. ▁Peter , ▁inspired ▁by ▁G wen ' s ▁gradu ation ▁speech , ▁res umes ▁his ▁role ▁as ▁Spider - Man , ▁and ▁confront s ▁him . ▁ ▁Cast ▁▁ ▁Andrew ▁Gar field ▁as ▁Peter ▁Parker ▁/ ▁Spider - Man : ▁An ▁or phan ed ▁te en age ▁boy ▁who ▁received ▁sp ider - pow ers ▁after ▁being ▁bit ten ▁by ▁a ▁gen et ically ▁alter ed ▁sp ider . ▁Peter ▁first ▁uses ▁his ▁powers ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁h unt ▁down ▁the ▁k iller ▁of ▁his ▁uncle ▁in ▁The ▁Ama zing ▁Spider - Man ▁but ▁soon ▁dec ides ▁to ▁use ▁his ▁powers ▁to ▁fight ▁crime ▁as ▁the ▁vig il ante ▁known ▁as ▁Spider - Man . ▁Gar field ▁explained ▁that ▁the ▁suit ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁wear ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁would ▁under go ▁a ▁new ▁design . ▁Gar field ▁hoped ▁to ▁bring ▁back ▁the ▁theme ▁of ▁him ▁being ▁an ▁or phan ▁stating , ▁" I ▁w anna ▁keep ▁expl oring ▁that ▁theme ▁of ▁being ▁father less , ▁being ▁mother less , ▁searching ▁for ▁purpose ▁and ▁finding ▁a ▁purpose ▁within ▁himself ". ▁He ▁felt ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁his ▁responsibility ▁to ▁take ▁on ▁the ▁role ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁does ▁not ▁take ▁it ▁light ly . ▁Max ▁Charles ▁as ▁young ▁Peter ▁Parker . ▁ ▁Emma ▁Stone ▁as ▁G wen ▁St acy : ▁A ▁high ▁school ▁student ▁and ▁Peter ' s ▁love ▁interest . ▁When ▁asked ▁about ▁Peter ▁and ▁G wen ' s ▁relationship ▁in ▁the ▁sequ el , ▁Stone ▁said , ▁" She ▁saves ▁him ▁more ▁than