But the difference between how I felt when Never Let Me Go and The Social Network were coming out and how I felt with The Amazing Spider-Man franchise was that I didn’t feel represented.
It felt like a semblance of it or kind of a shade of it, but ultimately I felt it was enshrouded in that filter.”
In a way, Sony pulling the plug on it was a blessing in disguise, since Garfield can now pursue projects he’s passionate about.
Working in that kind of machinery is not for everyone, and it’s become clear that blockbuster fare may not be for Garfield.