Andrew Garfield Lied to Ex Emma Stone About His Involvement in 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' : She 'Kept on Texting Me'

Emma Stone and Andrew Garfield in 2014.Photo: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images Warning: This post contains spoilers for Marvel’s latest Spider-Man film,Spider-Man: No Way Home. Not evenAndrew Garfield’sAmazing Spider-Mancostar (and former flame)Emma Stoneknew about his involvement inSpider-Man: No Way Home. The actor appears on the latest episode of Josh Horowitz’sHappy Sad Confusedpodcast, where he talks about his return as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in Marvel’s latest offering alongsideTobey Maguireand the franchise’s current heroic headliner,Tom Holland.

Andrew Garfield on the 'Beautiful' Scene with Zendaya That 'Sold' Him on 'Spider-Man: No Way Home'

Photo: Columbia PicturesWarning: This post contains spoilers for Marvel’s latest Spider-Man film,Spider-Man: No Way Home.Andrew Garfieldis revealing what got him to return to Spider-Man.The actor, 38, made asurprise appearanceinSpider-Man: No Way Home, in which his version of Peter Parker/Spider-Man from Sony’sAmazing Spider-Manmovies returned for an extended cameo alongside current franchise starTom Holland.Garfield last appeared as the hero in 2014’sThe Amazing Spider-Man 2, which ended on quite a low note for his Spider-Man after the death of Gwen Stacy (Emma Stone).

Andrew Garfield on Why He Hopes He Never Gets Over the Grief of Losing His Mother Lynn

Andrew Garfield and mother Lynn Garfield.Photo: Bruce Glikas/FilmMagic Andrew Garfieldbelieves grief is not something you need to overcome. “So I hope this grief stays with me because it’s all the unexpressed love that I didn’t get to tell her,” the Oscar nominee continued. “And I told her every day. We all told her every day, she was the best of us.” Soon after losing his mother, Garfield began production on his new filmTick, Tick…Boom!

Andrew Garfield Plays Bartender and Lounges in PJs in Soho House Short Film

Andrew Garfield is making himself at home — even when he’s far from it. The actor appears in a new holiday video forSoho House, the exclusive, members-only club and hotel brand, andSoho Home Studio, its recently launched combination home furnishings store-bar-work space, which opened last month in New York City. In the short film, theTick Tick Boomactor can be seen mixing up cocktails behind the bar — with varying levels of success — as well as lounging in his room and even tickling the ivories on a grand piano brought in for the shoot.

Andrew Garfield Recalls Missing His Late Mom on Oscar Night: 'You Want to Bring Her in Your Pocket'

Andrew Garfieldwants to set a positive example for talking about loss and grief. The Oscar-nominated actor, 38, who first opened up abouthis mother’s 2019 deathwhile onThe Late Show with Stephen Colbertlast November, tells PEOPLE in the latest issue that grieving our loved ones is an “important subject” to share with others. “We don’t really talk about [it] in public, that there’s a stigma on,” he says. “We keep death at a distance and I think it’s actually one of the big problems with our culture.