Andrew Garfield has shared new comments about a possible return to the MCU as Spider-Man, and he’s strongly hinted at when the best time to realize that return could be. While The Amazing Spider-Man was successful, its sequel was a mess that prevented Garfield from getting a third film and expanding the franchise further. Garfield’s Spider-Man still had many supporters who were ecstatic when he returned alongside Tom Holland and Tobey Maguire in Spider-Man: No Way Home.
No Way Home was a worldwide success, grossing close to $2 billion internationally. Sony and Marvel want to capitalize on the film’s success, but it’s unclear if Maguire or Garfield would reprise their roles again. Whether that’s a Spider-Man 4, an Amazing Spider-Man 3, or an MCU crossover project remains unknown. Garfield remains open to playing Spider-Man again, and he recently revealed his conditions that create possibilities for when he could return to the MCU.
The Amazing Spider-Man Star May Not Be Done With Peter Parker
Whenever Garfield does a promotional tour for a new film, he’s almost always asked if he’ll ever play Spider-Man again. The We Live in Time actor remains vague about it but he has revealed that he is open to returning if it’s in the right project. In an interview with Esquire, Garfield revealed the conditions it would take for him to portray Peter Parker once more.
For sure, I would 100 percent come back if it was the right thing, if it’s additive to the culture, if there’s a great concept or something that hasn’t been done before that’s unique and odd and exciting and that you can sink your teeth into. I love that character, and it brings joy. If part of what I bring is joy, then I’m joyful in return.
Garfield’s comments suggest that he would never rule out playing Spider-Man again, but it has to be a worthwhile and fresh project. His Peter Parker received closure in No Way Home and gave him a better ending than Amazing Spider-Man 2. His return could feel unnecessary for his character unless it takes Peter in an interesting direction and challenges what audiences may expect from a traditional Spider-Man story.
Avengers 6’s Story Could Be The Best Way To Fulfill Andrew Garfield’s Spider-Man Movie Hopes
A Spider-Man MCU Crossover Event Could Be Just The Project Garfield Wants
Avengers: Secret Wars could be the wildest, most expansive project Marvel has ever created. The film will bring together old and new characters from the MCU but could also reel in characters from Fox’s X-Men universe and Sony’s Spider-Man Universe. The addition of Robert Downey Jr’s Doctor Doom suggests Marvel could be adapting the Secret Wars comic book storyline where Doctor Doom steals the Beyonder’s powers and creates Battleworld. Marvel heroes and villains from the entire multiverse could fight it out in Doom’s new reality.
While much is still unknown about the MCU’s Secret Wars, it sounds like an intriguing project for Garfield’s Spider-Man. He was only briefly in the MCU and seeing him interact with the larger roster of characters presents many fascinating opportunities for him. Even if there isn’t Battleworld, and he just hops between universes, there are still plenty of ways to expand Garfield’s Spider-Man by having him work with a massive team and fight to save the multiverse once again.
Why Andrew Garfield Could Be Perfect For The MCU’s Avengers: Secret Wars
The cameo-filled multiverse films in the MCU’s Multiverse Saga have a connecting theme: legacy. No Way Home gave audiences the Spider-Man team-up they dreamed of, but it also gave closure to Maguire’s and Garfield’s portrayals, two versions that didn’t get a final chapter. It also paid tribute to the Spider-Man movies by bringing back many of Sony’s greatest villains, like Willem Dafoe’s Green Goblin and Alfred Molina’s Doctor Octopus. Deadpool & Wolverine also had a similar theme, giving certain Fox characters closure and paying tribute to the X-Men universe.
Secret Wars won’t be just another Avengers movie, but it will also be a celebration of Marvel and its history. Despite Garfield’s films underperforming at the box office, he’s still an essential part of Marvel’s history and deserves to be in a monumental blockbuster that celebrates the franchise. Garfield knows his worth after No Way Home‘s success and, hopefully, Marvel knows it too.
- Release Date
- May 7, 2027
- Studio(s)
- Marvel Studios
- Writers
- Michael Waldron
- Cast
- Kathryn Newton , Jonathan Majors , Mark Ruffalo , Benedict Wong , Hailee Steinfeld , Dominique Thorne , Anthony Mackie , Brie Larson , Simu Liu , Benedict Cumberbatch , Iman Vellani , Chris Hemsworth , Xochitl Gomez
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