The newest Marvel movie Deadpool & Wolverine is about to hit theaters — but before it does, its star Hugh Jackman has something to say about fellow Marvel actor Tom Holland.

In an interview with Marvel Thailand, Jackman and his co-star Ryan Reynolds dished on their new movie. When the interviewer asked them to “choose one more MCU hero to join your team,” Reynolds was first to chime in. 

“I’d love to play with Spider-Man,” Reynolds said. “That would be cool. Tom Holland is amazing.”

“I agree. He’s so cool. That would be great,” Jackman replied. That’s when he revealed what he’d really like to get up to with the Spider-Man actor on set. “He’s young, and we could pile on him and abuse him and just yell at him,” Jackman said before laughing.

Let’s run that last part back: “pile on him” and “abuse him”? Jackman may only be referring to some friendly rough-housing, especially given their age gap (he’s 55 years old, while Holland is just 28), but that didn’t stop the gay internet from pointing out the homoerotic undertones in his Tom Holland fantasy.

Others hoped that a Jackman and Holland collab would come to fruition, whether in a Marvel movie or off the silver screen. If not, they’d be happy to take Holland’s place.

And some folks pointed out that Jackman’s friend and former Eddie the Eagle co-star Taron Egerton might be jealous of his plans for Holland. Fans have long pointed out the chemistry between the two: see this YouTube compilation of Egerton giving Jackman “Choke Me Daddy Eyes” (the video’s term, not ours). Not to worry, Taron — when it comes to “piling on,” the more the merrier.

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