With great power comes great responsibility – and who else can better conform to such an archetypal statement if not for The Amazing Spider-Man former Andrew Garfield? The 2022 Emmys marked a night of celebrations and moments of emotional gravity, with shows like Succession and Ted Lasso winning big, actors and actresses like Lee Jung-jae, Zendaya, Matthew Macfadyen, and Amanda Seyfried won their names, and many fans felt upset that their favorite shows weren’t getting the stardom they deserved Well Named.
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While the whole event was an amalgamation of jaw-dropping moments, one such element, which unfortunately went awry in the eyes of the camera, was Andrew Garfield, with his first-rate Spider-Man reflexes, becoming Jimmy’s knight. Kimmel. in shining armor. In her show’s opening monologue, Kimmel detailed when and how it happened.
Needless to say, Garfield’s Spider-Man instincts saved the day.
The spear incident
At the start of the 2022 Emmys, there was a “big dance number” where, as Kimmel pointed out, “the dancers came out and danced.” The catch was that the whole enterprise was centered around famous TV theme songs.
The late-night show host, whose illustrious Emmys table included Amanda Seyfried and her husband, Chris O’Donnell, and daughter, Jeremy Allen White, and Andrew Garfield, and his friends, sat next to the stage.
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Kimmel remembers it this way:
“So the dancing starts and the dancers dance around us to the theme songs of Friends and The Brady Bunch and so on and then Game of Thrones – these dancers come out with spears and they hit the spears about halfway through. -way the dance, the tip of one of the spears flies out of the right handle at us – at our table.
What happened next stunned the prominent comedian and TV host, leaving him practically dumbfounded. Out of nowhere, Andrew Garfield had come to the rescue of Jimmy Kimmel.
Andrew Garfield comes to the rescue
Continuing her story, Kimmel explained, “Out of nowhere – and I swear to God it happened – Andrew Garfield rushes forward and snatches it [the spear] out of thin air. Additionally, the host explained how the heroic act felt like an actual Spider-Man. “He really could be Spider-Man,” says the famous producer.
To add depth to the seemingly hilarious but baffling situation, the show’s host explained how the tick, tick… BOOM! The actor acted exactly as the famous Marvel superhero would if he found himself in an undercover situation.
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Exaggerating for comedic effect, Kimmel said:
“His shirt opened, my wife was almost resuscitated. It was amazing!”
The host went on to express his deepest gratitude to Garfield, who was nominated for the Emmy category, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. “With great power, comes great reflexes,” the host noted, as the segment’s ultimate conclusion.
The beloved actor seems to have captured the hearts of many — if he wasn’t already famous for it — with YouTube comments under Jimmy Kimmel’s Emmy recap hailing him as the best Spider-Man.
As for the man who embodied one of the most enjoyable iterations of the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, the masses constantly wondered if the fan-favorite actor would return to reprise his role in the grand scheme of the game. future of MCU. As he was last seen in Spider-Man: No Coming Home, recent rumors and reports hint at how Garfield could return for Avengers: Secret Wars.
Additionally, these reports detailed how the acclaimed actor was able to commit to Marvel on a contract basis, allowing him to star in other upcoming MCU projects. It cannot yet be determined whether these speculative assumptions are true or not.
What remains evident is the public’s love and admiration for Andrew Garfield, which continues to grow over time. We’ll soon see whether or not Marvel Studios would be crazy enough to pass up the golden opportunity to integrate the actor into future projects.
avengers: Secret Wars is slated for release on November 7, 2025.
Source: Jimmy Kimmel live
