Over a decade ago, Andrew Garfield floated a suggestion: why not make a Spider-Man who is not straight sexuality-wise?
This was the comment he made during the promotion of Amazing Spider-Man 2.
“I was kind of joking, but kind of not joking about MJ,” he told EW at the time.
“And I was like, ‘What if MJ is a dude?’ he asked.
“Why can’t we discover that Peter is exploring his sexuality? The actor continued.
“It’s hardly even groundbreaking!…So why can’t he be gay? Why can’t he be into boys?”
Garfield even had an actor in mind at the time: Michael B. Jordan
“I’ve been obsessed with Michael B. Jordan since The Wire,” he said.
“He’s so charismatic and talented. It’d be even better—we’d have interracial bisexuality!” the actor shared.
Now, when asked about his old remarks and whether he is still standing on them, Garfield said, ‘Yes, of course.’
By this, the actor shared he wants to convey that anyone can be in the Spidey suit.
“It was an exercise in rebellion that I felt passionate about,” he said, adding, “But his feelings haven’t changed. I just still believe that anyone can be in that suit.”
He continued, “That’s the point of why it’s such a kind of universally beloved character, one of the greatly beloved characters in the history of fiction.”
“Is it because?” It’s because you see skin colour, or you don’t see gender, or you don’t see sexuality. Anyone can project themselves into that suit.”
Garfield’s views on Spider-Man are indeed bold, but it is unclear whether they will ever get made.
