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Spider-Man Has Back Problems
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.
Sounds like a winning lifestyle endorsement to me...
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Not dollars.
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Like Batman with multiple stars, we now get a chance at Spiderman. For the love of any god out there man, I hope his back heals soon.
That figure is wrong.....If he makes the film, he'll be making $17 million not $11 million
The linked article says Jake Gyllenhaal has been lined-up as a possible replacement. While he was previously typecast into creepy character roles (Donnie Darko and The Good Girl), he proved in Moonlight Mile that he is a thousand times the actor of Tobey Maguire. Not that I wish any suffering on Maguire, but I do believe the sequel would be better off without him.
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This part confused me:
"Tobey has experienced mild discomfort in his back, which is in the final stages of healing"
So, what's the problem? I know his back needs to be fully healed, but if it's in the final stages of healing, why not delay production until it's healed? All too often sequels have alternate actors playing the main characters, and I refuse to see such movies. If Tobey's not in the sequel, I probably won't see it.
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I have back problems too so I suppose I'm out of the running for his slot.
$17.2 million. In US currency.
Almost all of the cool Spidey stuff in the first movie was CGI anyway, so what is it exactly that Mr. Macguire can't do? Pose?
Do you really need that much back muscle to kiss a dripping wet Kirsten Dunst?
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Since the film was apparently slated to pay him 11M, sucks to be him just as much as us if he doesn't play the part.
:P
Yeah, I'm sure he's *completely* broke after the first Spider-Man...I don't recall it doing hrribly well or anything
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Note that the article states Toby might not be up to performing "difficult" stunts - which is just fine. We're not going to be able to tell if that's Toby or someone else under that suite with the mask on. Realistically, his back problems, which by the way are in "in the final stages of healing" according to the article, should not pose such a threat as to completely disabling him from acting altogether. If you want to make a bet, Toby is going to be in the sequel.
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Aqua Man drowning in his tub?
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The guy they've got up to replace him is Kirsten Dunst's current boyfriend. You might know him as the star of that movie Bubble Boy.
How about, sucks to be him not because he's going to lose $11 million in potential earnings, but because he has back problems, and loses an opportunity to do what he likes best? He already got paid a shitload of money for the first movie. Spider-Man 2 or not, he's still one of the richest people in the country. And as soon as his back heals, he'll be right back on the silver screen, doing stunts and earning money galore.
God. I feel bad for him because as an actor, he undoubtedly loves his work, and it's unfair that he loses such a great opportunity to use his talent. I don't feel bad for him because he's only a multi-millionaire instead of a multi-multi-millionaire.
The article says Maguire is experiencing a mild discomfort in his back after doing two physically intensive movies. Really - if I were him, mild discomfort wouldn't stop me from doing the movie. :)
From my memory of the first one, he wasn't wearing the suit for all of the stunts. I don't know what they consider to be 'difficult', but it's entirely possible that there might be parts of the movie in which the character Peter Parker would have to use his abilities when he's not wearing the disguise.
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Currently ~$17,191,872.77 USD The current exchange rate is 1 GBP = 1.56290 USD. Odd that the Canandian Dollar recently rose in value to 1.48 CND = 1 USD. I was 1.54-1.56 = 1 for a long time.
According to Variety.com, The Good Girl star Jake Gyllenhaal has been lined-up as a possible reserve.
So I figurred I'm already there I might as well click the link see if I recognize the replacement actor. Behold my suprise whent the page loaded and I saw George Bush staring back at me!
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I quite like it when they change the actor in series of movies - it adds a bit of variety. It doesn't detract from the movie itself (if the actors chosen are up to the challenge of course).
Take James Bond - does it really matter that Sean Connery doesn't play the lead in all of them? Some of the 'James Bonds' have been better than others, but still fun nonetheless.
Having said that though, I wouldn't want to lose £11 million either...
"Tobey Maguire may pull out of Spider-Man" - Thats the title of the linked article. Am I the only one who thinks that sounds funny?
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Doesn't Spider-Man wear a MASK? A stunt double doesn't even need to look like him! What's the problem here?
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which leaves wide-open the possibility of new spidermen since not only did the spider run away... but they also know how to make the same spider again
other than that, i agree... it was pretty true to the cominc, relatively speaking of course (cartoon example: He-Man... uuughh!)
I wonder if this is actual "news" or simply a poorly-disguised press release. If it is the latter, then I think that they succeded at generating a "buzz" around the upcoming Spiderman movie.
(fly-pun not intended, but I am claiming it.)
I didn't understand that change myself. It killed his geek factor. The fact that he built his own webshooter in the comics showed he was smart and creative instead of just nerdily unpopular.
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It doesn't suck to be him. It sucks to be me. I would love to be him. So he doesn't get 11 million pounds today, big fucking deal. I won't get 11 million pounds ever.
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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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Symptoms...
Muscle pain and cramps, especially of the shoulders, back, thighs, abdomen, or chest
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The movie may have conveyed (to you) the tone of the comic, but it was far from faithful.
The biggest variance from established continuity is the organic web shooters. Peter Parker was a science whiz and created mechanical web shooters in the comic. I read that Sam Raimi (the director) didn't think that the movie viewers would buy the fact that Parker could be smart enough to make mechanical web shooters. Nevermind the fact that the movie viewers were expected to buy the fact that an irradiated spider could bite you and give you spider powers. Oh, and shouldn't the bite have resulted in Parker shooting webs from his ass? Spiders don't even have arms.
