Andrew Garfield has not hid his desire to return as Spider-Man in a fourth movie following 2012’s “The Amazing Spider-Man,” 2014’s “Amazing Spider-Man 2” and 2021’s “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” the latter of which powered to $1.9 billion at the worldwide box office on the strength of Garfield teaming up with fellow web-slingers Tom Holland and Tobey Maguire. But Garfield said at Middle East Film & Comic Con (via Entertainment Tonight) that coming back as Spider-Man hinges on an offbeat story idea.
“I think it would have to be very weird,” Garfield said. “I think I would like to do something very strange. Something very unique, and offbeat and surprising, kind of like the creative freedom they have with the animated ‘Spider-Verse’ movies.”
In an interview with Esquire magazine last year, the two-time Oscar nominee said he was “left dangling” when his Spider-Man role came to such an abrupt end after “Amazing Spider-Man 2” disappointed at the box office. That film’s lackluster performance resulted in Sony coming to an agreement with Disney to share Spider-Man so that the superhero could officially enter the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Tom Holland took over the role with 2017’s “Spider-Man: Homecoming.” But the success of “No Way Home” proved there’s still a lot of love for Garfield’s iteration of the comic book hero.
“For sure, I would 100% come back if it was the right thing, if it’s additive to the culture, if there’s a great concept or something that hasn’t been done before that’s unique and odd and exciting and that you can sink your teeth into,” Garfield told Esquire. “I love that character, and it brings joy. If part of what I bring is joy, then I’m joyful in return.”
Garfield told GQ UK at the start of the year that rumors claiming he has signed on to star opposite Holland again in Marvel’s “Spider-Man 4″ are not true, although he is blatantly aware that no comic book movie fan is going to believe him.
“I’m gonna disappoint you. Yeah, no,” Garfield told the publication about “Spider-Man 4” rumors. “But I know no one’s gonna trust anything I say from now on.”
When asked if he’d be interested in coming back as Spider-Man or signing on to star in another big-budget Hollywood franchise, the Oscar nominee answered: “If it felt in line with my soul and was gonna be fun. Maybe I’m gonna have like five kids at some point, and I’m gonna need to start saving up for the school tuition or something.”
Holland’s next “Spider-Man” movie is officially titled “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” and is set to hit theaters July 31, 2026.
From Variety US