Tom Holland participates in the BERO Padel Classic at Pura Padel in Sherman Oaks, California, on April 29, 2026.

Leon Bennett/Getty Images for BERO

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With two huge movies out this year, Tom Holland will be popping up in many places across the globe in 2026. On Wednesday morning, the actor appeared in one of the more unlikely spots — atop a parking garage at Sherman Oaks Galleria — but for good reason.

His non-alcoholic beer brand, BERO, presented its second annual Padel Classic, an invite-only tournament featuring talent across sports, entertainment and culture. Simu Liu, Steve Aoki, Rainn Wilson, Jay Shetty and Diplo were there, as was Holland’s other half, Zendaya, who showed up to support BERO and his tourney. “BERO’s whole message is community and reaching out to people, friendship and hanging out with one another,” Holland explained to The Hollywood Reporter before the first ball was tossed in the air. “Padel, for me, is one of my favorite sports. I love playing it with my family. I love the social element of it. People who aren’t maybe as good at tennis can have a good go at Padel. I’m just really happy to be here today to celebrate BERO and meet some really fun people.”

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Before he did so, Holland spent 10 minutes with THR talking about his BERO brand, how it’s impacted his sobriety and how he’s readying himself for the release of two huge movies back-to-back this summer.

Holland, in Vuori, at the BERO Padel Classic at Pura Padel in Sherman Oaks, California, on April 29, 2026.

(Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for BERO)

Speaking of celebration, I hear that BERO has launched a new bottle?

I love the new bottle. When we first launched the company and talked about designing the cans and other details, I was always really hungry to get a glass bottle out there. For logistical reasons that are way beyond my kind of skillset, it was much harder than we had once anticipated. To have the bottles here today is so exciting. Neha Soi, our chief of operations, is an absolute wizard. She’s incredible. The fact that she managed to pull this off within the timeframe she was given is really incredible.

The bottle design is sleek and minimalist. Very cool. Is that your input?

My biggest involvement in the company is marketing and branding. I really wanted to create something that didn’t scream non-alc. With a lot of the non-alc companies, their bottles are blue and it’s their way of signifying that it is a non-alcoholic beer. As someone who doesn’t drink, I found that spotlight in a bar sometimes a little overwhelming. My plan for BERO was to create something that people can drink in a bar with all their mates, who might be drinking full-strength beers, and not be made to feel like they are standing out for the wrong reasons.

How has having your own brand influenced your own sobriety journey?

It’s been incredibly helpful. There’s definitely a two bird, one stone situation here, which is that I love the product, I love the brand, and I love the people I get to work with. But it also has really helped me stay sober because our whole ethos is authenticity. It would be incredibly unauthentic if I was trying to sell non-alcoholic beer while also drinking myself. It’s such a great drive for me to stay sober. With every day that goes by, it gets easier and easier, but I’m very grateful for the company, for the support it’s given me on my journey to sobriety.

I love that. How has your life changed since you got sober?

I’m just a better version of myself. I am clearheaded and I’m able to work harder. I think I do better work. I think that I handle things going wrong at work in a much more gracious way, and I can take those things in stride and not let myself get flustered. I’m someone that likes to panic a lot — or used to — and since quitting drinking and having such a level head through my whole experience, I’ve just found myself able to manage things a lot better.

Zendaya holds a can of BERO at the event.

(Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for BERO)

That’s impressive. Let’s talk padel. How often do you play?

So admittedly, I have not played padel in ages. I’ve been so busy. I’ve been so lucky the last year to do The Odyssey and Spider-Man back-to-back. I really did not want

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