Out of all the three Spider-Man actors, Andrew Garfield is the least loved, as his portrayal of the web-slinger failed to perform spectacularly at the box office. However, in 2021, when Garfield returned to play the iconic character in Tom Holland’s Spider-Man: No Way Home alongside Tobey Maguire to fight the iconic foes from their respective universes, fans loved him as they found him to be the most amazing one out of all the three.
Moreover, Marvel fans soon demanded The Amazing Spider-Man 3 to see Andrew Garfield return to play the iconic role, as they wanted to see more of him. Sony heard their fans and decided to feature the Mainstream actor in Madame Web. However, they later decided to scrap the idea only to feature Tom Holland due to chronological incongruity.
Andrew Garfield Almost Returned as Spider-Man in Madame Web Until Sony Discarded The Idea
As Dakota Johnson’s Madame Web is around the corner, fans are getting excited as Marvel Studios has decided to expand the SSU. New details regarding the film keep surfacing, one rumor featured that Peter Parker will feature in Madame Web, and it will be played by none other than Andrew Garfield but Sony, later, decided to pull the plug as it didn’t follow the time period.
During an episode of The Hot Mic featuring Jeff Rocha and Jeff Sneider, the Hollywood insider stated that Madame Web was believed to be set in the 90s. However, the film is set in the modern day, so he believes that Garfield was meant to be a part of the film as Peter Parker, but Sony discarded him and decided to feature Tom Holland as Peter Parker.
“From what I understand Madame Web is what they like thought for some reason, Andrew Garfield is going to be Spider-Man in that world. Not that Andrew Garfield is going to be in the movie, maybe in sequels or whatever. For whatever reasons, Andrew Garfield’s Spider-Man was supposed to be Spider-Man in that world and afterwards it was decided, it’s gonna be Tom Holland’s Spider-Man.”
Sneider added that the main reason the Hacksaw Ridge actor will not feature as Peter Parker/ Spider-Man in the film is because the timeline did not match up anymore. Hence, re-shoots took place in Madame Web so that all the 90s references could be removed from the film.
“So the point was is that the ages, the timeline didn’t line up anymore. So, I heard that the reshoots for Madame Web, right? The latest reshoots, which like I thought they were upto for something else for that, but I was told the reshoots were actually to address was to remove all the 90s references from the movie because someone f**ked up on like doing the maths.”
The news of the Silence actor not being in the movie was like a punch to the gut of the fans, as they have been yearning to see the actor play the titular role for quite some time, and they decided to share their thoughts on Sony’s decision of featuring Tom Holland’s Spider-Man.
MCU Fans Are Disappointed At Sony For Not Featuring The Fan-Favorite Spider-Man
As Jeff Sneider broke the news of not featuring Garfield in Dakota Johnson’s Madame Web, every MCU fan was immensely disappointed, as they have been yearning to see the actor return to the franchise.
Fans of the actor weren’t happy as they shared their thoughts on the news given by Jeff Sneider in The Hot Mic.
BROOOO I WANT ANDREW SO SSU SO BAD
— grevorr (@grevorr) January 19, 2024
Damn are you kidding me right now. well at least they considered. gives hope.
— Edwin Chris Verde 🇭🇳 (@ascends_ecv) January 19, 2024
Sony executives please pic.twitter.com/KpgoehxlBu
— Unlucky Dreamer 🪐 (@unluckydreamer8) January 19, 2024
Well seeing that Adam Scott is uncle Ben and doesn’t pass as a young Martin Sheen id say Tom was the only way to go. But I do want more Andrew and tobey. Even more than Tom
— Koyote (@KoyoteSucks) January 19, 2024
Andrew Garfield is way too good for the SSU. I prefer they save him for crossover like Avengers Secret Wars or live action Spider-verse including Tom Holland and Tobey Maguire.
— Player456 (@FreshIbz13858) January 19, 2024
The response was mostly negative from the fans, as they have been yearning for The Amazing Spider-Man 3 to complete his much-deserved trilogy and how fans believe Garfield is a much better actor than Maguire and Holland. So, the question looms: Will Sony listen to its fans and feature the actor in his iconic role in the near future?
Madame Web is set to premiere on the big screen on 14th February 2024.
