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Spider-Man Has Back Problems

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the suck-it-up-and-take-a-hy-dro-co dept.

skantman writes "Potentially sad news for Spiderfans. Tobey Maguire has back problems and may have to pull out of the Spider-Man sequel." Since the film was apparently slated to pay him 11M GBP, sucks to be him just as much as us if he doesn't play the part. CT Updated, thats 11M pounds, not USD.

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  1. That's 11m pounds by WD_40 · · Score: 4, Informative

    Not dollars.

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  2. Re:Doesn't he do yoga and eat vegetarian? by Mr+Guy · · Score: 4, Informative

    His latest movie is Seabiscuit in which he plays a jockey. Riding a horse, even just for a movie with a stuntman doing the real work, is dangerous and painful without years of practice.

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  3. Corrections (Reuters, Hollywood Reporter, AICN) by iRobogeek · · Score: 5, Informative

    First off, it's $17M. ;-) And there's updated info and clarification at Yahoo/Reuters, AICN, and Yahoo/Hollywood Reporter. Don't panic or freak out. This looks like a rumor that got out of control, and is now being actively denied by the powers-that-be.

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  4. Re:Please say it ain't so!! by hazem · · Score: 4, Informative

    Stan Lee (Spiderman Creator) was interviewed last year on NPR's Fresh Air.

    I don't remember the details, but Terri Gross asked him about changes in the movie, and this was one he brought up. I think in the end, he decided it didn't bother him very much. He figured that it would take up too much screen-time to go through the whole process of him inventing his web-shooters.

    The interview can be heard at:
    http://freshair.npr.org/guest_info_fa.jhtml?name=2 002/stanlee

    (I see a space in the "2002" of the URL above when I preview this - is this a slashdot problem?)

  5. Rumour debunked? by Markgor · · Score: 5, Informative

    Apparently, Harry Knowles of Ain't It Cool "reports" that the rumour is simply a rumour.

  6. Just a rumor by bonch · · Score: 4, Informative

    According to this, Tobey is fine and the sequel is a go. This was just a rumor going around. Why is Slashdot posting movie rumors? If we're gonna do that, at least keep up with the current Superman fiasco at Warner Bros....