Andrew Garfield on Sony Ignoring His Idea to Make Spider-Man Bisexual

Andrew Garfield has at all times been frank concerning the disappointment he confronted with the end result of his Amazing Spider-Man duology—not in having embodied the legendary superhero, however within the artistic and enterprise choices behind it. Now, as rumors swirl about his potential return, he’s utilizing renewed leverage to remind individuals of a few of his previous criticisms.

It’s a banner week for Andrew Garfield speaking strictly about Spider-Man and solely Spider-Man, in probably the most diplomatic method potential, no sir, nothing to see right here in these quotes concerning the Spider-Man in any respect. After reminding us that time is the jail by which we stay and the forces of capitalism its grim wardens, in one other profile the previous Spidey determined to revisit his distaste for the company forces round his Amazing Spider-Man films. This time, talking with the Independent, Garfield didn’t have it out for Sony’s capitalism, however as a substitute, its biphobia.

“I worked harder than I’ve ever worked on anything [on Spider-Man] and I’m really proud of it, but I didn’t feel represented,” Garfield stated. “There was an interview I gave where I said, ‘Why can’t Peter explore his bisexuality in his next film? Why can’t [his girlfriend] MJ be a guy?’ I was then put under a lot of pressure to retract that and apologize for saying something that is a legitimate thing to think and feel. So I said, ‘OK, so you want me to make sure that we get the bigots and the homophobes to buy their tickets?’”

Garfield was pointedly referring to a 2013 interview within the run as much as Amazing Spider-Man 2 with Entertainment Weekly, the place he had mirrored the chance that this incarnation of Peter Parker have a male romantic accomplice, difficult the earlier acceptance that Spider-Man essentially at all times needed to be strictly heteronormative.

“What if MJ is a dude? Why can’t we discover that Peter is exploring his sexuality? It’s hardly even groundbreaking! …So why can’t he be gay? Why can’t he be into boys?” the actor had mused at the time, earlier than suggesting Michael B. Jordan as Peter’s boyfriend. And whereas the actor has touched upon the response to his feedback previously, to be candid sufficient to debate how Sony itself had pressured the actor into retracting the feedback definitely suggests much more ire he has for the studio past its presence within the existence of late-stage capitalism.

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That said, if Garfield actually ends up in No Way Home like all the rumors have presumed up to now? It will not be anywhere near as enjoyable as his denial press tour has been up to this point. Hell, the press tour for the movie might actually be interesting!

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