He stands for the underdog, and he stands for what needs protecting. To gay, straight, black, white or anyone, he’s just a hero. Andrew Garfield spent two Amazing Spider-Man movies getting inside the head of teen science whiz Peter Parker and his wall-crawling alter ego, and he’s a firm believer that Spidey contains. The thing is, (Spider-Man) is under a mask, he could be anyone under that. Why anyone would bat an eyelash at what I said is beyond me. Love between to consenting adults its love. But Spider-Man stands for everybody - black, white, Asian, gay, straight. “First and foremost, I’m an actor,” he said, “and I only want to be an actor right now. Garfield replied that he doesn’t believe his comments were remarkable. Referencing comments Garfield made recently that he’d like to see Spider-Man in an interracial, same-sex relationship, one fan asked if it was hard for someone famous to express opinions on controversial social issues. In addition to his well-received suggestion of putting Spider-Man into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Garfield also ably advocated for sexual equality. “I wanted Electro to be a serious individual that wants to burn the city down,” Foxx said later, “and burn Spider-Man along with it.”īucking the norm for panel discussions, the fan Q&A proved to be lively and funny and, in a couple of instances, the impetus for insightful comment from the cast.
Depicted as a put-upon, ignored man seething with frustration, Electro is the polar opposite of Garfield’s now-wisecracking Spidey. Focused heavily on tone - as well as Foxx’s Electro, revealed to be the primary villain - the clip indicated a far more fun film that its dour predecessor. They did eventually get around to selling Amazing Spider-Man 2, starting with the first-ever clip of impressive footage, organized into a trailer with some scenes augmented by storyboard art. Related: Comic-Con: Jamie Foxx’s ‘Electro Arrives’ Clip
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During the first half of the discussion, the participants - co-stars Jamie Foxx, Dane DeHaan and, eventually, Garfield, along with director mark Webb and producers Ari Avad and Matt Tolmach - didn’t even attempt to sell the movie instead, after a short film depicting him attempting to sneak into Hall H, Garfield appeared dressed and in character as Spider-Man, then spent 10 minutes wisecracking with the cast. Sony clearly expects Amazing Spider-Man 2 to be a huge hit. And judging by the presentation during tonight, the company expects to retain them for the foreseeable future. Sadly for everyone drooling at the prospect of Spider-Man joining that Marvel superhero squad, it’s not going to happen as long as Sony retains the rights to the character. “Wouldn’t that just be awesome? Just saying.”
“I’d love to see with The Avengers,” he said, to audible gasps, during the Sony Pictures panel discussion of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 at Comic-Con. Ross Lincoln contributes to Deadline’s Comic-Con coverage.Īndrew Garfield revealed today that the Spider-Man story he’d most like to see made into a film is one that is legally impossible, at least for the moment.