Actor Andrew Garfield has revisited his widely shared 2013 comments in which he questioned why Spider-Man had never been portrayed as gay, telling Entertainment Weekly the idea remains something he stands by. Speaking while promoting his new film "The Uprising," Garfield described his original remarks as "an exercise in rebellion" rooted in the belief that the character's universal appeal comes precisely from the fact that anyone, regardless of race, gender or sexuality, can imagine themselves in the Spider-Man suit.

Back in 2013, while promoting "The Amazing Spider-Man 2," Garfield had suggested to producer Matt Tolmach that Peter Parker's love interest MJ could be reimagined as a man, even proposing actor Michael J. Bordan for the role and questioning why Peter couldn't be shown exploring his sexuality. Now, 13 years on, Garfield says he still believes in a version of the franchise where "everyone is being honoured and everyone is being included." The remarks come as Tom Holland continues in the role, with his latest film "Spider-Man: Brand New Day" a major box-office success, and Holland himself has spoken of wanting to bring Miles Morales to the big screen.