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“He’s a lone wolf… Erratic, angry, rebellious. It’s cool to be a nerd now. Peter is an outsider, because that’s what he has to do to protect himself. He was dropped once; he doesn’t want to be dropped again. It’s difficult to get close to him.”

Garfield also told us about the physical side of the role: “The stunts are homegrown and grass roots. I plastered my walls with page after page of artwork and spent hours trying to get my body as extreme as possible.

“I didn’t want to be a bulky guy. I wanted to be a skinny kid beating the crap out of big guys.”

The Amazing Spider-Man opens on 4 July 2012.

“I heard about Spider-Man and I didn’t think it was something I would want to be a part of. I just thought that probably isn’t right for me. Then I [auditioned with Andrew Garfield] and realized that this was a really interesting, fantastic relationship between two people and that I was being really closed-minded”

“[I] started learning more about Gwen Stacy and her history and just fell in love with the character and with the fans, too. I started reading forums and getting involved more in the comic book universe and it just became something I really wanted to be a part of, just because of all those elements.”

He explained: “All the way through filming the Spider-Man movie, I felt like I was serving something greater than me. I wouldn’t have done it if I didn’t. That character has been an important character to me since I was a kid. And all my concern was to make sure that Peter Parker and the symbol of Spider-Man were treated with the reverence that I have for them.”

Having consulted his predecessor Tobey Maguire about what it’s like to be at the centre of a white-hot franchise, the 28-year-old is enjoying some quiet time ahead of the media mayhem to come.

“There will be a certain stepping out, yes. I think right now all I’m trying to do is step in,” Andrew explained. “Not in a shy way. Not in a defensive way. Not in a keep-away-from-me way. It’s just that I need to know myself so well if I’m going to be able to handle this.”

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In May cosmetic company OPI will be shipping out to stores The Amazing Spider-Man nail polish collection. Most of the titles are targeted towards the younger fans, but the double entendre for “Just Spotted the Lizard” is worth the price of the product. (Source)

The Amazing Spider-Man – March 17th (4:15-5:30)
The Amazing Spider-Man is back on the big screen, shot in 3D for the first time, and will be swinging into your neighborhood on July 3, 2012. Director Marc Webb and star Emma Stone appear live at WonderCon to give you your Spidey fix! For the fans who haven’t seen it, here is your chance to see the eight minutes of footage that the filmmakers recently presented in a 13-city global launch event. Ballroom, Third Level.

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