Exciting news – for the Holland household anyway. Some of you may recall that over the summer, Tom directed his first short film. Since then, he went off to theĂ‚Â sunny Canary Islands to make aĂ‚Â proper movie and I have been calling in all sorts of favours from mates – doing the edit and the…
As I did the other night – just off the Strand with my old mate Steve Frost from Whose Line Is It Anyway fame. It’s an old London pub, tucked away off the main street. Busyish but not so packed. Steve is about 7ft 6 – and with his vantage comes great scope to spot…
Tomorrow I head south to join Mrs H in Tenerife for a few days – where our eldest son, Tom is finishing up a film called Heart of the Sea. This being Spain and The Impossible being huge in Spain, Tom is something of a celebrity – particularly with the youngsters and so much so…
Off to a gig yesterday in Devon – so a round-trip 9 hour drive ahead of me, I was anxious to make tracks – only for the heavens to open and my eldest son Tom ask for a lift. To where? The cinema. I’m taking Paddy to see Thor. Paddy is Tom’s youngest brother. I…
I am frequently asked theĂ‚Â question… What is it like having four boys? Answer – loud, messy, fewer straight edges than we would like, ‘whose is this sock?’, ‘turn that down’, ‘be quiet’, ‘don’t be rude…’ But the Holland household is best summed up by this very short video below. It was made by Tom Holland….
Brilliant – tomorrow I have a casting for a commercial – whichĂ‚Â is particularly exciting because I haveĂ‚Â read the brief and I am perfect – ‘a likeable fun dad’ – come on – I was born to play this role. But then I see the name of the casting director and suddenly I am less excited…
An exciting day ahead for Mrs H as she spends the day on a film set watching her eldestĂ‚Â son, Tom – and I should imagine she might keep an eye out for Chris Hemsworth as well. Then this afternoon and evening,Ă‚Â Tom is due at Bafta on Piccadilly. I’m not entirely sure why. He has been…
This weekend, our twins had their very first house party. Being 14 – we discussed alcohol limits. Both twins made their case for what quantities they thought should be allowed – a coupleĂ‚Â of bottles each, maybe three. And then we all finally agreed on a level of zero. It’s good being a dad. Mrs H…
My son, Tom is currently filming a movie with Ron Howard. He came home from set last evening (driven home, that is). “Dad, you know when you get a call sheet on a movie?” ‘”Er, no. Not really.” “Oh….” Awkward!
Tom Holland is now taller than me. This is very exciting for me. As a young dad I was once asked by the BBC what I hoped for my first son. Dunno, but definitely to be taller than me… I meant this as a joke but secretly I really meant it as well. Well, last…