THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN actor Andrew Garfield would eventually like to retire from Hollywood.
“I’ve worked a lot this year. I’ve done like 11 months, 12 months, straight back-to-back projects,” he explained to Variety.
However, he’d like to just go off into the country and do nothing.
The actor said his goals now aren’t about success. They’re about quality of life.
“I want a certain quality of relationships with my family and friends. I want a certain quality of relationship with myself,” he explained.
After a few busy years, Garfield took a one-year acting break in 2022. He just wanted to rest and reflect.
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“I need to recalibrate and reconsider what I want to do next and who I want to be and just be a bit of a person for a while,” he told Variety, adding that Awards season is a “washing machine.” He said, “I need to just be a bit ordinary for a while.”
Garfield has worked on several projects this year– ARTIFICIAL, THE MAGIC FARAWAY TREE and THE UPRISING. In 2024, he admitted he’d love to play Spider-Man again.
“For sure, I would 100% come back if it was the right thing, if it’s additive to the culture, if there’s a great concept or something that hasn’t been done before that’s unique and odd and exciting and that you can sink your teeth into,” he said. “I love that character, and it brings joy. If part of what I bring is joy, then I’m joyful in return.”
Garfield’s newest movie, THE MAGIC FARAWAY TREE, is out in theaters right now. In it, he plays Tim Thompson, a father of two who moves his family to the countryside where they discover a magical tree with magical people. This was Garfield’s first time playing a father character.
“I’m not the young buck anymore and I’m having to kind of accept that,” Garfield joked in a recent interview.
Movieguide® rates THE MAGICAL FARAWAY TREE 4/4 stars, but it’s not for young children and families who avoid magical themes.
Part of Movieguide®’s review reads, “Underneath all that magic, the movie holds real moral weight. The fairies choose to help the children even though the kids’ long absence hurt them, and that choice shows grace: they set aside their hurt feelings and act out of love instead of resentment.” And “every character who chooses loyalty, forgiveness, or sacrifice ends up better for it.”
The movie currently has an 81% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes and a 79% critics score.
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