Tom Holland fans spent the past few weeks trying to decode scary headlines about a stunt gone wrong. Reports said that he cracked his head while filming Spider-Man: Brand New Day and was rushed to the hospital with a concussion. It sounded dramatic, and it spread fast. Now Tom’s father, Dominic Holland, is asking everyone to take a breath.
Writing on The Brothers Trust website, the charity run by Tom’s parents, Dominic pushed back on the more breathless reports, according to CBR reporting. He opened with a line that will ring familiar to anyone who has watched a rumor spiral online. “Reading the stories in the media of Tom’s ‘horrendous injury’ brought to mind the adage that one should never believe what is written in the newspapers.
He also addressed two details that popped up again and again in those stories. “There was no ambulance, and Spider-Man: Brand New Day is not being filmed at Leavesden Studio. Perhaps this mystery ambulance driver had a concussion also.” In other words the most alarming parts of the tale were never real to begin with.
That does not mean nothing happened. Dominic acknowledged that Tom did hit his head at work and went to the hospital “as a precaution,” where he spent the night in what his dad cheerfully described as a “posh hospital.” The next morning Tom showed up for The Brothers Trust charity event and tried to power through. It did not last long.
Dominic said the bright lights and the noise at the venue caught up with him once he began hosting. “Keep in mind that with concussion, two things to avoid are bright lights and excessive noise,” Dominic said. A doctor on site told Tom to head home and rest. Zendaya stayed to support the charity while he recovered.
After that wobble the production did the sensible thing and hit pause for a week. Cameras rolled again on September 29, which should reassure fans who worried the film had been knocked far off schedule. It reads like a textbook response to a minor workplace injury. Check in with doctors. Respect symptoms. Take a short break. Then resume.
There is plenty for Marvel diehards to look forward to here. Zendaya and Jacob Batalon are back as MJ and Ned. New names are joining the party too. The cast list includes Jon Bernthhal along with Sadie Sink and Mark Ruffalo, which hints at a wider Marvel world peeking in. The title nods to a classic comics arc and the date is locked. Spider-Man: Brand New Day will be premiered on July 31, 2026.
The bigger takeaway for anyone who follows entertainment news is how quickly a half true story can snowball. A hospital visit became an ambulance drama. A precaution became a panic. In this case the person closest to the situation stepped in and filled in the blanks. That simple timeline makes the story less sensational yet more human. An actor got hurt at work. He listened to doctors and rested. His partner backed a good cause. The movie kept moving.
