Andrew Garfield, who recently reprised his role as Peter Parker for 2021's Spider-Man: No Way Home, says he'll be taking a hiatus from acting following the release of FX's Under the Banner of Heaven.
In an interview with Variety, Garfield address his upcoming role as Detective Jeb Pyre in Under the Banner of Heaven. Garfield said after the project's release, he's "going to rest for a bit." He continued, "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 awhile. Because as you know, that is a washing machine, that awards season. I need to just be a bit ordinary for a while." Garfield did not specify just how long his break from acting would be.
Based off a 2003 true-crime book of the same name by Jon Krakauer, Under the Banner of Heaven, which premieres April 28 on FX, sees Mormon detective Pyre looking into the murder of a mother and daughter. The investigation ends up challenging his faith. In the same interview, Garfield noted working on the project and dealing with its difficult subject resulted in him needing to really emphasize self-care so to bring his best to the show.
Garfield is an award-winning actor known for his performance in such movies as 2010's The Social Network and 2021's Tick, Tick... Boom!, the latter of which earned him a nomination for Best Actor at this year's Academy Awards. In addition to those roles, Garfield debuted as the titular hero in 2012's The Amazing Spider-Man. He later reprised the role for 2014's The Amazing Spider-Man 2.
Despite being modest commercial successes, Amazing Spider-Man and Amazing Spider-Man 2 received mixed reviews from critics. There were originally plans for Garfield to star in a third Amazing Spider-Man movie, but they never came to fruition. Instead, Sony Pictures partnered with Marvel to bring a new version of Spider-Man, this time played by Tom Holland, to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, Garfield did reprise his role as Parker in No Way Home, having been pulled into the MCU by a spell gone awry.
Directed by Jon Watts from a script by Erik Sommers and Chris McKenna, No Way Home is available to own on home media now.
Source: Variety