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"Andrew Garfield has opened up about his contributions to The Amazing Spider-Man.  The 28-year-old revealed that he came up with the idea to have Peter Parker ride a skateboard in the upcoming film, saying that he felt it was an important attribute for the character.  &amp;quot;It was my idea that this iteration of Peter would skateboard, maybe because I skateboarded when I was a kid, and it&amp;#039;s something personal to me,&amp;quot; Garfield said at a recent press conference.  &amp;quot;It linked in so nicely with being able to activate the powers in a new way,&amp;quot; he continued. &amp;quot;What&amp;#039;s always been important about Spider-Man to me is the lightness, the humor and the enjoyment of a teenage kid getting these powers.  &amp;quot;In reality, what would happen?&amp;quot; he explained. &amp;quot;We pitched the idea to [the Amazing Spider-Man producers] and they shot it. I thought that was awesome.&amp;quot; Garfield recently revealed that he almost suffocated while shooting the superhero film.  &amp;gt; &amp;#039;Amazing Spider-Man&amp;#039; director Marc Webb unsure about sequel The Amazing Spider-Man is scheduled for release on July 3.  Watch a trailer for The Amazing Spider-Man below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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