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Popularly known for starring as the web-swinging superhero inThe Amazing Spider-Manfilm series, Andrew Garfield made his feature film debut with the 2007 filmLions for Lambs.It featured Garfield alongside an ensemble cast, including Tom Cruise, Meryl Streep, Robert Redford, and Michael Pena. The movie follows two students who enlist in the army following the inspiration of their idealistic professor, Dr. Malley.
While the actor was feeling lucky to have his feature film debut alongside such an acclaimed cast, the movie fell short of his expectations. It received negative reviews and had a disappointing box office reception as well. And the actor later admitted that he was wrong about it all along.
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Andrew Garfield BelievedLions For LambsWould Do Wonders
Andrew Garfieldfelt nothing but lucky when his audition tape for another movie landed in the hands of the casting director Avy Kaufman. Kaufman was the casting director forRobert Redford’s2007 movieLions for Lambs, and she found the 40-year-old actor perfect for the role of Todd Hayes in the movie.
The Social Networkactor has shared that he had an incredible experience working in Redford’s movie alongside some of the biggest names in the industry. He even said,“I’m just lucky to be there working on the same project as them.”
It may have also led the actor to anticipate thatLions and Lambswould be the big break he had been waiting for. During an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Garfield shared that he believed that the film was“literally going to define our time,”claiming that it had a“worthy script.”
However, things did not go as he expected.Lions for Lambsonly made $63.2 million at the box office and was harshly criticized by the critics and audience.“People hated it, to be honest,”Garfield said, stating that he was wrong about the movie, as it did not do very well at the box office.
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Andrew Garfield Called His Feature Film Debut Ridiculous
Andrew Garfield had high expectations from the 2007 war drama. While he has been quite vocal about what he expected, he has also not hesitated to share his disappointment with the movie as well. During his 2021 interview with Wired, theMainstreamstar deemed his feature film debut a“ridiculous first movie to do.”
[It was] a ridiculous first movie to do because Robert Redford was directing and starring (in the film),”he said. The actor explained that the movie featured some of the most prominent names at the time alongside an actor who had never done a movie before.
“Next on the call sheet was Meryl Streep. And then, after Meryl Streep was Thomas Cruise. Then after that, it was this little child called Andrew Garfield, who had never made a film before. And that’s ridiculous.”
While the actor did have some promising scenes in the movie, as he portrayed a privileged young college student, the movie’s reviews did not work in his favor, and he continued to struggle until his breakout with the 2010 biographical dramaThe Social Network.
Lions for Lambsis available on Prime Video.
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Source:Los Angeles Times
Laxmi Rajput
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Laxmi Rajput is a Senior Writer at FandomWire, with over 3,300 articles published covering film, TV, and pop culture. With a degree in Broadcast Journalism and over three years of experience in content writing, she pivoted to entertainment journalism because let’s be honest, superheroes, sitcoms, and Netflix binges are way more fun. Laxmi frequently covers Marvel, Harry Potter, Star Wars, and popular TV shows, offering both fan-first enthusiasm and thoughtful analysis. Her work often dives into Marvel theories, revisits the genius of The Big Bang Theory, or unpacks the Netflix phenomenon of Stranger Things.
