Andrew Garfield Suggests It Doesn’t Matter If He’s In ‘Sinister Six’
You’d thinkAndrew Garfield’s involvement would be crucial to the Spider-Man franchise, seeing as he’s, y’know, Spider-Man. But as Sony makes plans to expand the universe, it seems Spidey won’t be the star of every show anymore. Indeed, according to Garfield, it doesn’t even matter whether he shows up in the upcoming spinoffSinister Six. Read his comments after the jump.
The Toronto Sungot the opportunity to pump Garfield for information aboutSinister Six. “I know more than I’m allowed to say right now,” the actor teased. “I can say I’m really excited aboutDrew Goddard, who’s going to be writing and directing The Sinister Six movie. And whether I’m involved in that or not is kind of immaterial.”
While Garfield is being careful not to confirm or deny anything, his response does suggest that even if he is inSinister Six, it won’t be in a major role. At most, it sounds like, we can expect a cameo. That raises the question of what all the villains will bedoinginSinister Sixif they aren’t battling Spidey, but we’ve heard a few hints aboutthe return of Norman Osbornand whatnot.
Garfield has led twoAmazing Spider-Manmovies so far and is expected to reprise his role for 2018’sThe Amazing Spider-Man 3. However, Sony has shown signs of wanting to branch out from the usual Spidey-centric adventures. In addition toSinister Six, which is expected to feature the Green Goblin and the Rhino among others, the studio is also developing spinoffs built around Venom andan as-yet-unnamed female character.
Whether a Spider-Man movie without Spider-Man is a stroke of genius or a crazy act of desperation remains to be seen. On the one hand, we’d welcome a foray into uncharted territory after retreading familiar storylines in the first twoAmazing Spider-Manmovies. There’s a real opportunity here to mix up the usual superhero movie tropes.
On the other hand, Sony’s Spider-Man franchise seems to be on shaky ground as it is. The films are still making money, but they don’t seem to attract nearly the level of devotion that competing franchises at other studios do. It’s hard to see how downplaying the central character would help. In any case, we’ll see how Sony’s gamble pays off whenSinister SixopensNovember 11, 2016.
