Andrew Garfield on Spider-Man, the Marvel Cinematic Universe and whether he would reprise the role

There are rumors that Andrew Garfield would be released in 2021 Spider-Man: No Way HomeThe actor pretended for months that he wouldn't put on the Spider-Man suit again. Even when a picture leaked of him, Tobey Maguire and Tom Holland all wearing their super suits on set No way homeHe remembers frantically telling fans, “Obviously it's Photoshopped!” But as Garfield tells Esquire in our latest cover story, he hated lying — simply because he was so excited to put on a suit again.

“It was really healing for me,” Garfield recalls of filming No way home. When he first learned he would succeed Maguire as the next Spider-Man over a decade ago, he called his parents at 3 a.m. and screamed, “I don't need this damn business degree anymore, Dad!” “ ” He starred alongside Emma Stone and the two became a powerhouse Hollywood couple – as Spider-Man Co-stars do this a lot. But after Sony abandoned plans for it The Amazing Spider-Man 3 Due to low critical success (but not low box office!), the studio switched to a new type of MCU-era Spider-Man.

years later, Spider-Man: No way home proved that fans still appreciated his take on Peter Parker. The Spider-Man team has reportedly grossed nearly $2 billion worldwide. According to Garfield, he's more than happy to do it again.

“I would 100 percent come back if it was the right thing, if it contributed to the culture, if there was a great concept or something that had never been done before that was unique and weird and exciting and something you could get into “I can put myself in it,” he says. “I love this character and he’s a joy. If part of what I bring is joy, then I’m happy about that too.”