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'Spider-Man' Andrew Garfield: 'I relate to Peter Parker'

Published Thursday, Jul 14 2011, 20:13 BST | By Tara Fowler | 2 comments

Andrew Garfield has revealed that he relates to Spider-Man's alter ego Peter Parker.

The Social Network star, who plays the web-slinging superhero in the forthcoming reboot The Amazing Spider-Man, confessed that it was not difficult to get into character for the film.

"I related to Peter Parker so much because I felt like someone else inside," Garfield told Entertainment Weekly. "I loved the comic books and the animated TV series and I even dressed up as Spider-Man as a kid."

Meanwhile, director Marc Webb went on to detail the plot of the movie.

"Ultimately what this movie is about is a kid who grows up looking for his father and finds himself," Webb said. "And that's a Spider-Man story we haven't seen before."

In addition, the magazine confirmed that Rhys Ifans will be playing the Lizard in The Amazing Spider-Man. It was previously reported in October that he would be playing an undisclosed villain.

Garfield's Amazing Spider-Man co-star Emma Stone recently described the movie as daunting, admitting that she had no idea how popular the superhero franchise truly is.

The Amazing Spider-Man will open in the US and UK on July 3, 2012.