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Andrew Garfield and the George Lazenby Effect

posted 7 years ago by TMC-4 (19451)
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In the Spider-Man film series, will Andrew Garfield be remembered in much the same way that George Lazenby is often seen as the odd man out among James Bond actors? Both of these actors faced the tough task of being the first to fill in for the original actor in the role. I know, both Peter Parker and James Bond had been portrayed by different actors on TV before making their film debuts in 2002 and 1962, respectively, but you know what I mean. Tobey Maguire and Sean Connery will always be synonymous with their respective characters since they had the biggest impact and enjoyed the biggest success early on. But what about their immediate successors? How will Andrew Garfield’s contributions be judged as the character moves on without him?

Let’s discuss his similarities to George Lazenby before answering that question.

[–] AP (5259) 7 years ago

He can also be compared to Val Kilmer's Batman or Ray Stevenson's Punisher. Kilmer is sort of the forgotten Batman as there were a couple live action Batmen who came before and a few that came after who have all been either famous or infamous. Kilmer just sort of exists in the middle there. Stevenson is the same way. While Dolph Lundgren was the first live action Punisher, that movie is a little obscure. Thomas Jane was the first really famous Punisher actor and Jon Bernthal is the current famous Punisher actor. Both are considered iconic versions of Frank Castle. Then you have Ray Stevenson being forgotten between them.

At any rate, I think the two Amazing movies will be remembered as sort of this weird hiccup between two well known Spider-Man. Maguire's Spidey helped to usher in the modern superhero movie and Spider-Man 2 is often seen as one of the best superhero flicks of all time. Meanwhile, Tom Holland's Spidey was the one that interacted in the MCU and considering his age, might get to play the character for several films. Garfield's Spidey will just be... there.