'The Amazing Spider-Man' Star Andrew Garfield Discovers Relationship With Jesus While Preparing To Play Priest In New Martin Scorsese Flick
Andrew Garfield, best known as The Amazing Spider-Man, has revealed how preparing to play a Jesuit priest in Martin Scorsese's new film, Silence, brought him closer to Jesus.
The actor, who recently appeared in Mel Gibson's Hacksaw Ridge, spent a year preparing for the role under the mentorship of real-life Jesuit priest Father James Martin.
And it has proved to be a significant experience for Garfield, who told The Guardian that
he had "no relationship" to Jesus before making the film. In his own
words, he was "pantheist , agnostic, occasionally atheist and a little
bit Jewish, but mostly confused."
Speaking of Jesus, Garfield said: "He was just the frontman for Christianity."
Silence, which also stars Liam Neeson, tells the story of
two 17th century Jesuit priests in search of their mentor. It premiered
at the Vatican on November 29 to mixed reviews.
Although Garfield is working out his "very specific
relationship with Jesus," one thing he is sure about is that he strongly
dislikes President-elect Donald Trump's Bible-waving.
"It's all a ruse. How can that not be clear to everybody? When the
Pope says that Jesus Christ was about building bridges, not building
walls. And then Donald Trump bashes the Pope – in effect, he bashes
Jesus Christ," he said.
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