Andrew Garfield had an extremely classy response to losing his Spider-Man role

Andrew Garfield
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After just two middling movies, Sony decided to crush its Amazing Spider-Man franchise. And while Sony's brand-new partnership with Marvel means that fans will finally get to see Spider-Man and Iron Man hanging out together on the big screen, it also marks the end of Amazing Spider-Man star Andrew Garfield's performance as the webslinger.

You might think an actor like Garfield would be disappointed about losing his big blockbuster role — but in a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight, Garfield sounded just fine with saying goodbye to Spider-Man. "I'm just really excited to just be a fan again as opposed to bearing the weight of it," he said.

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Scott Meslow

Scott Meslow is the entertainment editor for TheWeek.com. He has written about film and television at publications including The Atlantic, POLITICO Magazine, and Vulture.