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It was the year 2007 when Tobey Maguire became Bully Maguire and donned the iconic Spider-Man costume for the last time (for a while). Andrew Garfield was announced to be his replacement and the world waited.
Starring inThe Amazing Spider-Man,the world initially loved Garfield for his iconic portrayal of a young Peter Parker. However, the actor soon started to receive backlash for his portrayal and was surrounded by controversies. Before all of this, however, Garfield was simply nervous to audition for the iconic role.
Andrew Garfield Was Shaking With Nerves
It wasn’t so much of a nervousness to don the costume than a nervousness to audition for the role that made Andrew Garfield uncomfortable. Although he had some projects to his name, Spider-Man was a big step for him.
On the other hand, the actor also had the most difficult task of filling in the shoes of Tobey Maguire. Garfield tried his hardest and the world had mixed reviews for it.
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In a recent interview with Josh Horowitz on theHappy Sad ConfusedPodcast, Garfield vividly remembered his audition for Spider-Man. Although the actor had a ‘meh’ audition at first, a piece of advice from Greta Seacat (who is her current acting coach), paved the way for Garfield.
You know, I did the first audition and I felt ‘That’s that. I’m too old’. I felt like a- like I was too old. I was like ‘I’m 26-27. I’m playing high school. Ehhhhh. I know I got good genes and all but ooh… I don’t know.
He continued,
It was Greta [who] I was working with. I was prepping with Greta and [she] was like ‘I just- I have an adjustment for you’ cause I was like vibrating with nerves. And she was like ‘You have to treat this screentest as if, with your imagination, you are making a short film with all of your high school friends.
Garfield further continued that it was this advice from Greta Seacat who allowed him to lose himself in the character. The nervousness and the tightness that held Garfield back was gone and the actor had a fantastic screentest.
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The rest, as we know, is history. TheTick, Tick… Boom!actor got the role,found himself in some controversies, and redeemed himself withSpider-Man: No Way Home.Garfield jokingly stated that he thought he had“dodged a bullet”before his role as Spider-Man.
Andrew Garfield Thought He Had Dodged a Bullet
As mentioned earlier, Garfield’s first screentest forThe Amazing Spider-Manwas okayish. The actor wasn’t too hopeful for the role nor was he too disappointed with his performance.
So when things weren’t finalized, Garfield had already expected the worst. The plus point was that he wasn’t too sad about it. During his talks with Josh Horowitz, the actor joked that perhaps he was relieved a bit too much.
But I could just feel that ‘That’s not going my way. Whatever. Dodged a bullet probably! Yeah, it would’ve been a piece of sh*t anyway’. And then, I was surprised to have been given an opportunity to come and screentest.
Well,Andrew Garfieldfound worldwide fame and critical acclaim for his role as Spider-Man. On the other hand, the actor also got himself involved in controversy and negative reviews for his role.
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So Garfield’s statements about dodging a bullet make sense. However, he later redeemed himself in the 2021 filmSpider-Man: No Way Home. The iconic film, which received a rating of 8.2/10 on IMDB and 93% on Rotten Tomatoes,is available to stream on Disney+ in the U.S.
Visarg Acharya
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Visarg Acharya is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, majorly focusing on movies, with over 3000 articles published. He has been an entertainment journalist for the past three years and a copywriter at a corporation. Visarg usually covers news and theories on the MCU and the DCU, with an emphasis on Avengers and Superman; Game of Thrones, and more.A Tarantino fan, Visarg, spends his time critiquing various directors’ filmographies and watching them with curiosity. Medieval fantasy like The Lord of the Rings or sci-fi movies like Interstellar, watching the latest horror movies, and listening to Hans Zimmer become his comfort zone. When idle, he can be found reading fantasy novels with a terrible cup of coffee in hand.
