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Meet Andrew Garfield's Spider-Man: First shot of the suit surfaces
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Finally! It feels like we've been waiting for this photo of Hollywood's latest it-boy, Andrew Garfield, in his "Spider-Man" costume all our lives. (Okay, so maybe he was just cast in July, but still.) The Spidey suit in the reboot isn't too far a cry from the one we're used to seeing on Tobey Maguire or from the classic comic book version. It is, if you will, a respectful re-imagining of the iconic image.
The most notable difference is the spider on Garfield's chest. While previous suits have had more instantly recognizable spiders, it appears that director Marc Webb went with an abstract spider for Garfield. In fact, it almost looks like a spider that's been crushed under someone's shoe, with its creepy spider legs all akimbo.
(Peter Parker himself doesn't look to be too happy in this shot, either. Ouch.)
If you're worried about Garfield's ability to play Parker, you're not the only one - he shares your fears. At a Young Hollywood Panel at this fall's AFI Fest, Garfield said, "This is a beloved character and, you know, ironically, I'm gonna be the person in the audience going, 'Sh*t! This is sh*t. Who cast this English fool?'"
Alright, weigh in, Peter Parker fans - we know you'll have some choice thoughts on this. Do you dig the changes?
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Andrew Garfield looks a done deal
for new Spiderman, however, he would not of been my choice.
I originally thought Andrew Garfield was too good-looking to play Peter Parker, but after seeing "The Social Network" the American accent sufficiently nerds him up.
This bites!
I had a bad feeling about Toby too, and that ended up great.
I have a bad feeling about Healthcliff...err Garfield in this one, and I am sure my worries are going to be spot on.
DO NOT WANT.
After seeing The Social Network, any doubts I may have had about Garfield were erased. Seeing the photo above just confirms it for me. Garfield makes sense as Peter Parker. I think and hope he will do a great job.
Now, as for the changes to the Spidey suit, well... my initial impression is that I like the Tobey Maguire version of the costume much better. For one thing, there's something about the texture of the fabric that I'm not crazy about. Then again, it's the one and only photo I've seen. Maybe I'll just deal with it!
It looks to me just like he's been in a fight and the spider is a little worse for wear, no?
He still looks like a bobblehead. Would have rather seen the mask on to realy get a feel of the new suit.
Oooh, I like the suit! It seems, I don't know, more edgy. I can't wait for this movie to come out. I'm sure Andrew will be great as the new spidey.
Has anyone else noticed that in any pics you see of him live he looks pretty weird and not particularly good looking yet in the movies (or pics from movies) he comes across as very good looking? That is probably true for a lot of actors but it is really striking with him.
How is he spider-man? Doesn't he get bitten by the spider when he's older, in the first movie? >:\