Holland compared his Spider-Man to Robert Pattinson’s Batman at the NYC premiere of their film, “The Odyssey.”

Tom Holland names the 1 thing Batman has over Spider-Man

Holland compared his Spider-Man to Robert Pattinson’s Batman at the NYC premiere of their film, “The Odyssey.”

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July 15, 2026 6:09 p.m. ET

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Tom Holland as Peter Parker/Spider-Man; Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne/Batman. Credit:

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- On the red carpet of *The Odyssey*, Tom Holland was asked to compare his Spider-Man to costar Robert Pattinson’s Batman.

- Holland has played Peter Parker/Spider-Man for a decade in the MCU, with his latest installment arriving July 31.

- Pattinson played Bruce Wayne/Batman beginning in 2022, and will reprise his role in 2028’s *The Batman Part II*.

Tom Holland is pretty confident in Spider-Man, the superhero he has played on screen for a decade.

At the New York City premiere of Christopher Nolan’s *The Odyssey*, Holland was asked to compare his comic book character to his *Odyssey* costar Robert Pattinson’s Batman.

“What do you think is one thing that Batman has over Spider-Man?” Entertainment Tonight asked Holland on the red carpet.

Tom Holland attends the world premiere of ‘The Odyssey’ in London on July 6, 2026.

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The 30-year-old actor didn’t have to think long. “I’d say nothing — he has more money than Spider-Man, that’s about it, to be honest,” he answered.

Holland joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Spider-Man in 2016, first appearing in *Captain America: Civil War. *In his last Spider-Man film, 2021’s *Spider-Man: No Way Home, *he appeared on screen with previous Spideys Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield.

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His next film in the franchise, *Spider-Man: Brand New Day*, releases on July 31. Pattinson, meanwhile, first appeared as the DC superhero Bruce Wayne/Batman in Matt Reeves’ 2022 film *The Batman*. Pattinson will return for a sequel, which is not projected to be released until early 2028.

Tom Holland as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’.

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Speaking purely from an abilities perspective, Holland is right: Batman doesn’t have any actual superpowers, but he uses his wealth to develop fancy tools to fight crime and take out his opponents. Spider-Man, meanwhile, gained superpowers after being bitten by a radioactive spider. (And those gadgets designed by Tony Stark don’t hurt!)

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But since Holland plays a Marvel character and Pattinson plays a DC character, we’ll never get to see these pals duke it out in costume.

*The Odyssey* is in theaters on July 17, and *Spider-Man: Brand New Day* arrives on July 31.

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