Jacob Batalon Talks ‘Spider-Man,’ ‘Reginald The Vampire’ And His AAPI Experience

Jacob Batalon, best known as Ned Leeds in the MCU Spider-Man trilogy, sits down with CinemaBlend’s Law Sharma to discuss Spider-Man: No Way Home, his time in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, his Filipino heritage, his impact on the AAPI community and much, much more.

Video Chapters

• 00:00 - Intro 
• 00:33 - Jacob Batalon on his relationship with Tom and Zendaya 
• 02:00 - Jacob recalls a long press day for No Way Home 
• 02:30 - Jacob reflects on the rumors of becoming Hobgoblin 
• 03:37 - Casting Ned’s Lola 
• 04:08 - Jacob shares his experience getting into entertainment as an AAPI 
• 06:20 - How Jacob’s family views him after becoming famous 
• 08:00 - Jacob reflects on his impact on the AAPI community 
• 09:50 - Jacob shares the key to his fashion sense 
• 11:35 - Jacob talks about Reginald the Vampire as a leading man 
• 13:22 - Weird Filipino superstitions he still has today 
• 16:13 - Fan Questions from Pinoy Fans 
• 18:15 - Jacob shares a message for the AAPI community