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Andrew Garfield is your new Tobey Maguire

Andrew Garfield has been chosen to replace Tobey Maguire in the fourth “Spider-Man.” Don’t know who he is? Me neither. PEOPLE educates us.

Something of a familiar (and handsome) face in the U.K. for his TV starring roles on Red Riding and Boy A, Garfield, 26, will be seen on the big screen this fall in The Social Network (director David Fincher’s film about Facebook, also starring Justin Timberlake) and in the adaptation of Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go. Last year, he appeared in Terry Gilliam’s The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.

“Though his name may be new to many, those who know this young actor’s work understand his extraordinary talents. He has a rare combination of intelligence, wit and humanity. Mark my words, you will love Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker,” says Spidey 4 director Mark Webb, whose debut feature, (500) Days of Summer, developed something of a cult following last year.

I’m sure he’ll make a decent Spidey but it always amazes me why they ask the director for his opinion on his lead actor. Of course he’s going to talk him up. He’s not going to say, “Man, I can’t believe this fucking douchebag is the new Peter Parker. God, what a queer. You’re gonna hate this movie.”

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