Andrew Garfield’s Touching Comic-Con Spidey-Speech

COMMENTS (19)

• I’m still not sold on the idea of remaking Spider-Man (especially ten years after the first movie), but that was very genuine and Andrew Garfield did a better job selling the project than the trailer did.

  Comment by Raine — Monday July 25, 2011 @ 1:41pm PDT  Reply to this post

• I got a really strong Evanna Lynch Becoming Luna Lovegood vibe when Andrew was talking. He’s the biggest Spider-man nerd in the world, and I think it’s wonderful for us to see how he’s really committed to the role, and, that this is basically his biggest dream come true. I’m so looking for this new take on Spidey.

  Comment by Dan — Monday July 25, 2011 @ 1:48pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Nice acting, Andrew, I REALLY believe that Spiderman “saved your life.”

  Comment by Truth-o-Meter — Monday July 25, 2011 @ 2:23pm PDT  Reply to this post

• In more important comment news…

  Emma…Emma…Emma…

  Comment by Truth-o-Meter — Monday July 25, 2011 @ 2:23pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Touching? How is that touching?? He meant everything so much that he had to read from a script. He’s an actor. He’s selling his movie. With a shite accent too. Ugh…brits…

  Comment by justsayin — Monday July 25, 2011 @ 2:55pm PDT  Reply to this post

  • I’m American, and his accent didn’t bother me one bit. As for the paper, he’s not acting, he’s making a public speech and doesn’t want to go off the cuff, as what he’s saying is too important to him.

    Comment by Drew — Tuesday July 26, 2011 @ 12:33am PDT  Reply to this post

• I was in the audience to see that speech happen. My friends and I, all in the Hollywood entertainment industry, were very, very skeptical about the prospect of a new Spider-Man. Garfield’s speech kicked open the door for us to accept the reboot. The footage Hall H saw of the movie (much of it raw) sold all of us on the fact that this movie could surpass the original.

  Comment by Josh — Monday July 25, 2011 @ 3:02pm PDT  Reply to this post

  • LOL.

    No.

    Comment by hahaflacks — Monday July 25, 2011 @ 3:19pm PDT  Reply to this post

  • NERD.

    Comment by MJL — Monday July 25, 2011 @ 4:03pm PDT  Reply to this post

  • Hi Josh

    I’m looking to get a new TV… since you are obviously an employee of Sony I was wondering if you could help me get a discount?

    Thanks

    Comment by elliott — Tuesday July 26, 2011 @ 8:09am PDT  Reply to this post

• The Spidey reboot looks really good and Garfield is a good choice for the role. However, I don’t see it doing the kind of numbers the Raimi films did. Those films had little competition and felt really fresh at the time. This new Spider-Man is going up against a Dark Knight and a bunch of Avengers. Spidey is no longer the only superhero in town.

  Comment by Goblin — Monday July 25, 2011 @ 3:19pm PDT  Reply to this post

• All you naysayers are going to eat crow when this comes out next year. It may not surpass the original in terms of box office, but it’ll be better than Sam Raimi’s version with Toe-bee. Bank on it.

  Comment by J — Monday July 25, 2011 @ 3:42pm PDT  Reply to this post

  • Beat the original? The $403,706,375 In 2002 dollars or the $546,150,100 adjusted for 2011?.

    Comment by Moose Wayne — Monday July 25, 2011 @ 4:38pm PDT  Reply to this post

    • Um im pretty sure he said it wouldnt beat the original in terms of $$$.
      But it might be the better movie.

      Comment by haroldo — Monday July 25, 2011 @ 10:29pm PDT  Reply to this post

  • don’t think may Is right more like will not.

    Comment by Anonymous — Monday July 25, 2011 @ 4:48pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Will not surpass Is my guess.

  Comment by Moose Wayne — Monday July 25, 2011 @ 4:49pm PDT  Reply to this post

• He seems like a very sweet kid.

  But you still couldn’t pay me to see emo Peter Parker.

  Comment by wg — Monday July 25, 2011 @ 5:47pm PDT  Reply to this post

  • Uh what about Tobey Maguire is not emo?

    Comment by charlie — Tuesday July 26, 2011 @ 3:53pm PDT  Reply to this post

• Put a human spider in this movie! That scene was so epic in the first movie that I cannot believe they can do better now

  Comment by Pyke — Tuesday July 26, 2011 @ 11:54am PDT  Reply to this post