Andrew Garfield Says He Isn't inSpider-Man 4but He Knows 'No One's Gonna Trust Anything I Say' AfterNo Way Home

Mar. 15, 2025

Andrew Garfield as Spider-Man (left); Andrew Garfield (right).Photo:Jaimie Trueblood/©Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection; Daniele Venturelli/Getty

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Andrew Garfieldis not swinging to a big screen as your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man again any time soon.“I’m gonna disappoint you,” Garfield, 41, toldGQin a new interview published on Thursday, Jan. 2, when asked about rumors he will appear in afourthSpider-ManmoviestarringTom Holland. “Yeah, no. But I know no one’s gonna trust anything I say from now on.”Garfield’s comment refers to the times he denied he was starring inSpider-Man: No Way Homebefore that movie hit theaters in 2021. TheWe Live in Timestar played the version of Peter Parker he previously portrayed inThe Amazing Spider-Man(2012) andThe Amazing Spider-Man 2(2014) in the multiverse-spanning Marvel epic that also sawTobey Maguirereturn to Spidey.Andrew Garfield in December 2024.Daniele Venturelli/GettyNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Garfield did share his prerequisites for returning to the Marvel fold though.“If it felt in line with my soul and was gonna be fun,” he toldGQ. “Maybe I’m gonna have like five kids at some point, and I’m gonna need to start saving up for the school tuition or something.”In October,Garfield told PEOPLE that it would takea “great idea, a great concept” for him to play Peter Parker again. “Something that is surprising and odd and fun, joyful. It has to be worthwhile,” he said.“I’m so happy that they had the courage to do it. It’s such a great idea,” Garfield told PEOPLE ofNo Way Home. “I would never have had that foresight. So I’m really just proud and happy that I get to be a part of that. But if there’s something that can be concocted and thought up that feels additive to the canon of that character, then for sure.”Andrew Garfield in November 2024.AFP via GettyThe PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!Holland’s take on Spider-Man debuted in 2016’sCaptain America: Civil War, which led to his first solo movie,Spider-Man: Homecomingin 2017.Spider-Man: Far from Homefollowed in 2019, andNo Way Homein 2021. It was unclear if a fourth Holland-starring movie was on the way untilthe actor told Jimmy Fallonit was “happening.”“Next summer, we start shooting, everything’s good to go. We’re nearly there,” Holland, 28, said onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonin October 2024. “Super exciting. Yeah, I can’t wait.“Garfield recently starred inWe Live in Time, his first movie since 2021, and is next set to star in Luca Guadagnino’sAfter the HuntwithJulia Roberts. Meanwhile, Holland is set to star in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming adaptation of Homer’sThe Odyssey.

Andrew Garfieldis not swinging to a big screen as your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man again any time soon.

“I’m gonna disappoint you,” Garfield, 41, toldGQin a new interview published on Thursday, Jan. 2, when asked about rumors he will appear in afourthSpider-ManmoviestarringTom Holland. “Yeah, no. But I know no one’s gonna trust anything I say from now on.”

Garfield’s comment refers to the times he denied he was starring inSpider-Man: No Way Homebefore that movie hit theaters in 2021. TheWe Live in Timestar played the version of Peter Parker he previously portrayed inThe Amazing Spider-Man(2012) andThe Amazing Spider-Man 2(2014) in the multiverse-spanning Marvel epic that also sawTobey Maguirereturn to Spidey.

Andrew Garfield in December 2024.Daniele Venturelli/Getty

Daniele Venturelli/Getty

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Garfield did share his prerequisites for returning to the Marvel fold though.

“If it felt in line with my soul and was gonna be fun,” he toldGQ. “Maybe I’m gonna have like five kids at some point, and I’m gonna need to start saving up for the school tuition or something.”

In October,Garfield told PEOPLE that it would takea “great idea, a great concept” for him to play Peter Parker again. “Something that is surprising and odd and fun, joyful. It has to be worthwhile,” he said.

“I’m so happy that they had the courage to do it. It’s such a great idea,” Garfield told PEOPLE ofNo Way Home. “I would never have had that foresight. So I’m really just proud and happy that I get to be a part of that. But if there’s something that can be concocted and thought up that feels additive to the canon of that character, then for sure.”

Andrew Garfield in November 2024.AFP via Getty

AFP via Getty

The PEOPLE Puzzler crossword is here! How quickly can you solve it? Play now!

Holland’s take on Spider-Man debuted in 2016’sCaptain America: Civil War, which led to his first solo movie,Spider-Man: Homecomingin 2017.Spider-Man: Far from Homefollowed in 2019, andNo Way Homein 2021. It was unclear if a fourth Holland-starring movie was on the way untilthe actor told Jimmy Fallonit was “happening.”

“Next summer, we start shooting, everything’s good to go. We’re nearly there,” Holland, 28, said onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonin October 2024. “Super exciting. Yeah, I can’t wait.”

Garfield recently starred inWe Live in Time, his first movie since 2021, and is next set to star in Luca Guadagnino’sAfter the HuntwithJulia Roberts. Meanwhile, Holland is set to star in Christopher Nolan’s upcoming adaptation of Homer’sThe Odyssey.

source: people.com