 Amy Poehler

Of course. It's really kind. And may I say, like, it's also just, it's very Hawaiian.

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205.822 - 210.109 Jacob Batalon

I appreciate it. Yeah. I mean, hopefully people are still proud of me back home.

210.129 - 230.118 Amy Poehler

Well, there is this thing, this like there's something very hard to pin down or like explain it almost like explaining it ruins it. But about Hawaiian people and culture. But I mean, I just have to say thank you for your energy and Hawaii and their energy because it means a lot.

231.039 - 241.313 Amy Poehler

We're thrilled to talk to you today because you and Tom Holland, our guest, who I've never had the pleasure to meet and can't wait to meet, are genuinely really good friends.

241.293 - 260.375 Jacob Batalon

Yeah, yeah. I mean, I think it's not hyperbole to say that we've literally seen each other grow up. And I'm obviously proud of who he's become and like what he's done with his life and where he's gone in his career as well. But it's crazy. We, you know, at the time we weren't even allowed to drink alcohol.

Chapter 4: What is Tom Holland's perspective on toxic masculinity?

260.695 - 263.098 Jacob Batalon

Yeah. And now we're 30. Yeah.

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263.973 - 271.324 Amy Poehler

I know. I mean, in, in researching for today, the fact that when you guys got the parts, you were 18, 19. Yeah.

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271.605 - 272.125 Unknown

Yeah.

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272.145 - 289.992 Amy Poehler

And, and, and frankly signing, you know, a contract that was like, we're going to do a lot of movies with you. Um, and it's going to be the next 10 years of your life. I mean, that is a big decision to make at that age. And boy, you're gambling that the person you're working with, like hopefully is not a dick.

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290.012 - 290.453 Jacob Batalon

Right. Yeah.

292.458 - 295.762 Amy Poehler

Did you guys read together, audition together and read together?

296.182 - 315.343 Jacob Batalon

Yeah. So I had done like the traditional thing of, well, I think self tapes at the time were still kind of new. Um, so I did, I did a couple of those and then we did a screen test together for the first time. And I think ever since like that time, it was back in like 2000 and like 16, it just, I think that the chemistry was pretty apparent and, um,

315.323 - 319.99 Jacob Batalon

You know, at that time, I remember I don't remember a lot. I feel like for me, that was like my first ever job.

Chapter 5: How does Tom Holland prepare for his roles and accents?

320.19 - 341.906 Jacob Batalon

And so that that like that kind of big audition and coming in, it was all like literally such a blur that I barely remember what we said to each other. I just remember thinking, like, God, I really hope I have a job after school. But it was just like such a great time with him because he was such a. easygoing person. And he made it so light.

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342.347 - 356.232 Jacob Batalon

And at that time, you know, John Watts, our director at the time, really, really made it a point for us to really bond. And it just it was like such a beautiful sort of story of like two friends coming together out of nowhere.

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356.212 - 381.477 Jacob Batalon

yes i mean you can just tell that you two really love and enjoy each other and the movie hinges a lot on peter and ned's like relationship that yeah yeah absolutely i think you know tom is also very he's big on like making those relationships uh feel real and like that's kind of the backbone of peter parker's story so i think he was also a very big proponent proponent of uh making sure those relationships make make sense and that it works so

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381.457 - 390.646 Amy Poehler

Yeah. I mean, it goes deeper, you know, to this, just this idea of like male friendships and how important they are and how men really need friends.

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392.028 - 396.492 Jacob Batalon

Absolutely. Like I don't want to advocate like male loneliness or anything. Yeah, but it's true.

396.512 - 404.44 Amy Poehler

It's a real thing to have somebody that you know has your back and that also can kind of be with you through the tough times.

404.801 - 406.062 Unknown

Absolutely.

406.082 - 406.182

Yeah.

