Andrew Garfield, underrated Spider-Man and even more underrated star of "The Social Network," graced the cover of Variety this week - both to promote his upcoming films and to give me pause. While both of his upcoming films - the religious biopic, "The Eyes of Tammy Faye," and the Lin-Manuel Miranda musical, "Tick, Tick... Boom!" - are slated to premiere this fall (and already generating Oscar buzz), the film I'm here to discuss is, obviously, one that he's (most likely) not even involved in. "Spider-Man: No Way Home" is set to hit theaters on December 17, and fans have already been sharing their theories for months - the main theory being that Andrew Garfield and the OG Spider-Man, Tobey Maguire, will make appearances in the film in some sort of multi-verse situation. After Andrew's brooding portrayal of Spider-Man (one I enjoyed, by the way!) in both "The Amazing Spider-Man" films, Sony scrapped the saga. Looking back on his time as the friendly neighborhood hero, however, he seems to have made peace with it, saying: "It was only beautiful. I got to meet Emma [Stone] and work with her and Sally Field. I had karma with Amy Pascal, who was a mother figure, and we would fight, but ultimately, we loved each other on a deep level. We tried to meet as much in the middle as we could in terms of why I wanted to do this role, and what her needs were as the head of the studio." Not me getting emotional at the mention of Emma Stone, as in my mind they are still together. Ok, moving on before I become emotional! With nothing but respect left for his experience, does that mean he'd be willing to suit up again? (It honestly looks very tight and I couldn't blame him for bowing out for that exact reason; I have, on multiple occasions, half-joked about needing to be cut out of my pants after a good meal, so, I can empathize with him.) When asked about the rumors, however, Andrew laughed them off in good fun, saying: "I understand why people are freaking out about the concept of that because I'm a fan as well. You can't help but imagine scenes and moments of 'Oh my god, how fucking cool would it be if they did that?'" Uhm, very cool, Andrew. Very, very cool. But we're trying to be casual about it so we don't get our hopes up. In an attempt to throw us off the scent, Andrew went on to say: "But it's important for me to say on the record that this is not something I'm aware I am involved in. But I know I'm not going to be able to say anything that will convince anyone that I don't know what's happening. No matter what I say, I'm fucked. It's either going to be really disappointing for people or it's going to be really exciting." I'm not going to lie: when he said people won't be convinced he's not in the know, I felt like it was a breaking of the fourth wall as I type this. Well, he's right, because I'm not, so, there. I would also like to highlight Andrew saying, "...this is not something I'm aware I am involved in," because this leads me to believe that he might believe that there could potentially be some sort of glimpse or glimmer of his version of Spider-Man in the film, without him needing to have filmed any new scenes or physically be involved. Sony owns all rights to his image as Spider-Man, so they could technically include it in the film without needing to consult him. Or, it could just be another Gwyneth Paltrow situation, in which she has no clue of which superhero films she's in and has no recollection of meeting Tom Holland despite sharing the screen with him: Ultimately, whether or not Andrew and Tobey make an appearance in "No Way Home" (it's still a 50/50 chance for me), I know that this new Spider-Man film will more than meet my expectations, as it fulfills my movie criteria list: one British man, one Zendaya, and one romanticized version of New York City. And, until we find out if Andrew is a big fat liar or not, at least we have his portrayal of non-big-fat-liar, Eduardo Saverin, in "The Social Network" to hold us over - in which, he gives an Oscar-worthy delivery of this iconic phrase:
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