Andrew Garfield will return as Spider-Man only if odd

Actor Andrew Garfield says he would consider returning to the role of Spider-Man, but only if the project is unconventional and creatively unexpected. In a recent interview with The Playlist, Garfield outlined his specific condition for any future appearance as Peter Parker.

Garfield, who portrayed the superhero in "The Amazing Spider-Man" (2012), "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" (2014), and made a surprise return in 2021's "Spider-Man: No Way Home," stated he would need the story to be "very, very odd" and "completely unconventional." He elaborated that he would want a project that feels "very left field," akin to a genre of Spider-Man never seen before. As a spontaneous example, he suggested a potential road trip movie could fit that unusual criteria.

This sentiment echoes comments Garfield made last year at the Middle East Film & Comic Con in Abu Dhabi, where he expressed a desire to do something "very unique, and offbeat, and surprising" with the character, similar to the creative freedom seen in the animated "Spider-Verse" films. His return in "No Way Home," alongside Tobey Maguire and Tom Holland, was a major highlight of that film and fueled ongoing fan interest in seeing him again.