Andrew Garfield Shares Thoughts on Returning for Spider-Man: No Way Home After The Amazing Spider-Man 3 Cancellation

Andrew Garfield Reflects on His Return in Spider-Man: No Way Home

Three years post-release of Spider-Man: No Way Home, Andrew Garfield has opened up about his experience reprising the role of Spider-Man in this Marvel Cinematic Universe film. His return marked a pivotal moment, especially considering the long gap since his previous performances in the Spider-Man franchise.

Insights from Variety’s Actors on Actors

In an intriguing discussion featured in an episode of Variety’s Actors on Actors, Garfield, alongside fellow Marvel star Ryan Reynolds, delved into his emotions surrounding this highly anticipated return. Initially set to star in The Amazing Spider-Man 3, Garfield expressed a lingering connection to the character, indicating that he felt a sense of unfinished business with Spider-Man.

Garfield’s Personal Journey with Spider-Man

Garfield articulated his feelings about his involvement in Spider-Man: No Way Home, reflecting on how it felt like “a party finally”where he could reconnect with the lore and legacy of the character. He shared the following profound thought:

Andrew Garfield: Lovely, just lovely. It’s not that I missed it. It felt undone, it felt undone for me, like I imagine you’ve felt with your version of that.

And that’s when the work happens, that’s when you start to really deal with your own stuff and your own relationship to self, relationship to perception, relationship to validation or to inclusion, disclusion. But it’s all inside job stuff, there’s nothing to do with the outside. It’s just like you and where have I felt not invited to the party and why is this hitting me in this way? So it was like a few years of that kind of… And I’m so grateful for it, in retrospect, and even during it I was like, yeah, this is soul work.

It’s so funny that it’s been prompted by this very… But not funny at all because it’s like the three-year-old—one of the first photos of me as a three-year-old is in a Spider-Man costume that my mother made out of felt. So it’s f-cking, like, it is primal and I’m like, ‘Oh my god this person, this character, it means so fucking much to me.’ […]

But coming back, and Amy Pascal reaching out and asking me about it, it was like, yeah, being re-welcomed to the party. And it could be a party finally because—kind of what you said about Deadpool being more of an adjacent, peripheral, like the more scarce character. There was something so soothing about it being a playpen for the first time, for me and Tobey. […] The pressure was on Tom [Holland]. Tom had to hold that universe together.

The Legacy of Spider-Man

Garfield’s heartfelt remarks underscore the emotional weight that comes with embodying such an iconic character. This experience certainly resonates with fans, illustrating the profound connection actors often develop with the roles they play. His acknowledgment of the pressures faced by Tom Holland as the new Spider-Man also highlights the collaborative nature of superhero films, making Spider-Man: No Way Home not just a sequel but a rich tapestry woven from numerous narratives and character arcs.

As audiences eagerly await future developments in the Spider-Man franchise, Garfield’s reflections provide a unique insight into the complexities of returning to a beloved role, shedding light on the intersection between personal growth and professional life in Hollywood.

Source: Variety

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