Tom Holland has revealed that he worked undercover as a bartender in preparation for his role in Uncharted. Holland stars in the film as Nathan Drake alongside Mark Wahlberg as Victor Sullivan. Based on the action-adventure games developed by Naughty Dog, the film sees Drake recruited by Sullivan to find lost treasure and is largely inspired by the fourth game in the series. The road to the adaptation was a long one; it first entered development in 2008, with filming for Uncharted rumored to begin as early as 2015 before the project languished for some time. Its release was equally difficult, as it had been pushed back due to the coronavirus pandemic, but Uncharted has now finally made it to theaters.

Holland shot to superstardom off the back of his portrayal of Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the MCU, and has had three solo outings as the wall-crawler after his first appearance in Captain America: Civil War. His career has seen some pretty drastic change since his start as a young dancer and his time in London’s West End, where he played the titular role in an acclaimed production of Billy Elliot. He’s since gone on to land a number of roles in big-budget Hollywood films and his schedule now keeps him busy enough that he had to immediately start filming Uncharted after wrapping on Spider-Man: No Way Home.

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To prepare for his latest movie, Holland went undercover as a bartender, as reported by People. While promoting the movie, he opens up about his love of learning new skills, and how much he enjoyed going incognito as a bartender in preparation for his Uncharted role. However, he also noted the trouble his fame brought him after word spread that he’d been doing shifts in a London bar. See what he had to say about his experience on the job below:

"For me, one of my favorite things about what we do for a living is when you get the opportunity to learn a new skill for a reason, other than you just want to give it a go. So I went to a bartending school. I ended up doing a few shifts at this bar in London, which was a lot of fun. I really enjoyed it. And it's a nice little set piece in the movie. As word spread around town, and people started figuring out that 'apparently Tom Holland's bartending at this bar,' then the general manager started figuring it out. And then eventually I sort of got kicked out."

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Holland’s presence undoubtedly brought a lot of business to the bar - perhaps an overwhelming amount because of the celebrity status his stint in the MCU has brought him. Nevertheless, his time there is indicative of Holland’s hands-on approach to his role as Nathan Drake. He even did some of his own stunts, including some of the thrilling Uncharted plane fight scene that took months to film and is apparently one of the hardest stunt sequences that he's ever done.

Given Holland’s range of talents, it comes as little surprise that he would make a decent bartender, too. It must have been an exciting experience for fans to be served by him - especially if they ordered an espresso martini, which he claims is his favorite drink to make. Even just from the Uncharted trailer, where Holland shows off his impressive bartending moves, it seems that his undercover experience and training paid off.

Next: Uncharted: Do You Need To Have Played The Games To Understand The Movie?

Source: People

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