GOSSIP HOTLINE

Oct 29th 2011, 10:07

Andrew Garfield Was the Right Decision for 'Spider-Man' Jamie Bell, who screen tested for the role of Peter Parker/Spider-Man but ultimately lost out to Andrew, recently spoke to GQ magazine about how the producers made the right choice. "I've never felt particularly connected to Peter Parker…I felt like they made the right decision," Jamie said. Bell and Garfield — who is the "nicest guy" — "had a great time" in what Bell calls "Spidey school: a great exercise, a great workout, learning all these fight routines. "Then we were at this dinner — and this was right before [the casting] got announced — and a salt shaker fell off the table. And Andrew and I both instinctively went like this" — Bell shoots out his arm in a web-slinging, catch-a-falling-child move — "and there was a look in both our eyes: 'We've been to Spidey school too long…'" In the end Garfield got the part; Spider-Man swings into cinemas in July next year, and Garfield's life will never be the same again. But Bell understands, and claims not to be bothered. "I think they made a great decision. He's a really great actor. And I'm really excited about the movie." Andrew Garfield makes a quick stop at Tender Greens restaurant on Friday (October 28) in Culver City, Calif. The 28-year-old The Amazing Spider-Man actor grabbed some lunch to go at the organic restaurant hot spot! Yeah, well, they probably couldn't have found anyone more excited about playing Peter than Andrew. source