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Andrew Garfield Renews Calls for a Gay Spider-Man, 13 Years After Asking ‘Why Can’t He Be Into Boys?’

Andrew Garfield is reflecting on his viral interview from 2013 in which he questioned why there had not yet been a gay Spider-Man. The Oscar nominee was promoting “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” at the time when he told Entertainment Weekly about a recent discussion he had with producer Matt Tolmach about gender-swapping Peter Parker’s iconic […]

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Andrew Garfield Renews Calls for a Gay Spider-Man, 13 Years After Asking ‘Why Can’t He Be Into Boys?’
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