Garfield talks more 'Spider-Man'
Wed, September 15, 2010 
Andrew Garfield, out promoting both Never Let Me Go and The Social Network, has talked a bit more about his anticipated role of Spider-Man in Sony and Marc Webb's reboot. In an interview at the Toronto International Film Festival, Garfield talked about his passion for the character growing up and what training he's doing to get in "Spidey" shape:
"His youth, his relatability, his struggle. He was just this skinny boy. He was a skinny boy who felt stronger on the inside than he looked on the outside, and I related to it immediately, and it stayed with me as I grew up.
"Every single generation of the comic, the cartoons and the movies, it all means a great deal to me. It was always something that gave me hope as a skinny little kid whose sense of injustice about the world didn't match his sense of strength about his body. I found it so inspiring and uplifting and reassuring. To be a part of that mythology and that legacy is a true honor."
"We're just talking about where we want to go with it and what kind of body shape it should be. What the skill set should be," Garfield said. "I know I'm going to be doing a lot of flexibility training and a lot of strength training, because I have to swing and stuff. I'm just guessing, but it's all kind of early stages."
"I'm not doing it for any of the peripheral stuff. We could be making a short film, a short Spider-Man film with an unknown director, with no money, and I'd do it just to be able to play as Spider-Man," the actor explained. "That's like a childhood fantasy come to life. It's an adult fantasy, as well. I'm still climbing up the door frames in my house. It's just a bigger space I'm going to be climbing in now, with a bit more money behind it, and the cameras filming it."
Interesting to note, Garfield's Never Let Me Go co-star, Carey Mulligan, also gives her take on what Garfield will bring to the role, comparing his acting style to what Heath Ledger brought to the Joker:
"I think it'll be like what Heath Ledger did with the Joker. Andrew, he has no other way of working other than doing things with complete truth."
We'll see if she's right come Summer 2012.
Reader Comments (2)
nice to hear more from andrew on how he feels about the character. Cant wait to see how rest of casting turns. Then hopefully we get some storyline details.
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