“There was an interview I gave where I said, ‘Why can’t Peter explore his bisexuality in his next film? Why can’t MJ be a guy?’ I was then put under a lot of pressure to retract that and apologise for saying something that is a legitimate thing to think and feel. “I worked harder than I’ve ever worked on anything and I’m really proud of it, but I didn’t feel represented,” Garfield said.
This time, speaking with the Independent, Garfield didn’t have it out for Sony’s capitalism, but instead, its biphobia. After reminding us that time is the prison in which we live and the forces of capitalism its grim wardens, in another profile the former Spidey decided to revisit his distaste for the corporate forces around his Amazing Spider-Man movies. The Spider-Man star said that he was worried about playing a gay role but eventually decided that he had to trust that it was the right thing. It’s a banner week for Andrew Garfield talking strictly about Spider-Man and only Spider-Man, in the most diplomatic manner possible, no sir, nothing to see here in these quotes about the Spider-Man at all.
Alaska Thunderfuck exclusively told us: I think straight guys say ignorant things about gay people all the time. Must be nice to be able to be gay without any of the hardships. Now, as rumours swirl about his potential return, he’s using renewed leverage to remind people of some of his past criticisms. The straight white privilege of Andrew Garfield. Andrew Garfield has always been frank about the disappointment he faced with the outcome of his Amazing Spider-Man duology - not in having embodied the legendary superhero, but in the creative and business decisions behind it.