Andrew Garfield inThe Amazing Spider-Man(2012).Photo: EverettWarning: This post contains spoilers for Marvel’s latest Spider-Man film,Spider-Man: No Way Home.Andrew Garfieldhas at long last publicly addressed his return to the role of Spider-Man.The actor, who made asurprise appearanceinSpider-Man: No Way Home— in which his Peter Parker/Spider-Man from theAmazing Spider-Manmovies returned for an extended cameo alongside current franchise starTom Holland— spoke withVarietyabout his potential future as the infamous webslinger.“I mean, yes, [I would be] definitely open to something if it felt right,” Garfield, 38, said in an interview published Thursday.After remainingfamouslytight-lippedabout his return alongside fellow former SpideyTobey Maguire, Garfield appeared in much of the film’s second half, in a plot involving multiple Spider-Man universes converging on current star Holland’s world.“We were shooting for two weeks, Tobey and I, but I think we managed to achieve something that is not just showing up and going, ‘Hi! Bye!’ " Garfield told the publication.Garfield last appeared as the hero in 2014, in Sony’sThe Amazing Spider-Man 2. While the first entry in that series, 2012’sThe Amazing Spider-Man, was well received, the mixed reaction to the sequel caused any hopes for a third film to be scrapped.But now, thanks to the enthusiasm surrounding his surprise return to the franchise, fans have beenclamoring for more Garfieldin the red and blue suit. Both Maguire and Holland have had three entries in their respective franchises, while Garfield only got two.RELATED VIDEO: Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield and Tom Holland on Playing Spider-Man: It’s “An Extension of My Childhood Dreams"“Peter [Parker] and Spider-Man, those characters are all about service, to the greater good and the many,” Garfield said.“He’s a working-class boy from Queens that knows struggle and loss and is deeply empathetic. I would try to borrow Peter Parker’s ethical framework in that, if there was an opportunity to step back in and tell more of that story, I would have to feel very sure and certain in myself.“The prospect of his return would indeed be exciting to Marvel fans, considering the low point in which his Spider-Man found himself at the end ofAmazing Spider-Man 2— namely, the death of Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone).It was this plot point, in fact, that ultimately convinced Garfield to return forNo Way Home.“There was so many unanswered questions for my Peter, where we left it. I got to step back in and get some healing for him,” he toldVariety.Much of that healing came from his character’s opportunity to save MJ (Zendaya), the love interest of Holland’s Peter Parker, as she falls in the final act of the new film.“My Spider-Man got to save his younger brother’s romantic relationship, potentially. And to heal the most traumatic moment of his own life through doing it for his younger brother,” Garfield said. “Making sure that he didn’t have the same fate, there’s something cosmically beautiful about that. It meant getting a second chance at saving Gwen.““I will say the image of my catching [Zendaya’s] MJ — that was really beautiful and it kind of sold me on the whole thing,” he added.Spider-Man: No Way Homeis currently in theaters, where earlier this week it passed 2018’sIncredibles 2totake the No. 10 spotof highest-earning movies of all time at the domestic box office.
Andrew Garfield inThe Amazing Spider-Man(2012).Photo: Everett
Warning: This post contains spoilers for Marvel’s latest Spider-Man film,Spider-Man: No Way Home.Andrew Garfieldhas at long last publicly addressed his return to the role of Spider-Man.The actor, who made asurprise appearanceinSpider-Man: No Way Home— in which his Peter Parker/Spider-Man from theAmazing Spider-Manmovies returned for an extended cameo alongside current franchise starTom Holland— spoke withVarietyabout his potential future as the infamous webslinger.“I mean, yes, [I would be] definitely open to something if it felt right,” Garfield, 38, said in an interview published Thursday.After remainingfamouslytight-lippedabout his return alongside fellow former SpideyTobey Maguire, Garfield appeared in much of the film’s second half, in a plot involving multiple Spider-Man universes converging on current star Holland’s world.“We were shooting for two weeks, Tobey and I, but I think we managed to achieve something that is not just showing up and going, ‘Hi! Bye!’ " Garfield told the publication.Garfield last appeared as the hero in 2014, in Sony’sThe Amazing Spider-Man 2. While the first entry in that series, 2012’sThe Amazing Spider-Man, was well received, the mixed reaction to the sequel caused any hopes for a third film to be scrapped.But now, thanks to the enthusiasm surrounding his surprise return to the franchise, fans have beenclamoring for more Garfieldin the red and blue suit. Both Maguire and Holland have had three entries in their respective franchises, while Garfield only got two.RELATED VIDEO: Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield and Tom Holland on Playing Spider-Man: It’s “An Extension of My Childhood Dreams"“Peter [Parker] and Spider-Man, those characters are all about service, to the greater good and the many,” Garfield said.