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You might recall that the present generated a variety of hype within the run-up to its launch, partly due to the continual stream of pictures of Tom filming the present on the streets of New York sporting a reasonably funky ‘70s coiffure.Nevertheless, the 10-part sequence didn’t reside as much as the anticipation and was fairly poorly acquired by critics following the discharge of the primary three episodes in June 2023.Tom — who additionally served as an govt producer on the present — was fast to handle the damaging reception. He even talked in regards to the present’s unhealthy critiques whereas he was nonetheless selling it, saying in one notably candid occasion: “It’s no secret my present has been so horribly reviewed, however I’m right here at the moment to advertise the present, and I’m nonetheless right here.”However, regardless of his resilience, the star made no secret of the truth that the making of the sequence took a serious toll on his psychological well being. In actual fact, in June 2023, he informed Further that he was planning to “take a 12 months off” from appearing as a direct results of how “tough” the present’s manufacturing was.Quick ahead to at the moment, and Tom definitely stayed true to his phrase. The 28-year-old has not launched one other present or film since The Crowded Room, and as he emerges from his break, he’s talked in additional element about his tough expertise on that specific mission.“There was numerous animosity on that set,” he informed Males’s Well being in a brand new profile printed on Jan. 2. “It was not a really harmonious place, and there was a variety of arguing and butting heads,” he continued, clarifying that the arguments weren’t merely over artistic variations.Discussing his year-long appearing break, Tom stated it was “simply one thing wanted to do.” And it appears like he’s gearing up for fairly the comeback, having not too long ago been solid in Christopher Nolan’s 2026 adaptation of The Odyssey, alongside Matt Damon, Anne Hathaway, Lupita Nyong’o, Robert Pattinson, Charlize Theron, and, most excitingly, his girlfriend, Zendaya.