Andrew Garfield denies his presence in Spider-Man 4: “But no one will believe me…”

Is the actor of Love in the Present still trying to hide the surprises of the superheroic saga?

In the summer of 2025, Destin Daniel Cretton (Shang-Chi) will succeed Jon Watts as director the fourth opus of Spider-Man at Sony-Marvel, always with Tom Hollandwho confirmed this filming slot recently, and Zendaya. As well asAndrew Garfield ? The former interpreter of Peter Parker (in The Amazing Spider-Man and its sequel, in 2014 and 2017) did not escape the question during his interview for GQ UKin full promotion of Love in the presentthe drama also carried by Florence Pugh, which has just been released in cinemas.

“I will disappoint you, eh, he responds about the rumors about his potential comeback. No. But I know no one will believe me now.”

Like Tom and Tobey Maguire, the first interpreter of Spider-Man in the cinema, Garfield had to lie publicly about his return in No Way Homeat the end of 2022, hoping not to spoil too much the surprise of their reunion for fans. Mission failed, the actor having been grilled near the film setboth by paparazzi and by a delivery man from whom he had ordered food, his excuses had not convinced anyone…

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Not to mention that since the abandonment of The Amazing Spider-Man 3he kept repeating in interviews thathe loved the character of Peter Parkerand that he would like to play him again if Sony offered him a good story.

“Of course I would come back, 100%, he affirmed to Esquire last October. If it's the right thing to do, if it adds something culturally speaking, if we have an excellent concept, something unique, special, exciting to sink our teeth into. He's a character that I adore, who brings happiness to people. If I'm part of a project that offers joy, like that, it fills me with lots of positive things in return.”

Spider-Man 4 is scheduled for July 24, 2026 in theaters. In the meantime, here is the trailer for Love in the presentcurrently in cinemas with Andrew Garfield:

Andrew Garfield and Zendaya go behind the scenes of Spider-Man: No Way Home