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During an appearance on Capital FM, Garfield was asked for his thoughts on the shot from the Brand New Day trailer. “This feels like a reach to be honest. Like, what do you mean there’s like room for other characters?” he said. “There’s literally just space underneath Spider-Man.” When it was mentioned some of the Hand members seem to be looking at characters who aren’t in the frame, Garfield replied, “Yeah, but they’re all heading to Spider-Man. Well, there’s room for more characters in every frame of the film, probably!”
Garfield ended the segment by jokingly alluding to his constant denials about being in No Way Home. “You notice I didn’t say that I wasn’t in it though, right? [laughter] Or am I a traitor?”
Will Andrew Garfield Return In Spider-Man: Brand New Day?
After Spider-Man: No Way Home, Marvel fans won’t trust what Andrew Garfield says about his potential involvement with upcoming projects. Especially since the Marvel Cinematic Universe is still in the midst of the Multiverse Saga, there’s always a chance variants from other realities pop up to make an appearance. That said, fans shouldn’t get their hopes up for a Garfield return. The multiverse was the driving force behind No Way Home‘s narrative, meaning there was an organic opportunity to include characters from the older film series. In contrast, Brand New Day is aiming to tell a narrative that’s a bit more grounded and focused on Peter’s personal plight. Granted, there are teases of body horror elements as Peter’s DNA mutates, but the multiverse doesn’t appear to be in play here (for now, anyway).
As much fun as it would be to see Garfield and Tom Holland back together again, it would be for the best if Garfield actually isn’t in this MCU Spider-Man film. No Way Home was very much lightning in a bottle; what worked so well in that film could come across as forced fan service in another movie, which is something Marvel wants to avoid. Additionally, Holland’s Spider-Man is long overdue for a movie where he just gets to be a friendly neighborhood hero protecting the streets of New York. From a creative perspective, this approach is fresh and exciting for Holland’s iteration. If Garfield showed up, it would take away from that mission.
