Talking to
Entertainment Weekly, Andrew Garfield was probed on how the sleeker costume felt (
"fantastic") and more specifically, whether he and director Marc Webb put a lot of thought into the crotch area. Seriously.
"Um, yeah, there are long discussions about this stuff. There has to be because it’s got to be handled with sensitivity. It has to be non-offensive, which takes some tools. I don’t think it should be the main attraction of the costume. I don’t think it should be what people are focusing on.” In other words, keep it classy."
Fair enough. Moving on, he told the site that one of his biggest challenges was figuring out how to move as the iconic Marvel superhero. Apparently, "...he studied tapes of Muhammad Ali and soccer great Ronaldo, and he pored over the 2008 documentary Man on Wire — the non-fiction account of tight-rope walker/daredevil Philippe Petit, who snuck up to the top of New York’s World Trade Center in 1974 and crossed on a rope from one building to the other."
"Man on Wire was something I wanted to capture in playing Spider-Man," he added.
The feeling that it gave me of this human being giving something so spectacular and hopeful and magical to a mass of people for nothing other than generosity." And this isn't the only way in which his portrayal of Spidey will differ from that of predecessor Tobey Maguire.
"Tobey did an amazing job. This isn’t a replacement. I want to be clear about that. It’s another chapter. That’s not what I’ve been trained to say, that’s what I feel. I’ve spoken to Tobey and we’ve seen each other and hung out."
And what advice did the former Spider-Man have for the new Peter Parker?
"He said just enjoy yourself. Don’t let the burden weigh too heavy and make sure you have some fun."
STARRING:
Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker/Spider-Man
Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy
Rhys Ifans as Curt Connors/The Lizard
Martin Sheen as Uncle Ben
Sally Fields as Aunt May
Denis Leary as George Stacy
RELEASE DATE: July 3rd, 2012.
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