{"id":2075948,"date":"2026-08-03T15:25:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-03T12:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2075948"},"modified":"2026-08-03T15:25:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-03T12:25:12","slug":"tom-holland-hasnt-watched-the-last-of-us-because-he-loves-the-game-too-much","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2075948","title":{"rendered":"Tom Holland hasn\u2019t watched \u2018The Last Of Us\u2019 because he loves the game too much"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tom-Holland-Red-Carpet.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>Gaming News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Tom Holland hasn\u2019t watched \u2018The Last Of Us\u2019 because he loves the game too much<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>He\u2019s also not very good at \u2018Fortnite\u2019\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Ali Shutler<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-03T16:25:12+01:00\">3rd August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tom-Holland-Red-Carpet-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Tom Holland The Last Of Us\" title=\"Tom Holland Red Carpet\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Tom Holland at the &#8216;Spider-Man: Brand New Day&#8217; red carpet. CREDIT: Nicky J Sims\/Getty Images Sony Pictures Releasing UK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Tom Holland still hasn\u2019t watched HBO\u2019s <i>The Last Of Us<\/i> because he loves the game series too much.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: \u2018Spider-Man: Brand New Day\u2019 review: is Tom Holland Marvel\u2019s new super-saviour?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Holland recently appeared on Josh Horowitz\u2019 <i>Happy Sad Confused<\/i> podcast, where he was asked about his favourite ever video game. \u201c<i>The Last Of Us<\/i>. The second one. So good,\u201d he replied.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>He then revealed that he\u2019s not watched the hit HBO adaptation of <i>The Last Of Us<\/i> because he \u201cloves the game so much.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tom Holland on SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY, THE ODYSSEY, plus Kevin Feige &amp; Amy Pascal!\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9DvB4G2FZ_o?start=2690&amp;feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>And despite appearing in <i>Fortnite<\/i> as a playable character as part of a <i>Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/i> crossover, Holland told Horowitz that he\u2019s \u201cso bad\u201d at the hit online multiplayer game. \u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever gotten a kill in<i> Fortnite<\/i>. And when you\u2019re playing against those people that start building stuff? I don\u2019t know what to do,\u201d he said. \u201cI don\u2019t play video games all that much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As well as starring in the live-action adaptation of<i> Uncharted<\/i>, Holland has also praised the <i>Marvel\u2019s Spider-Man<\/i> series. According to Holland, several of the fight scenes in<i> Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/i> were inspired by the Insomniac games. \u201cI was actually playing [<i>Marvel\u2019s Spider-Man<\/i>] last night,\u201d Holland told IGN at the red carpet for the movie. \u201cI couldn\u2019t sleep last night, I was so excited about today. I was trying to figure out what I was gonna do, and I was like, \u2018I\u2019ll just throw the game on and have some fun\u2019. A lot of our stuff was influenced by that stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year he, alongside his co-star and wife Zendaya, called the <i>Marvel\u2019s Spider-Man<\/i> series \u201cabsolutely sensational.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>Last month it was announced that Peter Sarsgaard will be joining the cast of <i>The Last Of Us<\/i> season three as original character Amon, one of the leaders of the antagonistic cult the Seraphites. It caused a number of fans to speculate that the third (and potentially final) season of the HBO adaptation will stray further away from the source material.<\/p>\n<p>In other news, <i>The Odyssey<\/i> has inspired a huge number of people to revisit 2018\u2019s <i>Assassin\u2019s Creed Odyssey<\/i>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>The Last of Us<\/li>\n<li>The Last of Us Part II<\/li>\n<li>Tom Holland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div 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class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Tom Holland still hasn\u2019t watched HBO\u2019s <i>The Last Of Us<\/i> because he loves the game series too much.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: \u2018Spider-Man: Brand New Day\u2019 review: is Tom Holland Marvel\u2019s new super-saviour?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Holland recently appeared on Josh Horowitz\u2019 <i>Happy Sad Confused<\/i> podcast, where he was asked about his favourite ever video game. \u201c<i>The Last Of Us<\/i>. The second one. So good,\u201d he replied.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>He then revealed that he\u2019s not watched the hit HBO adaptation of <i>The Last Of Us<\/i> because he \u201cloves the game so much.\u201d<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Tom Holland on SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY, THE ODYSSEY, plus Kevin Feige &amp; Amy Pascal!\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9DvB4G2FZ_o?start=2690&amp;feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>And despite appearing in <i>Fortnite<\/i> as a playable character as part of a <i>Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/i> crossover, Holland told Horowitz that he\u2019s \u201cso bad\u201d at the hit online multiplayer game. \u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever gotten a kill in<i> Fortnite<\/i>. And when you\u2019re playing against those people that start building stuff? I don\u2019t know what to do,\u201d he said. \u201cI don\u2019t play video games all that much.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As well as starring in the live-action adaptation of<i> Uncharted<\/i>, Holland has also praised the <i>Marvel\u2019s Spider-Man<\/i> series. According to Holland, several of the fight scenes in<i> Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/i> were inspired by the Insomniac games. \u201cI was actually playing [<i>Marvel\u2019s Spider-Man<\/i>] last night,\u201d Holland told IGN at the red carpet for the movie. \u201cI couldn\u2019t sleep last night, I was so excited about today. I was trying to figure out what I was gonna do, and I was like, \u2018I\u2019ll just throw the game on and have some fun\u2019. A lot of our stuff was influenced by that stuff.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this year he, alongside his co-star and wife Zendaya, called the <i>Marvel\u2019s Spider-Man<\/i> series \u201cabsolutely sensational.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p>Last month it was announced that Peter Sarsgaard will be joining the cast of <i>The Last Of Us<\/i> season three as original character Amon, one of the leaders of the antagonistic cult the Seraphites. It caused a number of fans to speculate that the third (and potentially final) season of the HBO adaptation will stray further away from the source material.<\/p>\n<p>In other news, <i>The Odyssey<\/i> has inspired a huge number of people to revisit 2018\u2019s <i>Assassin\u2019s Creed Odyssey<\/i>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/gaming-news\/tom-holland-the-last-of-us-hbo-show-has-not-watched-3960529&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Tom-Holland-Red-Carpet.jpg&#8221;] NewsGaming News Tom Holland hasn\u2019t watched \u2018The Last Of Us\u2019 because he loves the game too much He\u2019s also not very good at \u2018Fortnite\u2019 By Ali Shutler 3rd August 2026 Tom Holland at the &#8216;Spider-Man: Brand New Day&#8217; red carpet. CREDIT: Nicky J Sims\/Getty Images Sony Pictures Releasing UK Tom Holland still [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2075948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2075948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2075948"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2075948\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2075948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2075948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2075948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}