Andrew Garfield Blames Sony For Amazing Spider Man 2 Failures

To say that Sony’s Amazing Spider-Man franchise has been troubled would probably be an understatement. The plot of the original film was dramatically reworked several times between shooting and release, and a lukewarm reception led to its own sequel being dubbed a “soft reboot” with a reworked look/tone meant to launch a proper trilogy. But said sequel was met with tepid (for a superhero blockbuster) box-office and poor reviews, leading to delays, departures and general uncertainty about the future of the franchise – which Sony was trumpeting as a powerhouse of yearly sequels, spinoffs and crossovers prior to ASM2’s poor reception. Now, Spider-Man himself is weighing in on what went wrong: And he blames the studio. In an interview with The Daily Beast, actor Andrew Garfield (who took over the role of Peter Parker/Spider-Man from Tobey Maguire after Sony canceled Spider-Man 4 in favor of a series-reboot) explained that while he was very fond of the sequel’s original script, some folks in charge felt differently: Officially, Sony is still planning a series of spin-offs to debut before and after the eventual release of Amazing Spider-Man 3; including Sinister Six and a star-vehicle for an unidentified female character. Source: The Daily Beast