There’s one condition for Andrew Garfield to return as Marvel’s Spider-Man

As an actor and a movie star, Andrew Garfield is the real deal. He clearly loves his job and approaches every role with such joy that he can’t believe he does this for a living. Although he made his feature debut 19 years ago, his career still feels incredibly young. Perhaps this is because we feel we have barely scratched the surface of his talent. We’ve seen him cheerful (“Tick, Tick… Boom!”), melancholic (“Never Let Me Go”), and just an alien (“Under the Silver Lake”). But there’s more to him than that. And that’s what we discover. He’s a man of many modes, and you can’t help but feel that the best is yet to come for 41-year-old Garfield.

After a three-year hiatus from film, Garfield returns to theaters this fall in the romantic drama We Live in Time, co-starring the equally wonderful Florence Pugh. The film is currently being held Generally good rating of 66 out of 100 on Metacriticbut it sounds like this might test your tolerance for eccentricity. Personally, I’d put up with a lot just to watch Garfield and Pugh do great things for a few hours.

This begs the question of whether we can resist seeing Garfield again in the next Spider-Man outing. It doesn’t really matter what I want. What matters is what Garfield wants to do, and he seems ready to take on a new challenge as Peter Parker. I have one request for the filmmakers.

In the latest issue of EmpireGarfield said the experience of starring in Spider-Man: No Way Home was a “healing” moment for him after the two Amazing Spider-Man films were commercially, critically and fans’ disappointments. It is revealed that it was. Those movies were certainly scary, but that horror had almost all to do with their disastrous scripts. Garfield had the makings of a great Parker, but the writing let him down in every way.

Garfield has experience working on popular Spider-Man movies, leaving the door open for him to return to the role. He told Empire:

“Sure, if it’s the right thing to do, if it’s additive to the culture, if it’s a great concept or something that’s never been done before, it’s unique and weird and exciting and can make your heart sink. I love the character, and if it brings me joy, I take joy in it too. ”

He experienced that joy firsthand at the 2011 San Diego Comic-ConAnd the moment was so winning that I can’t begrudge him the opportunity to web-sling again. Of course, I hope he continues to work with major filmmakers like Martin Scorsese, David Robert Mitchell, and Luca Guadagnino, but whatever keeps him energized is important. The last thing I want is for this talent of performers to lose their contagious enthusiasm for their art.