Andrew Garfield Once Recalled the DoorDash Delivery That Threatened ‘Spider-Man: No Way Home’ Secrecy

Published 07/04/2026, 8:44 PM CDT

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Andrew Garfield once opened up about a small mistake that almost gave away his secret role in Spider-Man: No Way Home. The actor is known for being refreshingly honest during interviews, often sharing stories that most stars would rather keep buried. This particular memory involved a stranger, a moment of recognition, and a decision that spiraled faster than he expected. Garfield later laughed about it in a candid conversation, admitting the entire situation unraveled within minutes.

A late-night food order ended up testing his cover far more than any camera on set ever could.

Andrew Garfield recalls Spider-Man: No Way Home secrecy slip

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Andrew Garfield admitted that a single DoorDash order nearly exposed his hidden role in Spider-Man: No Way Home. He was rooming with Charlie Cox in Atlanta at the time, with both actors quietly filming cameo scenes for the project. Staying hidden meant avoiding recognition at every turn, something that felt manageable until his very first night in the city.

"So people couldn't know we were in Atlanta, and a DoorDash guy recognized me on my first night, I'm like, oh, I f****** it, immediately f****** it," Garfield recalled on an Esquire interview.

He then added, "He was asking me for my ID, even though I hadn't ordered alcohol," pointing out how a routine question suddenly felt like a real threat to the secret.

During the same Esquire conversation, tied to his We Live in Time press run, Garfield admitted the aftermath worried him more than the leak itself. The delivery driver posted online, claiming the interaction felt unpleasant, unaware that Garfield was only trying to shield a confidential production from exposure. Garfield feared the post would brand him as rude in front of an audience that had no idea about the secrecy behind his odd behavior. He called it a problem on two fronts, since his location leaked while his reputation also took an unfair hit online.

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A stranger blew Garfield's secret wide open, but this time around, another Spider-Man actor managed to expose it all on his own.

Tom Holland exposes Spider-Man: Brand New Day writer

Tom Holland accidentally revealed that Justin Kuritzkes was writing on Spider-Man: Brand New Day nearly a week before the news became official. The moment surfaced during his appearance on the Good Hang with Amy Poehler Podcast, while discussing a reshoot that followed concerns he and Zendaya raised about a scene. Holland explained how director Destin Daniel Cretton sent the crew home to rewrite the sequence with the writer, naming him directly in the process. No writer named Justin Kuritzkes had been publicly tied to the project before that comment, prompting immediate speculation among viewers online.

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Reports soon confirmed the name belonged to Justin Kuritzkes, the screenwriter behind Challengers and Queer, now set for a writing credit on the film. His background with Luca Guadagnino stands apart from typical Marvel hires, and his prior work alongside Zendaya on Challengers adds another layer of curiosity around the rewrite. Much like Andrew Garfield's DoorDash mishap, Holland's slip proved that even Marvel's tightest secrets rarely survive contact with an unscripted moment.

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