Andrew Garfield is perhaps best known for portraying Spider-Man in 2012’s The Amazing Spider-Man and 2014’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Since he reprised his role in the 2021 Marvel Cinematic Universe film Spider-Man: No Way Home, fans have to wonder if he will ever don the iconic red suit again. Well, Garfield says that he would love to revisit the web-slinger, but there might be conditions.
Andrew Garfield Wants “Something Very Strange”
According to Deadline, Garfield shared what he would want for the return of his Peter Parker at the Middle East Film & Comic Con. At the panel, he stated that if he were to play Spider-Man again, “it would have to be very weird.” He elaborated on what kind of weirdness he would enjoy:
“I would want to do something very unique, and offbeat, and surprising, kind of like the creative freedom that they have with the animated Spider-Verse movies. I think they’re so great and you can honor the character in so many ways through the multiverse.”
Dimension-Hopping with Spider-Man
The animated 2018 film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and its sequel, 2023’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, explored a vast multiverse with different dimensions and many versions of Spider-Man. Both films were highly acclaimed for their comic book-like art style and their creative storytelling. A third chapter, Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, is set for release in 2027.
Spider-Man: No Way Home also involved universe-hopping, with Tobey Maguire (Peter Parker in the Sam Rami Spider-Man trilogy), Tom Holland (Peter Parker in the Marvel Cinematic Universe), and Andrew Garfield interacting as three different versions of Spider-Man. It was a treat for audiences to see the three live-action Spider-Man movies working together, and it also opened doors for future possibilities.
Possibilities Within the Multiverse
After The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was panned by both critics and audiences, all planned follow-ups to that film were cancelled. Garfield said No Way Home was “healing” after his Spider-Man’s story was “left dangling.” A fourth Tom Holland movie, Spider-Man: Brand New Day, is set for release in 2026, but with Marvel branching out their multiverse, we could possibly see Holland working with both Maguire and Garfield again. If such a project happens, it will hopefully be as weird and creative as Garfield wants it to be.
