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The Hiring, Firing and Re-Hiring of Spider-Man

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the doing-the-things-that-a-spiderman-can dept.

Obiwan Kenobi writes "Remember that rumor that Tobey McGuire was fired and Jake Gyllenhaal was going to be Spider-Man? Well, it's true. According to the LA Times, McGuire's unwillingness to reveal the extent of his back injuries from his last project (Seabiscuit) resulted in a huge power struggle that incurred the wrath of Universal president Ron Meyer (whose daughter is 'coincidentally' dating McGuire), a pissed off Sam Raimi, and a now-fired agent. Interesting read about the politics of making a big budget blockbuster." Really just a gossipy story frankly, but McGuire seems to be in for the sequel despite the back problems.

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  1. yaay by VAXGeek · · Score: 0, Troll

    Item! Did you know that Spiderman was almost fired from the set of his movie? Tune in to Geeks in Space tonight to find out more about this juicy gossip.

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  2. Who gives a flying fuck? by zhrike · · Score: 0, Troll

    It is amazing the shit that gets approved here. Who cares about high-priced babies in shit fucking movies?

    What is this: E fucking news? Get a grip.

  3. Re:Royalties by frank_adrian314159 · · Score: 0, Troll
    after everyone and everthing was paid for and the accounting wizards work their magic, the net profit was $0...

    You know - just like with a CD recording contract. Don't you folks understand how BIG ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS (TM) works?

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