Star Report: New webmaster Garfield: Spidey’s always in style

The new Peter Parker says it’s never too soon for another “Spider-Man” movie.

Andrew Garfield, who plays Peter and his superhero alter-ego in next summer’s “The Amazing Spider-Man,” said Friday at the Comic-Con fan convention in San Diego that his take on the Marvel Comics icon is a departure from Tobey Maguire’s, which concluded just four years ago after three films.

Though it’s a short turnaround for a new version, lifelong Spidey fan Garfield says people need a hero such as Peter.

“We love it. We need it. We need his strength, we need his joy. We need to see that guy swing among the buildings of New York City. We all love that guy. We all dreamed of being him,” Garfield, 27, said in an interview. “It’s never going to die, and I can’t wait to see what the next actor does with it.”

Garfield, director Marc Webb, co-star Emma Stone, who plays romantic interest Gwen Stacy, and Rhys Ifans, who plays a villain known as the Lizard, had plenty of kindred spirits at Comic-Con, where they gave fans a preview of their new story of how nerdy Peter transforms into the agile crime fighter.

After the trailer for “The Amazing Spider-Man” played, Garfield gave Comic-Con fans a rousing opening to the presentation. Dressed in a cheap Spider-Man costume, Garfield rushed to a question-and-answer microphone in the audience posing as a jittery fan for a few moments before whipping off his mask and introducing himself as the film’s

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| July 22nd, 2011 by Jesse Alsop | Posted in Celebrities Quotes |

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