Out of all of the surprises and big cameos inSpider-Man: No Way Home, perhaps the one that has fans talking most (while also hoping for him to star in another solo outing) is Andrew Garfield’s return as the web slinger. With this, Garfield had to lie to many people about his involvement in the film, including formerThe Amazing Spider-Manco-star Emma Stone.
Stone played Gwen Stacy, Peter Parker’s love interest, in bothAmazing Spider-Manfilms. While those films received mixed to mostly positive reviews, a big standout wasthe chemistry between Garfield and Stone.
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Now speaking with Josh Horowitz on theHappy Sad Confusedpodcast, Garfield shared the things he did (which meant lying to people like Stone) to keep the surpriseSpider-Man: No Way Homecameosa secret until the film was released. “Emma kept on texting me and she was like, ‘Are you in this new Spider-Man film?’ And I was like, ‘I don’t know what you’re talking about!’ She was like, ‘Shut up, just tell me.’ And like, I honestly… I kept it going, even with her, it’s hilarious,” Garfield said, now finally free to open up more about his long-kept secret. “And then she saw it and she was like, ‘You’re a jerk!’,” he added.
WithNo Way Homedealing with the multiverse, Garfield was able to reprise his Spider-Man role following a divisiveThe Amazing Spider-Man 2and join Tom Holland and Tobey Maguire’s versions of the characters. Following the film’s release this past December, Garfield’s performance was immediately praised by critics and fans. In fact, many are now pushing for him to finally get his third solo outing.
The Amazing Spider-Man 3is very possible, considering the growing number of characters crossing over in the Sony/MCU Spider-Man universe as well as producer Amy Pascal’s plannedSpider-Manfilms, so it’s very likely audiences can see Garfield donning the suit again on the big screen at some point. But so far, Garfield has shared that he is still waiting on the call to return.
For now, though, fans can experience Garfield in action inSpider-Man:No Way Home. Other than the return of the Spider-Men, the film also stars Alfred Molina as Doc Ock and Willem Dafoe as Green Goblin, who both reprised their roles from Sam Raimi’sSpider-Mantrilogy.No Way Homeopened to rave reviews, as it currently has a 93% on Rotten Tomatoes and has now passed other blockbusters likeTitanicto become one of the highest grossing domestic films of all time. The film also stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange, Zendaya as MJ, Jacob Batalon as Ned, Jamie Foxx as Electro,Thomas Haden Church as Sandman, and Rhys Ifans as Lizard.
