Will This SPIDER-MAN Actor Reprise That Role?
By Movieguide® Contributor
Andrew Garfield discussed the idea of returning to his Spider-Man role and what it would take for him to don the suit again.
“For sure, I would 100 percent come back if it was the right thing, if it’s additive to the culture, if there’s a great concept or something that hasn’t been done before that’s unique and odd and exciting and that you can sink your teeth into,” Garfield told Deadline. “I love that character, and it brings joy. If part of what I bring is joy, then I’m joyful in return.”
That sense of joy is what Garfield got when he joined Tobey Maguire and Tom Holland for SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME.
Part of Movieguide®’s review for NO WAY HOME reads:
SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME is filled with fun surprises and twists, plus lots of action. There’s plenty of serious jeopardy leading to stirring, sad and tearful moments. The performances are perfectly melded with the story’s twists and turns, including some surprise appearances. NO WAY HOME has a strong moral, redemptive premise that everyone deserves a second chance, even supervillains. In the movie, Aunt May inspires Peter to do the right thing and give the supervillains a second chance to set things right. SPIDER-MAN: NO WAY HOME has many light obscenities and profanities, intense action violence and occult content.
“[When] they pitched it [to me], it was like I was the fans in the audience, watching it onscreen for the first time with like, the three Spider-Men across universes sharing a frame together,” Garfield told ET about joining the third Tom Holland-led movie. “And like, your head, your little head, it just explodes. So, that’s the main thing in me that I feel about it.”
Garfield was so excited about experiencing that ground-breaking moment with the fans that he and Maguire snuck into a theater on opening night to share the joy. It’s that sort of jubilation that Garfield would hope to capture if he ever returned to the role again.
“I still can’t believe it happened,” Garfield said. “I snuck into a theater on opening night and just watched with my baseball cap on and my mask. In fact, I was also with Tobey, me and Tobey snuck into a theater together and no one knew we were there. It was just a really beautiful thing to share together.”
“It’s a character that’s always going to be so meaningful to me, and so beautiful to me and again, it comes back to service,” he added. “I think if there’s a way, because that’s what that character is all about, he’s all about serving the greater good and serving his fellow people, serving humanity and all life.”
“So, if there’s a way for me to continue to add to the legacy of that character in a way that feels like it’s of service to an audience, of service to the themes that Stan Lee injected that character with, I’m open, of course, I’m very, very open, but it would have to be very, very special,” Garfield continued. “It would have to be very, very meaningful and fun, and joyful, like doing NO WAY HOME was.”
Movieguide® previously reported:
Fans were especially excited to see all three versions of Spider-Man onscreen together, played by Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield, and Tom Holland. While it seems like the Spidey team-up was a one-time thing, Garfield has his fingers crossed for more projects with his fellow superheroes.
“I would love to continue working with Tobey and with Tom,” he said while appearing on the “Happy Sad Confused” podcast. “That kind of three brother dynamic is so juicy.”
Fans are also hoping for Garfield to make a return as the webslinger, whether it’s a role in the upcoming MORBIUS or a third installment in THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN franchise.
“In terms of moving forward with the character, yes I am definitely open to that,” Garfield said. “Again it would have to be something very unique, very special and serving to an audience and in service of the character…if we can figure it out it would be so much fun.”