Since the announcement was relatively recent- July 1st- I really didn't anticipate that we would hear anything about the film or his experience playing Parker for a long time...but I was wrong! Over the weekend THR caught up with Garfield to discuss his upcoming role in Never Let Me Go, and they managed to squeeze in a few questions about Spider-Man! Garfield discusses everything from whether or not he has been preparing for the role of Spidey, to how he has been waiting to hear that Fox wants him to play the famous web-slinger his entire life. Personally, I found his responses to the interview questions rather endearing, but I would love to hear what die-hard Spidey fans have to say about Fox's choice!
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Best part of the interview? He's a fan. I think you guys would probably agree with me when I say that as a comic fan and avid reader, I always feel a bit more at ease when the actor signed on to portray the character I grew up reading in my comics, has an affection for him. According to Garfield, it was always his dream to play Spider-Man, which is awesome. I only hope his excitement isn't only because of the fat check he'll be getting for the role. What do you guys think? Are you looking forward to the upcoming film? Are you as surprised as I am that Garfield discussed the role so soon after the announcement? Do you think he's the right guy to play Peter Parker?Have you been prepping for Spider-Man?
I have been waiting for this phone call for 24 years, for someone to call me up and say, "Hey, we want you to pretend to be a character that you’ve always wanted to be all your life, and we’re going to do it with cool cameras and cool effects and you’re going to feel like you’re swinging through New York City. Do you want to do that?" [laughs] “Let me just consult with my seven-year old self and see what he thinks...” So my seven-year-old self started screaming in my soul and saying, This is what we’ve been waiting for. Like every young boy who feels stronger on the inside than they look on the outside, any skinny boy basically who wishes their muscles matched their sense of injustice, God, it’s just the stuff that dreams are made of, for sure. It’s a true fucking honor to be part of this symbol that I actually think is a very important symbol and it’s meant a great deal to me, and it continues to mean something to people. So yeah, I feel like I’ve been preparing for it for a while. Ever since Halloween when I was four years old and I wore my first Spider-Man costume.What's your approach to wrapping your brain around the coming shift in terms of your increased visibility with Spider-Man?
Not to give it credence, not to give it any of my energy. Just approach it like any other job that I care about deeply. That may be naïve of me to think that I can just get away with that. But if you give focus to something, it will grow. I just want to be an actor, really. And of course all those things came into consideration when I was making the decision. But at the end of the day, I had faith that I would be able to not be defined by it. And I still have faith that I will be able to get lost in roles and just keep doing what I love to do.
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