Tom Holland on his 'last chance to play a boy' in The Odyssey

Tom Holland on his 'last chance to play a boy' in The OdysseyImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, British actor Tom Holland says his latest role marks the start of a fresh chapterByKatie RazzallCulture and media editorPublished1 minute agoCommentsTom Holland may be a bankable global superstar, but he's self-aware enough to know his latest role in Christopher Nolan epic The Odyssey marks the start "of a new chapter of my life".The British actor, best known for his Spider-Man franchise, tells me it's "a real pinch-me moment". He's playing Telemachus, the only son of Odysseus - one of Greek mythology's most enduring heroes.Telemachus was so young when his father left for the Trojan wars that he doesn't remember him - except through the already mythical stories told about his exploits, cunning and bravery.Holland, now 30, says "the thing that I love the most is that it feels a little bit like the last chance for me to play a boy". That's clearly true in real life - he is now a married man (though talking about his nuptials with US actress Zendaya is off limits in our interview).But on screen he shines (alongside a stellar cast) as a boy searching for the absent father he has put on a pedestal, while trying to protect his mother Penelope (played by Anne Hathaway) from the predatory men - the so-called suitors - who have taken over their palace.Image source, Universal PicturesImage caption, Anne Hathaway plays Odysseus's wife Penelope, who's also mother to their son Telemachus (Tom Holland)Holland's now-wife also appears as the goddess Athena, although - unlike in the Spider-Man movies - never on screen with her actor husband.Holland tells me he read the script with her, "which I don't know if I was supposed to".When he met Nolan the next day, "he asked me if I would be OK with him asking Zee to play Athena… I went home and I was able to break the news to her... it...