If the plot of the next Spider-Man film is compelling, Tom Holland is game for it.

At a recent press conference held by the Critics Choice Association, the 27-year-old actor discussed the ongoing work on a follow-up to the highly anticipated 2021 film Spider-Man: No Way Home, according to Collider.

Producer Amy Pascal of Sony Pictures stated back in November 2021 that Holland will still feature in Marvel Studios and Sony co-produced Spider-Man movies, but that plans for a Spider-Man 4 are still pending.

“All I can say is that we have been actively engaging in conversations about what it could potentially look like for a fourth rendition of my character,” Holland told Collider. “Whether or not we can find a way to do justice to the character is another thing.”

“I feel very protective over Spider-Man,” he stated. “I feel very, very lucky that we were able to work on a franchise that got better with each movie, that got more successful with each movie, which I think is really rare, and I want to protect his legacy.”

I hereby promise not to create another one just for the pleasure of doing so. The Crowded Room star added, “It has to be worth the character’s while.”

In No Way Home, Peter Parker played by Holland teamed up with previous incarnations of the character played by Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield for a multiverse-infused plot that culminated with Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) wiping out Holland’s character from everyone’s memory. That featured Zendaya’s MJ at the conclusion of 2019’s Far From Home, shortly after she and Peter started dating.

“But that said, if we can figure that out, I would be a fool not to put the suit back on again because I owe everything to Spider-Man,” Holland remarked.

In Captain America: Civil War (2016), he made his film debut as Peter Parker. “I enjoy working with the people and the character. I thus really want to tell you another story, but I won’t share it until we discover the perfect one.”

The 65-year-old producer Pascal claimed in May that the writers’ strike, which halted all work on major Hollywood projects for 148 days this year, was the reason behind the delay in the second installment of Holland’s series. Screenwriters were able to return to work once the strike ended on September 27.

“Will we produce another film? Naturally, we are,” she said at the time to Variety. “We are in the process, but nobody is working because of the writers’ strike. We’re all supporting each other, and we’ll start as soon as they gather themselves.”