[3] Garfield's iteration of the character had some differences in personality to the Spider-Man of the previous film series, being more of an angst-ridden loner haunted by his actions.

The narrative of the duology centers around Parker struggling to maintain his double-life as Spider-Man and relationship with fellow student Gwen Stacy, whose death at the hands of his former friend Harry Osborn he believes himself responsible for.

The narrative also focuses on Parker seeking to uncover the truth behind the disappearance of his parents Richard and Mary, who left him in the care of his aunt and uncle as a child, alongside the nature of his father's work at Oscorp.

In No Way Home this portrayal was abandoned in order to depict Parker as a tortured individual who learns to let go of the emotional pain of Gwen's death and forgive himself after meeting two other versions of himself.

By this time, screenwriters James Vanderbilt, David Lindsay-Abaire, and Gary Ross had all written rejected versions of a script and Ziskin's husband Alvin Sargent, who wrote the second and third films, was working on yet another attempt.

[4][5] However, on January 11, 2010, Columbia Pictures and Marvel Studios announced that rather than continue the earlier saga, they were rebooting the series with a new cast and crew.

[6] The week after Raimi's departure, the studio announced that Marc Webb, whose previous film 500 Days of Summer was his directorial debut, would direct the reboot.

[29][30] In an interview with Variety that was published on January 6, 2022, Garfield said that his experience working on Spider-Man: No Way Home was "joyful", and that it gave him closure with his version of the character.

Webb explained that he and the crew wanted a design that would make the body look more acrobatic, with the "legs of the spider [symbol on the chest]" used to emphasize it.

Changes included larger lenses in the mask and modified web shooters, in addition to some modifications allowing Garfield to use the restroom while in the suit.

[35][36] As portrayed in The Amazing Spider-Man and its sequel, Peter is described as an "arrogant, misunderstood outsider", as well as "whip-smart and likably cheeky, with an undercurrent of teenage angst," compared to Tobey Maguire's "earnest" and "dorky" rendition of the character.

He also has a snarky, sarcastic and witty sense of humor and messes around and humiliates criminals with mocking insults and deadpan one-liners, toying with a car thief on his first official night as a vigilante.

[45] Critics like Claudia Puig of USA Today felt that Garfield's character as the superhero "embodies the nerdy Parker, the anguished fatherless teen and the cocky super-hero in equal doses".

"[46] Peter is first seen in the film as a six-year-old boy, as his father Richard Parker drops him off at his Uncle Ben and Aunt May's house after discovering that his documents were ransacked.

Peter immediately searches the Internet for information about Richard and Connors' work, which leads him to discover his parents' death in a plane crash.

After Peter manages to sneak inside the biocable lab, a moment of curiosity leads to him touching the webs, causing several genetically-modified spiders to fall on him, one of which bites him in the back.

On the subway ride home, he discovers he has developed spider-like abilities, such as super-strength, sharp senses, reflexes, agility, and speed.

Afterward, Peter uses his new abilities to track down criminals matching the killer's description, later resolving to create a mask to hide his identity during his exploits.

Changing into his suit, Peter saves numerous cars and their occupants from being tossed into the river by The Lizard, who is actually Dr. Connors after he tests the serum on himself.

In 2014, Peter is in action as Spider-Man, assisting the NYPD with chasing down criminals stealing a truckload of plutonium while trying to make it to his high school graduation.

He apprehends the criminals, led by mobster Aleksei Sytsevich, before making it to the ceremony, where Gwen is giving a speech as the school's valedictorian.

Dillon is stopped by Spider-Man after a battle that also sees police involvement and is taken to the Ravencroft Institute, where he is studied and tortured by German scientist Dr. Kafka.

Harry begins to show symptoms of his father's illness and uses the device Norman gave him to deduce that Spider-Man's blood could help save him.

As a vengeful Harry begins to conspire with Dillon, who now calls himself "Electro", Peter receives a voicemail message from Gwen, telling him that she was offered the job in England and is heading to the airport to fly there earlier than expected.

Just after they do so, Harry arrives, now as the Green Goblin, having figured out Spider-Man's identity and wanting revenge for being refused the blood transfusion.

Peter is happy to bond with his alternate selves create cures for the villains and save them from the deaths they would face in their own universes, coming to see Peter-One and Peter-Two as brothers.

[48] Though he does not appear, this version of Peter Parker is mentioned in the Marvel Comics storyline "Spider-Verse", which features many iterations of the character from multiple universes.

[55][56] Mary F. Pols of Time magazine said that even though the story was familiar, Garfield and Webb made it feel "convincingly fresh and exciting.

Subsequently, a fan campaign using the hashtag #MakeTASM3 began on Twitter advocating for Sony to produce a third film in the Amazing Spider-Man series, with Garfield reprising his role.

[31][73] Garfield also stated on The Happy Sad Confused Podcast that he would be interested in a Venom crossover,[74] while Tom Holland also expressed his support for a potential The Amazing Spider-Man 3, saying "I would love to see [it]".