Garfield played Eduardo in The Social Network (2010) and Tommy in Never Let Me Go (2010), two films that brought him to full international attention. That same year, he was cast as the title character in the reboot of the Spider-Man film franchise, The Amazing Spider-Man (2012).
He came to international attention in 2010 with the supporting role of Eduardo Saverin in the drama The Social Network. Garfield gained wider recognition for playing Spider-Man in the superhero films The Amazing Spider-Man (2012), The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014), and later in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).
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Andrew was tickled to be associated with the Harry Potter series. He later added, “A fan cast, if you will of a young Remus Lupin in the Marauders. That's a sweet thought and I appreciate your consideration.” Sadly, the actor has never been in those movies or the Fantastic Beasts spinoff films.
Andrew Garfield had often spoken about his childhood love for Spider-Man, but was left 'heartbroken' by his original stint playing the character on the big screen.
I got to step back in and get some healing for him," he told the publication. Much of that healing came from his character's opportunity to save MJ (Zendaya), the love interest of Holland's Peter Parker, as she falls in the final act of the new film.
The emotion on his face knowing he finally was able to save the girl but also knowing he can't get his Gwen back. This video cannot be played. Archived post.
I consider myself pantheist, agnostic, occasionally atheist, and a little bit Jewish, but mostly confused.” While filming the 2016 movie “Silence,” in which he took on the role of a Jesuit priest, Garfield said that he developed a friendship with Jesuit priest Father James Martin.
Odie. Odie is a yellow-furred, brown-eared dog (a beagle in the comics and most animated media and a dachshund in the live-action movies) that resides with Jon and Garfield and is, at times, Garfield's best friend. The name came from a commercial written by Davis, which featured Odie the Village Idiot.
Garfield first came to the big screen in 2004, voiced by Bill Murray with Breckin Meyer as Jon, following a host of classic television specials and series through the years.
Garfield played Eduardo in The Social Network (2010) and Tommy in Never Let Me Go (2010), two films that brought him to full international attention. That same year, he was cast as the title character in the reboot of the Spider-Man film franchise, The Amazing Spider-Man (2012).
For Disney, he played Tommy D in Never Let Me Go, Jim Bakker in The Eyes of Tammy Faye (both from Searchlight Pictures), and reprised the role of Spider-Man from The Amazing Spider-Man films in the 2021 Marvel film Spider-Man: No Way Home.
Peter finally confesses his love for MJ, rescuing her as Doctor Octopus regains control of himself from the malicious AI in his tentacles and repents of his prior actions, sacrificing himself to destroy the reactor. Peter explains his reasoning for not being with her, then allows her to reunite with John.
Garfield's character sees this happen and immediately springs into action, refusing to let this universe's Peter lose the woman he loves. Garfield's Spidey catches MJ and nails his landing, and in a heartfelt moment, the two ask each other if they're OK.
A late arrival and sudden illness prompted him to drop out of a crucial announcement event, leading to his dismissal as the superhero and a surprise cancellation of the planned movie. Studio bosses were reportedly so upset with the actor that they even decided to reboot the superhero franchise with a new actor.
Garfield is both a fan and a friend. The two actors crossed paths in the multiverse of last year's “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” in which Zendaya plays MJ opposite a set of Peter Parkers including Garfield, Tobey Maguire and Tom Holland.
Since then, audiences have been wondering if both Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield would ever reprise their roles as Spider-Man in future projects. While the rumor mill has been working overtime, a source says that while the story of Garfield's Spidey will continue, it probably won't do so in a film.
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Flying under the radar, the 35-year-old actor can be seen in Planet of the Dead – a 2009 episode where a bus flies through a wormhole to another planet. His role is very minor but Daniel does manage to land a few interactions with the Doctor as a panicked bus passenger who's journey home has been seriously disrupted.
