Tom Holland Celebrates Zendaya’s Birthday With Spider-Man BTS Image

In celebration of Zendaya’s birthday, Tom Holland has shared a behind-the-scenes image of the pair as their onscreen characters, Peter Parker/Spider-Man and MJ. The actors have been co-stars in Marvel Studios and Sony’s collaboration endeavor since the 2017 Spider-Man: Homecoming. They reprised their role in Spider-Man: Far From Home, in which their characters finally become romantically involved. Their story continues in Spider-Man: No Way Home, which is set to hit theaters in December 2021.

In the upcoming film, Peter’s life goes up in flames after his secret superhero identity is revealed by Mysterio (Jake Gyllenhaal), and the teenager looks to his friends and family for support. From the looks of the No Way Home trailer, Peter’s girlfriend, MJ, stays by him as he navigates this dangerous situation. Spider-Man then reaches out to Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) for help, who attempts to wipe the world’s memory of Peter’s true identity as the wall-crawling hero. Strange’s efforts go wrong, however, and it seems that it may be a difficult road ahead for Peter, MJ, and their entire world.

In the real, off-screen world, however, Holland and Zendaya seem to be doing just fine. Proof of that comes from the actor’s recent Instagram post celebrating his co-star and strongly-rumored-to-be girlfriend’s birthday. The actress, known for her roles in Euphoria, The Greatest Showman and the upcoming Dune, turns 25 years old today. The image sees Holland wearing Spider-Man’s iconic red and black super suit without the mask, with his face covered in makeup to appear bruised and cut. Zendaya, who took the photo, stands behind him. Check out the snap below:

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It is difficult to tell when exactly the photo was taken, since Parker’s classic red and black superhero ensemble is expected to appear in No Way Home, after first debuting in Far From Home. In the upcoming film, however, the suit is fitted with magic upgrades provided by Doctor Strange. Chances are, however, that the image is a behind-the-scenes shot from the upcoming threequel, considering the timeline of the actors’ relationship. Principal photography for the highly-anticipated No Way Home wrapped up early this year, but some of the cast were also spotted amid re-shoots in Los Angeles several weeks ago.

This isn’t the first celebration post of Holland’s to appear online recently. Before Zendaya’s birthday, the first teaser trailer for No Way Home was finally released at CinemaCon, and quickly became the most-watched trailer ever, beating out fellow MCU blockbuster Avengers: Endgame for the title. Holland also took to Instagram then to thank fans for watching the clip in such large numbers. With just over four months to go until Spider-Man: No Way Home hits theaters, the actor’s followers can likely expect a few more sneak peek behind-the-scenes images in the weeks to come. And what’s clear is that fans are certainly keen to see more of the relationship between the real-life Spider-Man and MJ.