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Now that I looked at the right place, the USD value of 11m GBP is $17,406,247.58.
His negotiated salary is probably about $17.5m when it was signed.
Now it REALLY sucks to be him if his back goes out.
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Translation from Hollywood-ese: "We know we just stuck it to you for $11 large, but our client has his $10,000 a day Fabrege Egg habit to support, so we thought we'd try and up the price by another $3 million. OK?"
Well, since we're all here anyway, as a service to slashdot's heterosexual male readers I present Mary Jane (safe for work):
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Reeve doesn't get publicity for being handi-capable. He gets publicity for doing something, instead of sitting in the corner whinging.
And that he does have a choice in.
I have back problems. I injured my back about a year ago carrying something heavy. It hurts a lot.
But if you think I'd let that come between me and Kirsten Dunst, you're an idiot.
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And now there's no reason for the "low on web fluid" plots.
All he has to do now is massage his spidey-prostate and he's good to go.
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Right, but who gets to kiss Kirsten then????
Time to find that old "Stunt Doubling for Dummies" book...
sucks to be him just as much as us if he doesn't play the part.
Yeah, it's not like he doesn't have 10+ million in the bank right now...oh, wait, he does. Never mind.
For 11 million pounds (or even dollars) I would stuff myself with painkillers, keep my mouth shut about the pain and pocket the money ! What's the big deal ? =)
I think they were trying to move away from the "this is completely unplausible" factor. I mean the movie already requires a gigantic suspension of disbelief, now we have to believe that this kid is going to whip up a neat little gadget the military would just pop a fucking boner over so high-pressure that it would detonate in their metaphorical pants. And he does this what, in a week or two in his bedroom? My asssssss. That seemed goofy to me even when I was a kid.
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Firstly: For 17 Million bucks, he can suck it up and take one for the team...
Secondly: Good thing spiderman wears a mask... Hey Tobey, if you read Slashdot... they're called "stunt doubles"
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Christopher Reeve walked in that commercial.
Sounds like CGI time to me. That is, where a regular stuntman won't serve the same purpose.
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Stan Lee (Spiderman Creator) was interviewed last year on NPR's Fresh Air.
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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=
(I see a space in the "2002" of the URL above when I preview this - is this a slashdot problem?)
Then they come out with The Hulk. True, the web shooters were dropped because they weren't plausible during this time and age. But the parent/parent was talking about "true to comics" in which Peter made the shooters.
They chose to steer away from the shooters not thinking about anotomy (spider's that is). They should have made him shoot webs from his ass... then he would have been stuck wearing those red ass-flap long johns.
1)this is an article for variety, not /.
2)You can't use CGI for close ups.
3)In the first movie he was upside down for some shots. try that with back pain.
4)some shots can take hours. Imagine walking into the same room, over and over again, all day long. Now add sharp back pains. now you have back spasms.
5)Would you really want to put more strain on your back then you haad to if it meant you may not be able to do what you love doing for the rest of your life?
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Apparently, Harry Knowles of Ain't It Cool "reports" that the rumour is simply a rumour.
During training for the first film, Hugo
Weaving was discovered to have some kind
of tumor in his hip (I believe) which
required surgery. In addition, Keanu
Reeves was coming off of neck surgery.
Come on Tobey, suck it up dude!
I'll take his place for $5M. I know it's a sacrifice, but what a deal for the studio! *ahem* "With great power comes great responsibility"
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Since when did the rate of exchange for Pounds Sterling drop to one for one with (preseumably) US dollars? £11 million is worth more like $17 million (USD).
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Ok, you better not tell me that Batman has cancer or anything...
Holy inflamed prostate, Batman!!!
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....
What has happened to all our "Super Heroes"?
First Superman gets paralyzed - now Spidey throws a disc!!!
Whats next - Wonder Woman gets Breast Cancer!?!?
BB King - Love that man. It's true, he sits on a stool the entire show, with Lucille on his lap. Let me tell ya - that makes things *really* easy for the guys who run the followspots. Set it and forget it! Willie Nelson, too, although I suspect that in his case, it's because he's too stoned to safely move, so he just stands still.
(note to mods - this is only a little offtopic - it still deals with how physical infirmity can affect a performance)
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I hear Jackie Chan say he only uses the stunt doubles for some scenes in his American movies because the insurance underwriters demand it. No insurance (for movie completion) no movie. The Hong Kong movies are still him. (Last I heard at least.)
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I mean gee whiz, not even Spiderman should be carrying around 11 million pounds in cash!!!
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You're one of those people who said "for twenty-two-million, *I'd* get into the ring with Mike Tyson." The fact is, nobody would be willing to pay $22M to see you or me box with Mike Tyson, or even whatever greatly reduced sum his opponents are drawing these days.
Same goes for someone like Toby McGwire. I would be happy to do a movie for $11M pounds. I'd go through back pains, and possibly even severe risk to my future health, for that kind of money. But a big time actor knows what kind of money he or she can draw, and $11M for a movie (especially one that could knock McGwire out of three or four others) might not be the best use of his time.
I thought he did a terrific job in the first movie, and I hope he can swing the sequel. *ducks*
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