Andrew Garfield has finally addressed his potential return as Spider-Man. Garfield first suited up as the character in 2012’s The Amazing Spider-Man, which was controversial upon release as fans had grown attached to Tobey Maguire’s portrayal of the character. Still, the film was a financial hit — it grossed $758 million against a $230 million budget — and it earned solid scores of 71% from critics and 77% from audiences on Rotten Tomatoes. Garfield suited up in the sequel, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, before reprising the role in Spider-Man: No Way Home alongside Maguire and new Spider-Man actor, Tom Holland. During a recent interview at the Abu Dhabi Comic Con, Garfield was asked what it would take to get him to return as Spider-Man, and he proved his one condition to all fans in attendance:
“I would love to play the character again in some capacity, but I think it would have to be very weird. I think I would like to do something very strange, I would want to do something very unique, and offbeat and surprising.”
Of all three Spider-Man actors best known for portraying the character in live-action, Garfield has easily had the most career success when he wasn’t wearing the mask. He was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in Hacksaw Ridge, a few years after The Amazing Spider-Man 2, and he also earned another Oscar nomination for his work on tick, tick… BOOM! In 2022. Garfield is the only Spider-Man actor to receive any recognition from the Academy for his performances. He has only had two major roles since he last suited up as Spider-Man in No Way Home; the first came in the TV series Under the Banner of Heaven opposite Sam Worthington, and the second came in the A24 tragic romance drama, We Live in Time, which also stars Florence Pugh.
What’s Next for Andrew Garfield?
Andrew Garfield has a new movie coming to theaters later this year. He’ll star alongside Julia Roberts and Ayo Edebiri in After the Hunt, the crime thriller from Luca Guadagnino (Challengers, Queer). The film will be released in theaters on October 17. He’s also been tapped to star alongside Miles Teller in The Life of Jesus, the next film from director Martin Scorsese, but developments on the project have been quiet for a while now. Garfield has even been set to play Carl Sagan in Voyagers, the biographical romance from writer Zach Dean and director Sebastián Lelio, and he’ll team up with Rebecca Ferguson for The Magic Faraway Tree, the drama following a family who relocates to the countryside where the children discover a magical tree.
Andrew Garfield’s future as Spider-Man remains in the air for now. Stay tuned to Collider for more updates on the situation and watch Andrew Garfield’s Spider-Man movies on Disney+.
Source: Visit Abu Dhabi