406.162 - 416.443 Amy Poehler

Um, and this new movie, I mean, there are some tough times cause you guys all forget that you know each other and you have to kind of, you have to learn to figure out what's great about each other again. It's a cool metaphor.

Chapter 6: What insights does Tom Holland share about his upcoming film 'The Odyssey'?

476.208 - 488.746 Jacob Batalon

Like, it's actually crazy to be, you know, I can 30 like like not that 30 is old or anything. But like when he was 19, he would get knocked down and come right back up. And now, like, you know, he needs a couple of days.

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489.087 - 492.852 Amy Poehler

Jacob, I want to talk about this with him today because I'd like him to stop.

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493.034 - 499.324 Jacob Batalon

I'm telling you, like, he's actually doing something just too dangerous for his body. Like, you know, there's stunt doubles for a reason.

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499.344 - 503.931 Amy Poehler

Okay, this isn't going to go over well, but I don't even think there should be any stunts at all in any movies.

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504.913 - 509.34 Jacob Batalon

He's just, like, doing, like, taxes. Yeah, he just does his taxes all the time.

509.36 - 521.488 Amy Poehler

Yeah, exactly. Yes, Peter learns to do his taxes and Ned helps him and they go get ice cream as a little treat. And then they watch a movie and that's what I want to see.

521.508 - 525.336 Jacob Batalon

And then that's how the movie ends. That would actually be very beautiful.

526.261 - 529.087 Amy Poehler

And they just put ice on some of their old injuries.

529.127 - 532.313 Jacob Batalon

Yeah, yeah, yeah. Like, especially on their knees. My knees are hurting. Oh, my goodness.

Chapter 7: Why has Tom Holland never hosted 'SNL'?

539.507 - 543.915 Jacob Batalon

Oh, my God. You know, my missus, this is so random, but she put me on to putting, like, heat pads on my lower back.

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544.517 - 551.051 Amy Poehler

Oh, it's not random, babe. Let's talk about it. Heat on your lower back. I mean, I'm lying on a heating pad all day long.

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551.071 - 552.494 Jacob Batalon

I could sleep in all day now.

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552.875 - 556.643 Amy Poehler

You want me to blow your mind? Right behind me.

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556.683 - 557.826 Jacob Batalon

Yeah.

Chapter 8: What is Tom Holland's take on the importance of male friendships?

557.846 - 567.883 Amy Poehler

I'm going to show you this. Right behind me, I have a heating pad. You put this in the microwave?

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568.745 - 570.447 Jacob Batalon

Oh, yes. You're right.

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570.627 - 576.576 Amy Poehler

And you can wrap it on, oh, I don't know, your shoulder or your lower back. It's incredible.

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577.137 - 581.904 Jacob Batalon

I am literally, this is how I know, like, I'm so turned on by that. I genuinely want to buy one now.

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582.164 - 590.395 Amy Poehler

Oh, I'm going to send you one. Oh, thank you. Before we get to your question for Tom, just let's talk a little bit more about what's so great about him. What's so great about him?

590.936 - 608.838 Jacob Batalon

Yeah, you know, I think again, from the first time I met him, he's just been so, he'd been so welcoming and so nice to me. And obviously like he'd done a few things before I had, and he was really willing to be there for me and support me. And there was a lot of times earlier in my career where I didn't really know what I was doing, just in general.

609.519 - 625.542 Jacob Batalon

You know, I have like a whole team of people to help me through that stuff. But at the same time, I think just dealing with like the sort of, uh, actor-y part of it. I think he was always there to be supportive of me. Um, and I know him like as a person, like, I just know he would never talk dirty behind my back.

625.843 - 626.444 Unknown

Yeah.

626.464 - 645.253 Jacob Batalon

Um, and he's just like a good, he's just an amazing, like good person like that. And, um, I don't want to flex too hard, but he just bought me this little rolly. Um, I wanted to wear it for him, you know, cause that's my boy for life. Um, And I hope he doesn't mind that I told everyone that.

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