Β Out in theaters Friday: the new Amazing Spider-Man 2. Β Critics are expecting it to be a huge hit, even though they say it definitely has a few flaws. Β And one of those flaws could be the new kid in the lead role. Β Andrew Garfield took over the role when the studios decided to reboot the franchise, once the Toby McGuire contract had run out.
Toby’s version of the “super-hero high school kid with the weight of the world on his shoulders” came across as perfect for a certain amount of people out there. Β A little understated and humble, compared to Garfield’s jittery snark.
But it’s a whole different version of the character. Β A reboot. Β Which seems to be what they do with a lot of movies these days: Superman, Batman, the Hulk. Β It used to tbe you’d just pop new actors in and keep filming, like the James Bond and Jack Ryan series.
So we wondered which you prefer: reboots or replacements?
