{"id":488779,"date":"2025-10-13T18:25:25","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T18:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/?p=488779"},"modified":"2025-11-03T20:08:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T20:08:21","slug":"the-amazing-spider-man-3-cancelled-for-good-garfield-explains-why","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/movies\/the-amazing-spider-man-3-cancelled-for-good-garfield-explains-why\/","title":{"rendered":"The Amazing Spider-Man 3 Cancelled for Good \u2013 Garfield Explains Why"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">The Amazing Spider-Man duo remains one of the most controversial chapters in Spider-Man cinematic history. Although the films received mixed reviews, many fans have retained a special fondness for Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker \u2013 an actor who managed to give the character a more vulnerable and human touch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">But for those who were hoping for a comeback, now comes bad news.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">\u201cIt\u2019s not going to happen\u201d<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">In a recent interview with GQ Magazine, Garfield was asked about the rumors that have been circulating for months \u2013 namely that The Amazing Spider-Man 3 is allegedly in secret development.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Garfield answered briefly but clearly:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">\u201cIt\u2019s not happening, and I don\u2019t think it ever will. But it\u2019s very kind of you to want it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">With that, he put a final stop to speculation that Sony was planning to revive his version of Spider-Man.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Why the trilogy was never completed<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">The two films \u2013 <\/span><em><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">The Amazing Spider-Man<\/span><\/em><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"> (2012) and <\/span><em><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">The Amazing Spider-Man 2<\/span><\/em><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"> (2014) \u2013 were released with great expectations following Sam Raimi\u2019s successful trilogy. But despite Garfield\u2019s strong performance and modern visual style, the films were met with mixed reviews and waning audience interest.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_474716\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-474716\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-474716\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/pasted-90.jpg\" alt='Andrew Garfield is right: \"The Amazing Spider-Man 3\" is unlikely' width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-474716\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Andrew Garfield is right: \u201cThe Amazing Spider-Man 3\u201d is unlikely<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><em><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">The Amazing Spider-Man<\/span><\/em><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"> grossed around 757 million USD globally.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">The sequel fell to around 709 million USD \u2013 a clear sign that audiences were not as engaged.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">The result was that Sony dropped plans for both a third film and several planned spin-offs such as <\/span><em><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Sinister Six<\/span><\/em><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"> and <\/span><em><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Venom<\/span><\/em><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"> (which were later rebooted in a new form).<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">The Marvel collaboration changed everything<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Sony instead entered into a partnership with Marvel Studios, which would prove to be extremely profitable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">The new version of Spider-Man \u2013 played by Tom Holland \u2013 received a much better reception:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p><em><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Spider-Man: Homecoming<\/span><\/em><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"> grossed over 880 million USD<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p><em><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">No Way Home<\/span><\/em><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"> became a global mega-success with over USD 1.9 billion<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">This success cemented Holland\u2019s position as the \u201cofficial\u201d Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, while finally allowing Sony to make a big profit from its licensed hero.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">A little hope for the fans?<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Even though Garfield rejects the idea of <\/span><em><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">\u200b\u200bThe Amazing Spider-Man 3<\/span><\/em><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"> , that doesn\u2019t necessarily mean we\u2019ll never see him again.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Following his tribute appearance in <\/span><em><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">Spider-Man: No Way Home,<\/span><\/em><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\"> several industry sources have suggested that he could appear in the upcoming Avengers film \u2013 perhaps in a cameo or as part of a larger multiverse scenario.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">But one thing is certain: a separate trilogy is out of the question for Garfield himself.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\" style=\"vertical-align: inherit;\">\u201cI had my time as Spider-Man, and I\u2019m incredibly grateful for it. But everything comes to an end,\u201d he concluded.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Amazing Spider-Man duo remains one of the most controversial chapters in Spider-Man cinematic history. Although the films received mixed reviews, many fans have retained a special fondness for Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker \u2013 an actor who managed to give the character a more vulnerable and human touch. But for those who were hoping [&hellip;] <a class=\"g1-link g1-link-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/movies\/the-amazing-spider-man-3-cancelled-for-good-garfield-explains-why\/\">More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10237,"featured_media":488780,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[812],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-488779","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies"},"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/488779","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10237"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=488779"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/488779\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":488782,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/488779\/revisions\/488782"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/488780"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=488779"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=488779"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.stereoindex.com\/tech\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=488779"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}