Reacting to the Tobey Maguire, Tom Holland and Andrew Garfield Full Interview: My Honest Verdict

I finally got to sit down with the full 30 minute conversation between Tobey Maguire, Tom Holland and Andrew Garfield, moderated by Pete Hammond, and it is genuinely the first time all three have talked together since Spider-Man: No Way Home came out. My verdict after watching it: that was a lot of fun.

This interview matters to fans because it is the closest thing we have gotten to seeing all three Spider-Man actors reflect together on what it meant to share the screen, and hearing them describe the secrecy, the nerves, and the emotional weight of the reunion adds a lot of context to why that movie hit as hard as it did.

Andrew Garfield's Enthusiasm Is Just as Contagious to Watch as It Was for Tom Holland

Watching this back reminded me how much I appreciate Andrew Garfield and all of his exuberant enthusiasm. Tom Holland himself said in the interview that Garfield's excitement and joy is contagious, and watching the clip I felt the same thing from the outside. There is something about the way Garfield talks, whether in an interview or on screen, that makes him fascinating to watch even when he is just describing his own nervousness about joining the project.

Tom Holland's Lack of Traditional Training Makes His Answers More Impressive

I was really impressed with how well spoken Tom Holland is, especially knowing he is not theatrically trained the way some actors are. From what I understand of his path into acting, it is not the traditional route, kind of like Jennifer Lawrence in that sense, and I picked some of that up from his Hot Ones episode. He has clearly been acting since he was a small boy, but hearing him talk through the pressure of waiting for Maguire and Garfield to arrive on set, joking that the date was etched on his calendar, made his answers land even more.

I Still Cannot Tell Where Tobey Maguire Really Stands, and I Think That Is Just Who He Is

The part that stuck with me most is that I am still uncertain about Tobey Maguire, and where he actually stands emotionally with all of this. I noticed he has the exact same relaxed, searching-for-words behavior in this interview that he had in old footage of him discussing the never made Spider-Man 4, so I have decided that is just Tobey Maguire. At one point I joked, "I relate. I relate to Andrew Garfield," watching him try to find his words while Maguire calmly waited him out. I compared Maguire's low key interview style to Johnny Depp, saying he is "kind of like Johnny Depp in the way that he conducts himself during interviews, it's just very relaxed," and my read is that he comes alive with a script and a camera rather than in loose conversation.

The Story About Getting Into the Suits Together Says a Lot About the Group Dynamic

The detail that stuck out to me was Maguire describing how the three of them were put straight into their suits and just told to jump around in front of a camera together on day one, with Holland admitting he brought Zendaya and Jacob Batalon along as emotional support for that first meeting. That single story told me most of what I needed to know about the dynamic, that Holland and Garfield are the chatty, expressive ones, while Maguire is the quieter presence in the room who just watches and takes it in.

I wish this conversation could have happened in person rather than remotely, and I am already hoping for outtakes on a future Blu-ray given how much footage John Watts reportedly shot with the three of them together.

Which of the three Spider-Man actors do you think gave the most honest answer about whether they would return, Maguire, Garfield, or Holland?