To the surprise of no one, the funny Tom Hollander and Tom Holland (both British actors) meme saga has some basis in reality, and their big IRL crossover was wild, as it involved a huge Marvel paycheck.
While speaking to Seth Meyers on his Late Night show (the bit starts around 8:50) to promote his performance as Truman Capote in Ryan Murphy’s upcoming FX anthology drama Feud: Capote vs. The Swans, Hollander was asked about whether the online confusion with him and Holland also affected his day-to-day life, and the answer was a yes. Moreover, he once received Marvel money that wasn’t his because both actors “briefly” shared the same agency.
Here’s the full quote that sees Hollander describe the moment received a rather unexpected email: “I went to see my friend who was doing theater in England. I sat smugly in the audience just having done a BBC show for $30,000… the interval came and I checked my email and I got one from the agency saying, ‘Payment slip for first box office bonus for ‘The Avengers.'” Of course, Hollander has worked with Disney in the past (Pirates of the Caribbean movies), but isn’t part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe… yet.
