• Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.

Andrew Garfield on Spider-Man: "Why can't he be gay?"

Status
Not open for further replies.
P

PhoncipleBone

Banned
http://insidemovies.ew.com/2013/07/10/andrew-garfield-spider-man-gay/

Andrew Garfield has loved Spider-Man since he was a little kid. He can speak eloquently and at length about how open the Spider-verse is for interpretation. Recently, he says, he had a philosophical discussion with producer Matt Tolmach about Mary Jane or “MJ” to fans. “I was kind of joking, but kind of not joking about MJ,” he tells EW. “And I was like, ‘What if MJ is a dude?’ Why can’t we discover that Peter is exploring his sexuality? It’s hardly even groundbreaking!…So why can’t he be gay? Why can’t he be into boys?”

Garfield even has an actor in mind: “I’ve been obsessed with Michael B. Jordan since The Wire. He’s so charismatic and talented. It’d be even better—we’d have interracial bisexuality!” The star has clearly suggested a sexually flexible Spidey to his director, Marc Webb, as well. When EW later mentions the idea to Webb, the director says, “Michael B. Jordan, I know.” Oh, so he’s heard this too? “Uh, are you kidding?”
Click to expand...

Would definitely be a different take on the character.
 
R

Replicant

Member
Eh, I don't know. I'd rather not because those bigots will just say how the gays are out to ruin everything with our agenda.

"Why does everything has to be gay?"
"Why do they always flaunt their sexuality?"
"Another day, another gay Hollywood agenda"

And so on and so forth.....
 
V

Viewt

Member
Eh, there's nothing intrinsic to Peter's character that necessitates him being straight, I suppose.

It's a little funny that Garfield's already picked out the dude he wants, though.
 
C

charsace

Member
I have no problem with Garfield is saying. I wish one of these comic book movies would look to doing their own version of a character instead of copying the comic as much as they can.

He most likely picked Jordan because the guy is one of the best young actors today and should be getting big roles?
 
N

Nether!

Member
Sure, I couldn't care less about Peter Parker's relationships in the movies. As long as it didn't become the focus it would make no difference to me.
Will never happen though.
 
C

captmcblack

Member
Could they do it? Sure, why not.

Would it make sense given that there is no gay Spider-Man/Peter Parker canonically in the comics or any other interpretations of Spider-Man/Peter Parker? No, not really.

Watch them add that to Miles Morales, though...then it would fit the canon, at least somewhere. Then, you could do it and have it make sense!
 
T

ThePointyEnd

Banned
First they try to ruin Bert and Ernie now this.

Although I would care less if they made Spidey gay than I would if they ruined my childhood.
 
P

Peter Bazooka

Banned
Viewt said:
Eh, there's nothing intrinsic to Peter's character that necessitates him being straight, I suppose.

It's a little funny that Garfield's already picked out the dude he wants, though.
Click to expand...

His relationships with Gwen Stacy and Mary Jane are a pretty integral part of his character.
 
M

morningbus

Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
If there is anything I've learned from previous Spider-man threads, it's that Spider-man going black would probably shut down the internet from nerd outrage.
 
D

Discotheque

Banned
man this guy was so good in social network and never let me go. now he's just a shittier spiderman :(

and it sounds like he just wants an excuse to kiss wallace
 
S

Slayven

Member
Angry Grimace said:
Mary-Jane, not Gary-John
Click to expand...

sunfire1.jpg

tumblr_m0gebdFB331qbj79io1_500.jpg
 
C

Carcetti

Member
Spider-Man's sexuality is not something that makes or breaks the character. At least he wouldn't have to get divorced by Satan.
 
captainnapalm

captainnapalm

Member
I bet this is because his real life girlfriend is getting closer to being snuffed out and replaced by some young, red-headed Hollywood babe. He probably feels guilty about getting too into the whole MJ thing.
 
R

Replicant

Member
morningbus said:
If there is anything I've learned from previous Spider-man threads, it's that Spider-man going black would probably shut down the internet from nerd outrage.
Click to expand...

Pretty much. Many so-called 'nerds' and 'geeks' are still quite bigoted despite how open-minded they often claim themselves to be. I mean look at any discussion on equality on video games, for example.

Thanks for the consideration though, Garfield. It's appreciated.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.

Similar threads

A new look at Venom in Marvel's Spider-Man 2 revealed via Entertainment
Hype
46
4K
Varteras replied
HD Image of Andrew Garfield Leaked from Spider-Man: No Way Home, Garfield: "it’s a Photoshop"
44
5K
AJUMP23 replied
So uhhh there's been no good Spiderman film since 2004 huh?
2
71
4K
Dark Star replied
New Spider-Man 2 - Story Trailer | PS5 Games
Trailer 5 6 7 8 9
446
36K
Heisenberg007 replied
[Famitsu] Interview with Jim Ryan: Importance of Japanese market and games, Spider-Man 2 on PS5, PSVR2
News Business
43
3K
SirTerry-T replied
Top Bottom