--- title: Jake Gyllenhaal Is In a Full On Bromance With Tom Holland description: Gyllenhaal is playing a villain in Spiderman: Far From Home. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically. by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Feb 20, 2019 3:22 PM UTC  Jake Gyllenhaal on Jimmy Fallon Jake Gyllenhaal on Jimmy Fallon by [Melissa Locker](https://time.com/author/melissa-locker/) ## Melissa Locker Feb 20, 2019 3:22 PM UTC [Jake Gyllenhaal](http://time.com/5515318/jake-gyllenhaal-pronounces-melancholy/) is supposed to play the villainous Mysterio in the forthcoming film, _Spider-Man: Far From Home_. There’s just one problem—he’s in a bromance with Spiderman. Gyllenhaal stopped by the _The Tonight Show_ on Tuesday to chat with Jimmy Fallon about joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe as master of illusion Mysterio, but spent much of his time raving about Spider-Man himself, Tom Holland. As soon as Fallon asked, “How’s Tom Holland?” Gyllenhaal’s face lit up and he couldn’t stop swooning about his on-screen nemesis. “He’s great, dude. He’s awesome,” gushed Gyllenhaal. “He’s the nicest guy in the world. I’m super into him as Spider-Man.” The glowing accolades only prove what everyone who follows Gyllenhaal on Instagram already know—it’s a bromance. Yep, could Gyllenhaal and Holland be joining the likes of [Obama and Biden](http://time.com/4701470/joe-biden-favorite-meme/) or perhaps [Frank Ocean and Brad Pitt](http://time.com/4814955/frank-ocean-brad-pitt-bromance/)? Time will tell. The two actors made their bromance Instagram official in a heart-filled post on Valentine’s Day. If it’s not bromance, why else would Gyllenhaal use the social media site’s cheesy Superzoom filter? Don’t scoff, [studies have shown](http://time.com/4978727/bromance-male-friendships/) that young men get more emotional satisfaction out of their “bromances” than they do out of romantic relationships with women. 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