Editor’s note: The following article contains spoilers for Spider-Man: No Way Home.ActorAndrew Garfieldsaid that working with fellowSpider-ManstarsTom HollandandTobey MaguireonSpider-Man: No Way Homewas a mix of laid-back and profound. In a new interview withVariety, Garfield went into detail about his return as Peter Parker (number three), after spending several months in 2021 denying that we was involved in the production ofNo Way Home.
But, being Andrew Garfield, he couldn’t just appear in the film. The actor also revealed to Variety that he improvised a rather memorable, fan-favorite moment involving the three Spider-Men towards the end of the film. “There’s a line I improvised in the movie, looking at [Maguire and Holland] and I tell them I love them," he said. “That was just me loving them.”
Garfield originally played Peter Parker/Spider-Man in two movies—The Amazing Spider-ManandThe Amazing Spider-Man 2—directed byMarc Webb. Plans fora third filmwere canceled after the second one drew unenthusiastic audience response and underwhelmed commercially. Garfield’s return was made possible by the introduction of the multiverse to the MCU, allowing characters from past Spider-Man films to enter the expansive cinematic universe.
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The first time that all three Spidey actors suited up together, Garfield said, “It was hilarious because it’s like just three ordinary dudes who were just actors just hanging out.” He continued:
“But then also, you just become a fan and say, ‘Oh my god we’re all together in the suits and we’re doing the pointing thing!’ There was talk about going to the bathroom and, you know, padding around the package. We talked about what worked for each of us. Tom was jealous because I have little zippers in my suit that I can get my hands out of very easily. To work his phone, he had to use his nose because he couldn’t access his hands. We would have deeper conversations, too, and talk about our experiences with the character. And to have Amy Pascal there, who has seen through nine movies, including Spider-Verse. It was a revelatory experience for her, realizing how much life and time she’d given to this character. That was beautiful and profound.”
In the film, Garfield and Maguire’s versions of Spider-Manare summoned(inadvertently) by Ned Leeds, played byJacob Batalon. They eventually team up to tackle shared nemeses in the film’s final act, but not before bonding like brothers after a particularlydevastating personal momentfor Holland’s Peter Parker. Holland has been playing Spider-Man since 2016’sCaptain America: Civil War, andwill reprise the role in more films. Maguire was the first actor to play the arachnid superhero on the big screen, starring in a trilogy of films directed bySam Raimi.
Garfield is attracting Oscar buzz for his performance in the Netflix musicalTick, Tick…Boom!, and also drew acclaim forThe Eyes of Tammy Fayelast year. But his greatest performance of 2021, as we all know, was pretending that he isn’t inNo Way Home.
Spider-Man: No Way Home, also starringMarisa Tomei,Jon Favreau,Alfred Molina, andWillem Dafoe, is playing in theaters now.
