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Emma Stone recounts "fond memories" of her 'The Amazing Spider-Man' experience

By Sophia Soto | Last updated Aug 16, 2025 3:08 AM ET

Emma Stone is reflecting on her time playing Gwen Stacy alongside Andrew Garfield's Peter Parker/Spider-Man in 2012's The Amazing Spider-Man and its 2014 sequel.

"I really loved doing Spider-Man,” she expressed in an interview with Vogue. "I loved everybody I worked with. I met Andrew [Garfield] there. I met Sally Field. Marc Webb was wonderful. It was a really special time in my life. That’s a recurring theme: The people more than the film itself is what sticks with me for so long. I only have fond memories of this experience."

As for the one con: the press tours. "I don’t know how people do it," the actress commented. "I remember it being nine countries in two weeks. You’re functioning in a state of jet lag previously unknown to you. I felt truly psychotic the entire time. I’m half dead."

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To the delight of fans, Garfield recently reprised the role alongside Tom Holland and Tobey Maguire's versions of the iconic comic book character in 2021's Spider-Man: No Way Home. We saw how Gwen's death continued to affect Peter, who managed to save Zendaya's MJ from the same fate in a moving full-circle moment.

The writers have mentioned that at one point, Stone's character had been written into the script, but the idea never actually made it to her. "I have never heard that before. This is awesome, this is a big moment," she told Phase Zero.

Holland is set to return to the screen in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, currently scheduled to release next year, but it's unclear if we can expect another cameo from Garfield or even Stone going forward in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Sophia Soto

Sophia Soto is a writer and interviewer with a passion for all things entertainment. She is a Senior Reporter at The Nerds of Color and contributes to Yardbarker, Screensphere, Den of Geek, What to Watch, Nerdtropolis, and Temple of Geek. You can see her past work on Remezcla, Young Hollywood, Looper, Paste Magazine, Primetimer, Soundsphere, and Starry Constellation Magazine

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