Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire left the role in sorry circumstances – but the new film offers a shot at redemption
Not all big-screen superheroes get a satisfying multi-film story arc like Tony Stark’s in the Marvel Cinematic Universe: from bumptious arms dealer to dangerous overreacher, to self-sacrificing leader of men. Christopher Reeve’s Superman was last seen dispensing with the ridiculous villain Nuclear Man in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace, now widely considered one of the worst superhero movies of all time. And until recently, fans thought they would never see Michael Keaton’s Batman again, after he banished Danny DeVito’s Penguin and failed miserably to hook up with Michelle Pfeiffer’s Catwoman in Batman Returns. (Keaton will be back as the caped crusader in Andy Muschietti’s The Flash.) And on the other side of the DC/Marvel divide, there’s the potential for two wallcrawlers to finally get the send-off they deserve in the forthcoming Spider-Man: No Way Home.
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