"Woah there," you cry, presumably shocked at the blunt nature of such a statement. But consider two things: The Amazing Spider-Man 3 is probably going to be Andrew Garfield's last movie as a part of this franchise. He's said so on a number of occassions ("Who wants to be a 30 year old Spider-Man?"). And given that Sony are mounting plans to generate a cinematic universe of their own, they're obviously planning to keep the character around. Would it be practical, after all, to just recast the character, when the very essence of a cinematic universe stems from its ability to feel continuous and inter-connected? Probably not. So The Amazing Spider-Man 3 needs to ensure that, should Garfield depart the franchise, it either kills him off or - preferably - finds a way to let somebody else become Spider-Man instead (i.e. Miles Morales). Of course, we'd truly prefer Garfield to just... "stick" around. Like this article? Let us know in the comments section below.
Sam Hill is an ardent cinephile and has been writing about film professionally since 2008. He harbours a particular fondness for western and sci-fi movies.
