Andrew Garfield, whom fans loved as Peter Parker for "The Amazing Spider-Man" 1 in 2012 and 2 in 2014, broke his silence regarding the casting of Tom Holland for the upcoming "Spider-Man" reboot. He had not been seen in the spotlight for the past year and this had been the first time that he had opened up about Holland's casting.
Speaking with ET Canada at the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Annual Grants Banquet in Beverly Hills on Thursday, Garfield had all the nicest words for Holland. For Garfield, Holland is just about the right fit to play the superhero role.
"It feels lovely, especially because Tom Holland is a really, really great actor. He was in this movie The Impossible and he was just this incredibly powerful, sensitive, just wonderful young actor. And [he's] a dancer, so his body's the right [form]," Garfield said.
Garfield is actually excited to be back in the audience as a fan once again of the beloved Marvel character. "I'm just really excited to just be a fan again as opposed to bearing the weight of it," Garfield said.
Jon Watts, the film's director, has the same opinion of Holland. In a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly, Watts said that Holland has captured the distinct qualities of Spider-Man which fans love about him.
"He can be a real high school student. That's why people love Spider-Man. He's the most grounded, relatable of superheroes. And Tom can really do that. He captures that," Watts told EW. The director had also highlighted Holland's physical flexibility, saying that "he can do a standing back-flip. He's perfect."
Even Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios have spoken highly about the young actor. In making their casting announcement on June 23, Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios said they were impressed about Holland's performance in "The Impossible," "Wolf Hall" and the "In The heart Of the Sea." The studios also announced that "Spider-Man" reboot will be shown in theaters in IMAX and 3D on July 28, 2017.
Meanwhile, writers John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein said the next Spider-Man will no longer dwell with the back story that everyone had known about Peter Parker. There will no longer be a scene where Peter Parker will be bitten by a spider and Uncle Ben dying, EW said in a separate report.
"It'll be a fun departure from the Peter Parker that you've seen where now, he is truly a kid. And I think the stakes are increased in that his struggle through high school is very real and isn't just a sort of side note. It matters now," Daley was quoted as saying by EW, citing an interview by Grantland's Andy Greenwald.