THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN
If Garfield wasn’t a household name after The Social Network, he certainly became one when he took on the role of Peter Parker in the Spider-Man reboot. To date, Garfield is still easily the best Peter Parker we’ve seen yet (juries out on the Spider-Man persona). He nailed the charming, nerdy underdog and goofy persona of Peter Parker while also believably embodying the courageous nature of a hero. His chemistry with Emma Stone added another dimension to the film, allowing the film to be both a relationship drama as well as a superhero epic. Unfortunately, the film wasn’t the success that everyone hoped it would be, but certainly not due to Garfield, who was the major bright spot in The Amazing Spider-Man and The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Garfield lost the role of Spider-Man unceremoniously, which is a shame, because who else would have loved to see his back and forth with Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man?
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