{"id":2497092,"date":"2026-07-10T21:06:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T21:06:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2497092"},"modified":"2026-07-10T21:06:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T21:06:28","slug":"zendaya-constantly-quotes-this-robert-downey-jr-line-insulting-tom-hollands-spider-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/zendaya-constantly-quotes-this-robert-downey-jr-line-insulting-tom-hollands-spider-man\/","title":{"rendered":"Zendaya constantly quotes this Robert Downey Jr. line insulting Tom Holland\u2019s Spider-Man"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Zendaya said that she frequently quotes an ad-libbed line that Robert Downey Jr. delivers in <em>Spider-Man: Homecoming<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tom Holland agreed, &#8220;You do say that a lot.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 safari:ml-6 list-disc\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Holland added, &#8220;Really interesting ad-lib, but it&#8217;s a great line, and it works in the movie.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Just because you&#8217;re in <em>Spider-Man<\/em> movies doesn&#8217;t mean you can&#8217;t quote them.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Zendaya;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/zendaya\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Zendaya<\/a> revealed that one particular turn of phrase from the web-slinging movie series has worked its way into her vernacular during an <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:interview;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=1dCYqjqj9_g\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">interview<\/a> with BBC Radio 1 alongside her <em>Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/em> costars <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tom Holland;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/tom-holland\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Tom Holland<\/a> and Jacob Batalon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;You&#8217;re gonna be like, &#8216;No, you don&#8217;t!'&#8221; she said to her longtime partner Holland before explaining, &#8220;I do the, &#8216;You really screwed the pooch on that one.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Holland concurred. &#8220;Yeah, you do say that a lot.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Zendaya added, &#8220;I just think that&#8217;s so funny.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Iron Man and Spider-Man in &#8216;Spider-Man: Homecoming&#8217;<br \/>Credit: Columbia Pictures<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Zendaya was referencing a pair of lines from 2017&#8217;s <em>Spider-Man: Homecoming<\/em> wherein <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Robert Downey Jr.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/robert-downey-jr\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Robert Downey Jr.<\/a>.&#8217;s Tony Stark insults Holland&#8217;s Peter Parker by using that colorful expression to emphasize how much the young superhero has failed throughout the course of the movie and inadvertently made matters worse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Midway through the movie, Tony says, &#8220;Previously on &#8216;Peter screws the pooch,&#8217; I tell you to stay away from this,&#8221; condemning the protagonist after he compromises an investigation into arms dealer Adrian Toomes (Michael Keaton).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At the end of the film, after reconciling with Peter, Tony repeats the phrase as he tells the young hero, &#8220;You screwed the pooch hard, big time. But then you did the right thing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Zendaya in 'Spider-Man: Homecoming'Credit: Chuck Zlotnick\/Columbia Pictures\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/lo\/mysterio\/api\/7dad74820b422c101d28d2e2f24cab4062c11abf4328bd5a3b951b77fad2d134\/lightyear_networkapi\/resizefill_w960;quality_80;format_webp\/https:%2F%2Fmedia.zenfs.com%2Fen%2Fentertainment_weekly_785%2Fc02c917014c3f90fa5686da477ae93d9\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Zendaya in &#8216;Spider-Man: Homecoming&#8217;<br \/>Credit: Chuck Zlotnick\/Columbia Pictures<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the BBC interview, Holland indicated that Downey improvised that line. &#8220;Really interesting ad-lib, but it&#8217;s a great line, and it works in the movie,&#8221; he said, noting his lack of familiarity with the phrase prior to Downey uttering it mid-take. &#8220;[It was] not written. I remember walking down the [hallway on set], and he said that, and I was like, &#8216;I don&#8217;t know what you&#8217;re talking about.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Zendaya and Batalon both expressed confusion about the meaning of the line.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I think that was just like\u2014what?&#8221; Zendaya said. &#8220;Such a random thing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;That&#8217;s just a bad white guy thing to say,&#8221; Batalon added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our<\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em> EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Holland, Zendaya, and Batalon will reprise their respective roles as Peter, MJ, and Ned in <em>Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/em>, marking their first return to the MCU since 2021&#8217;s <em>Spider-Man: No Way Home<\/em>. The trio previously costarred in 2017&#8217;s <em>Homecoming<\/em> and 2019&#8217;s <em>Spider-Man: Far From Home<\/em>, and Holland and Batalon also appeared together in 2018&#8217;s <em>Avengers: Infinity War<\/em> and 2019&#8217;s <em>Avengers: Endgame<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Spider-Man: Brand New Day<\/em> hits theaters on July 31.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;link&quot;,&quot;yLinkElementType&quot;:&quot;article_link&quot;}\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/zendaya-constantly-quotes-this-dialogue-insulting-tom-holland-spider-man-12016400\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key points Zendaya said that she frequently quotes an ad-libbed line that Robert Downey Jr. delivers in Spider-Man: Homecoming. 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