Garfield's spider-man saga: a lifetime of questions, and a colostomy bag?
Andrew Garfield, once a reluctant participant in the Spider-Man multiverse frenzy, has seemingly resigned himself to a perpetual state of being asked about his return to the role. After a deliberately misleading run-up to his reappearance in Spider-Man: No Way Home, the actor now faces a relentless cycle of speculation, a situation he darkly predicts will continue even into his twilight years.
The exhaustion of endless rumors
The initial deception – Garfield’s insistence he wouldn't reprise his Peter Parker – only amplified the excitement when he ultimately did. Now, with denials for Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Avengers: Doomsday ringing hollow in the ears of fervent fans, Garfield’s frustration is palpable. “I think it's a question that's probably going to follow me for the rest of my life, ‘Are you secretly in the new Spider-Man film?’” he confessed during a recent radio appearance. The image he paints of future inquiries – “Until I’m 90 years old, they’re going to be asking me, ‘Are you in the new Spider-Man Volume 512? I’ll be like, ‘I'm literally weeing into a colostomy bag, and I don't have any…’” – is as darkly humorous as it is wearying.
The persistent rumors reached a fever pitch last year when numerous Marvel luminaries converged in the UK for Avengers: Doomsday filming. Garfield’s emphatic response – “No, unequivocally f*ing no” – proved as fleeting as his previous denials. But is there a kernel of truth hidden within his playful exasperation? His cryptic remarks about his involvement in Avengers: Secret Wars, slated for 2027, continue to fuel speculation. “See, what it is, is this a tell? Or what is it? You’ll find out!” he teased, adding to the swirling confusion.
The Multiverse Beckons? While Spider-Man: Brand New Day swings into theaters July 31st, and Avengers: Doomsday arrives December 18th, the true potential for a Garfield return—or a definitive farewell—lies in 2027’s Avengers: Secret Wars, the culmination of the MCU’s Multiverse Saga. The sheer scale of that project, potentially resetting the cinematic universe, could offer a narrative justification for revisiting the character—or, more likely, providing a final, conclusive closure. But the question remains: will Garfield allow himself to be drawn back into the web, even if it means facing a lifetime of Spider-Man queries?
The actor’s current stance suggests otherwise. Yet, as he quipped, “people can ask me whatever they want; my life is very blessed.” Perhaps a blessing is also the realization that some stories, even those involving spandex and superpowers, are best left to rest.