“He’s a working-class boy from Queens that knows struggle and loss and is deeply empathetic. I would try to borrow Peter Parker’s ethical framework in that, if there was an opportunity to step back in and tell more of that story, I would have to feel very sure and certain in myself.“The prospect of his return would indeed be exciting to Marvel fans, considering the low point in which his Spider-Man found himself at the end ofAmazing Spider-Man 2— namely, the death of Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone).It was this plot point, in fact, that ultimately convinced Garfield to return forNo Way Home.“There was so many unanswered questions for my Peter, where we left it. I got to step back in and get some healing for him,” he toldVariety.Much of that healing came from his character’s opportunity to save MJ (Zendaya), the love interest of Holland’s Peter Parker, as she falls in the final act of the new film.“My Spider-Man got to save his younger brother’s romantic relationship, potentially. And to heal the most traumatic moment of his own life through doing it for his younger brother,” Garfield said. “Making sure that he didn’t have the same fate, there’s something cosmically beautiful about that. It meant getting a second chance at saving Gwen.““I will say the image of my catching [Zendaya’s] MJ — that was really beautiful and it kind of sold me on the whole thing,” he added.Spider-Man: No Way Homeis currently in theaters, where earlier this week it passed 2018’sIncredibles 2totake the No. 10 spotof highest-earning movies of all time at the domestic box office.
Warning: This post contains spoilers for Marvel’s latest Spider-Man film,Spider-Man: No Way Home.
Andrew Garfieldhas at long last publicly addressed his return to the role of Spider-Man.
The actor, who made asurprise appearanceinSpider-Man: No Way Home— in which his Peter Parker/Spider-Man from theAmazing Spider-Manmovies returned for an extended cameo alongside current franchise starTom Holland— spoke withVarietyabout his potential future as the infamous webslinger.
“I mean, yes, [I would be] definitely open to something if it felt right,” Garfield, 38, said in an interview published Thursday.
After remainingfamouslytight-lippedabout his return alongside fellow former SpideyTobey Maguire, Garfield appeared in much of the film’s second half, in a plot involving multiple Spider-Man universes converging on current star Holland’s world.
“We were shooting for two weeks, Tobey and I, but I think we managed to achieve something that is not just showing up and going, ‘Hi! Bye!’ " Garfield told the publication.
Garfield last appeared as the hero in 2014, in Sony’sThe Amazing Spider-Man 2. While the first entry in that series, 2012’sThe Amazing Spider-Man, was well received, the mixed reaction to the sequel caused any hopes for a third film to be scrapped.
But now, thanks to the enthusiasm surrounding his surprise return to the franchise, fans have beenclamoring for more Garfieldin the red and blue suit. Both Maguire and Holland have had three entries in their respective franchises, while Garfield only got two.
RELATED VIDEO: Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield and Tom Holland on Playing Spider-Man: It’s “An Extension of My Childhood Dreams”
“Peter [Parker] and Spider-Man, those characters are all about service, to the greater good and the many,” Garfield said.
“He’s a working-class boy from Queens that knows struggle and loss and is deeply empathetic. I would try to borrow Peter Parker’s ethical framework in that, if there was an opportunity to step back in and tell more of that story, I would have to feel very sure and certain in myself.”
The prospect of his return would indeed be exciting to Marvel fans, considering the low point in which his Spider-Man found himself at the end ofAmazing Spider-Man 2— namely, the death of Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone).
It was this plot point, in fact, that ultimately convinced Garfield to return forNo Way Home.
“There was so many unanswered questions for my Peter, where we left it. I got to step back in and get some healing for him,” he toldVariety.
Much of that healing came from his character’s opportunity to save MJ (Zendaya), the love interest of Holland’s Peter Parker, as she falls in the final act of the new film.
“My Spider-Man got to save his younger brother’s romantic relationship, potentially. And to heal the most traumatic moment of his own life through doing it for his younger brother,” Garfield said. “Making sure that he didn’t have the same fate, there’s something cosmically beautiful about that. It meant getting a second chance at saving Gwen.”
“I will say the image of my catching [Zendaya’s] MJ — that was really beautiful and it kind of sold me on the whole thing,” he added.
Spider-Man: No Way Homeis currently in theaters, where earlier this week it passed 2018’sIncredibles 2totake the No. 10 spotof highest-earning movies of all time at the domestic box office.
source: people.com
