Andrew Garfield Reflects On The Herat-Breaking Spider-Man
Andrew Garfield says that working on The Amazing Spider-Man movies left him heartbroken, as it became clear that he put more focus on the money than the story.
Andrew Garfield opens up about the heartbreaking moment he spent playing Spider-Man in The Amazing Spider-Man movie series. Garfield landed the coveted role of Spider-Man in Sony Pictures' reboot of the popular franchise in July 2010, a few months before the release of The Social Network would rocket the actor to stardom and earn him widespread praise. Garfield was a passionate fan of the Spider-Man character and even dressed up as the hero for his 2011 Comic-Con appearance, where he won over fans with his sincere enthusiasm.
The Amazing Spider-Man was a box office success and was set to launch an entire Spider-Man shared universe for Sony Pictures with three Amazing Spider-Man sequels, a Venom movie, and a Sinister Six movie. Then The Amazing Spider-Man 2 hit theaters, and while it was still a box office success, it underperformed compared to past Spider-Man movies, with critical and fan reaction being negative. Instead of continuing the franchise, Sony Pictures decided to partner with Marvel Studios and reboot Spider-Man once again, with Tom Holland becoming the Peter Parker of the MCU and Garfield leaving the franchise.
