Scorsese aside, it definitely says something that Garfield was hired by another seemingly blacklisted A-list celebrity like Gibson. He also appeared in Martin Scorsese's least publicized film, Silence.Īnd then in 2016, Garfield starred in Mel Gibson's Hacksaw Ridge, a flick that earned him an Oscar nomination.īut that's just two big movies in more than five years. Namely, Breathe and Under The Silver Lake. Garfield has appeared in a couple of independent films since he left the Amazing Spid er-Man movies. Related: An Inside Look At Captain Marvel’s Crush On SpiderMan And Venom Included in the same clause is less scandalous requirements including " does not use foul language beyond PG-13 does not smoke tobacco does not sell/distribute illegal drugs." This rumor seems to be backed up by the hacked Sony emails that claim that they are under contractual obligation to keep Peter Parker "white and straight", according to Variety. But the studio was deadset on keeping Peter Parker's love-interests exclusively female. And apparently director Marc Webb was all for it too. Specifically when he comes to the gay and bi communities. This story is still just a rumor, but Garfield has been vocal about his desire to see stronger representation in the Spider-Man films.
Garfield's Other Spider-Man Idea Could've Angered The StudioĪccording to, rumors of Andrew Garfield's attempt to make Peter Parker bisexual could've caused the studio to freak. Soon after this event, The Amazing Spider-Man 3 was canceled.
The responding emails depicted how angry and embarrassed the other executives were that they had to inform Hirai that the center of his event (and his speech) wasn't going to attend as of an hour before it was set to start. He has a rather scruffy beard and he just wants to be left alone." In the emails, a Sony executive said, "Here we are about one hour away from our Gala event and Andrew decides he doesn't want to attend. Garfield had flown in to attend the event, but he canceled at the last minute. But the straw that broke the cameras back had to do with promotion.Īccording to The Independent, Sony boss Kaz Hirai was set to announce a third Amazing Spider-Man film in a speech to a 750 people crowd in Rio. It all started with Garfield being open about studio interference in the films which included getting rid of "deep scenes" that explored his character in greater detail. But emails found in The Sony Hack depicted tension between the studio and Garfield. To be fair, Sony went in a whole different direction with their Spider-Man films when they struck a deal with Disney's Marvel Cinematic Universe for the cross-over movies. Related: 15 Reasons Tom Holland Put Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield To Shame
But the problems with his Spider-Man had more to do with the scripts and direction than they did with him. This is probably because his two Spider-Man movies were of the lowest-rated, according to Rotten Tomatoes. Of the three leading men who've portrayed Peter Parker/Spider-Man on the big-screen, Garfield is the least appreciated. Many believe that his career shriveled up after he left (or was fired?) from The Amazing Spider-Man movies. Yeah, it's pretty quiet out there for him. Nowadays, Andrew Garfield is only really ever in the news because he's one of the few guys rocking a boat shoe. At the very least, it exposed why he left his role as Peter Parker AKA Spider-Man. It may also be the root of why some people believe Hollywood "blacklisted" Andrew Garfield. And everything from the details of Simon Cowell's sneaky attempt to fire Howard Stern from America's Got Talentto the actual James Bond Spectre script was released for the public to see. The Sony Hack in 2014 drastically changed Hollywood.