Andrew Garfield undoubtedly delivered one of the most emotional portrayals of Spider-Man, despite the mixed response to his films. He holds immense respect for his fellow Spider-Man actors, Tobey Maguire and Tom Holland. When asked if he would be upset if anyone preferred the other actors over him, The Social Network actor had a badass reply, stating that it would be the haters’ loss if they didn’t appreciate his portrayal.
Garfield’s response has gone viral among netizens, who hail him as the best in the web-slinger role. A fan of the character since childhood, the Mainstream actor openly expressed his admiration for Sam Raimi’s original Spider-Man trilogy.
Andrew Garfield’s Reply To Haters Has Earned Him Fans’ Respect
Andrew Garfield’s tenure as Spider-Man came to a scandalous end after the controversial Sony hack of 2014. Any hopes for his return were shattered when the MCU announced Tom Holland as the rebooted version of the character. However, he got an overwhelmingly positive response when he once again put on the suit for Spider-Man: No Way Home.
The Breathe actor attended the Red Sea Film Festival held in Saudi Arabia and spoke to an audience filled with Spider-Man fans. Garfield opened up about his days working on The Amazing Spider-Man films, as well as his recent return to the role in the MCU film. However, it was Garfield’s reply addressing the haters that stole the spotlight at the event. The X handle, @CultureCrave, tweeted:
Andrew Garfield was asked if he gets upset when people prefer other Spider-Men 🕸
“I’m 40 years old. If you love me, fine, and if you don’t love me, it’s your loss” pic.twitter.com/kKyduf71vx
— Culture Crave 🍿 (@CultureCrave) December 7, 2023
Fans began pouring their love for the Hacksaw Ridge actor in the comments. One fan stated that Garfield is, hands down, the best Spider-Man. One interesting fan comment noted that the Tick, Tick… Boom! actor understood the symbolic significance of Spider-Man beyond the actor behind the mask. Another fan noted that whether loved or hated, people couldn’t stop discussing his Spidey role. Some fan reactions read:
He’s the best Spider-Man hands down
— muhammad hassan (@mhassan_32) December 8, 2023
He was fantastic and it just made his return feel more earned
— Apollo (@HeroofLondon) December 7, 2023
It’s Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield spiderman the reason why we had a beautiful childhood.
We always gonna love em.
— Idksamad onlypain (@IdkSamad) December 7, 2023
Andrew understands it’s not who wears the mask it’s what it symbolises you can enjoy any variation of Spider-Man and it can be correct
— LITZ EVO (@iEvoAK) December 7, 2023
Where people like you or hate you, they will always talk about you
— Emmanuelkiss (@Emmanuelkiss01) December 8, 2023
I love Tom Holland’s Spider-Man so much… but I would absolutely kill for Andrew Garfield to be back with a Spider-Man 3 as that dude definitely deserves it!
— Master Delta (@ItsMasterDelta) December 8, 2023
Fans celebrated Garfield’s return in No Way Home, which also opens up a wide range of possibilities. Fans speculate that he could return in The Amazing Spider-Man 3 and establish his position as Sony’s Spider-Man, fighting against Tom Hardy’s Venom.
Will Andrew Garfield’s Spider-Man Join Marvel’s Avengers?
Rumors also suggest that Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield’s Spider-Man versions will return in the two-part finale of the Multiverse Saga. By this time, fans have already speculated every possible superhero to appear in either Avengers: The Kang Dynasty or Avengers: Secret Wars. However, Garfield’s Peter Parker is high on the list of speculated popular appearances.
Garfield has dropped a hint regarding this matter in a deleted scene from Spider-Man: No Way Home, when his character tells Maguire and Holland’s characters that they should do this again. Fans see this as a tease that the trio will reunite once again in Avengers 5 or 6. A report from trusted Marvel scooper @CanWeGetSomeToast revealed that Kevin Feige approached Andrew Garfield about his Spider-Man appearance in Secret Wars before the SAG-AFTRA strikes.
Both of Andrew Garfield’s The Amazing Spider-Man films are now available for streaming on Disney+.
