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The Hiring, Firing and Re-Hiring of Spider-Man
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.
Normally puts you at a disadvantage.
Tobey - Do NOT dump this girl. You will pay dearly.
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It's not McGuire, it's Maguire.
Tobey Maguire is weak. Always remember, with great back injuries comes great take-wrecking painkillers.
I was watching Celebrity Justice just today (don't ask) and it seems that Gylennhahallla was put in because he's dating Dunst and Raimi was upset with McGuire. But before Tobey can come back to play Spiderman (which is what everyone would prefer when attitudes aren't flying) he's now going to have to pass a physical and consider a paycut.
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Back problems didn't stop Orlando Bloom from doing Lord of the Rings. He actually broke his back too.
Funny how you can find out things about people, and how appearances are not always correct. Take me for instance, I really thought Tobby was as quiet and good natured as he plays in his movies. But after reading the article, I realize he's just another person who has allowed the money to go to his head.
Fine, you're a millionaire, this doesn't automatically mean you need to be a prick.. be thankful that someone actually pays to go see your stuff, and realize that without the studios/directors/producers there will be no film, and you woulnd't be getting jack..
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But please, tell me what you really think.
They are currently filming down near the financial district in Manhattan. From everything I've heard Mr. McGuire is there, so I'm guessing he is in the movie.
Can Tobey MCGuire even stay awake long enough for another movie? I remember watching spiderman and thinking it was some sort of joke or something. I always thought of spiderman as hyper-energetic and outgoing, but I guess a lethargic spiderman was kind of interesting.
On one of those TV trash programs Celebrity Justice that aired yesterday (nothing on the site about it though...) they painted a slightly different story.
According to them originally Tobey McGuire was cast in the role of SpiderMan but was going to be dropped because he was making demands that related to scheduling trying to make them work around his schedule because of his back.
When he started making these demands producers said fine we have Jake Gyllenhaal in our back pocket so tell Tobey to take a hike. Tobey basically crawled back and is now SpiderMan but had to agree to certain things including signing an agreement that he would be financially penalized if he was unable to fill his role as SpiderMan and also had to undergo a medical exam.
Never been a huge fan of McGuire. Jake Gyllenhaal is a much superior actor and also a little darker and more interesting. I'm probably in the minority and Jake doesn't fit with pop culture like McGuire does but it would have been cool.
Anyone ever see Donnie Darko??? That's about all you need to say about Jake Gyllenhaal.
Besides the fact that it runs in the family Maggie Gyllenhaal was amazing in Secretary.
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In the classic Posting Of Stories With Blatant Spelling Mistakes tradition, I hereby apologize for mispelling Tobey Maguire three times in a row.
Yes, I too was in the running for a slashdot editor. (/joke)
Meyer had more than one pony, so to speak, in this race. Not only was Maguire dating his daughter, he also was in Universal's "Seabiscuit." Meyer got on the phone with Maguire and told him he'd be making a catastrophic mistake if he didn't do everything in his power to get himself back into the movie.
From the sound of things, he'd be making an even worse mistake if he hadn't done everything in his power to get himself back into his boss's daughter. ;-)
Let's get back to something geeky.
"... or the entire cast of MASH the TV show being better than the entire cast of MASH the movie."
Except for Gary Burghoff, who played Radar O'Reilly in both the movie and the TV series.
no... he was better too.
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In Soviet Russia, Toby Maguire is played by Spiderman.
I remember hearing (this is unsubstantiated) that after "The Hunt for Red October" was a hit, Alec Baldwin demanded an enormous pay increase to play Jack Ryan in the next movie. Imagine his surprise when he was soundly dropped and replaced with Harrison Ford, who I imagine commands a much higher check than Alec Baldwin ever got for a single movie.
The moral of these stories, of course, is that humility is a virtue worth cultivating, because when you get right down to it, nobody's irreplacable. Especially in Hollywood, where (if "The Matrix Reloaded" is any sign of things to come) we'll soon be able to map any actor's face onto a double's body with astonishing ease.
Yes because girlfriends across america were thrilled with their boyfriend's salivating during the Dunst in a wet dress scene. I hear the director told her to bounce up and down like that... for the chick demographic.
I'm the big fish in the big pond bitch.
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If you want to get paid big bucks, you sure as shit better want to go that extra mile.
Construction workers make his one-day rate in a year, and have way worse than minor back pain from playing "Spiderman".
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I'm still not sure what her face looks like.
ceci n'est pas un sig.
De-select "Movies" in your preferences section for this site. You won't have to see the stories, and we won't have to hear you whine about them.
Sweet, huh?
Not only have I seen Spiderman 2 filming in NYC, I've seen Maguire on the set. They shot a scene in a pizza place in Greenwich Village, down the block from my apartment. I watched with about 20 other people as Maguire traded places with his stunt double and later as two production assistants escorted him to and from his trailer, parked down the street. So he's most definitely in this movie.
Lousy minor setbacks! This world sucks! -- Homer Simpson
(Nope, never met the guy. Just liked the book.)
you don't work construction with a herniated disk, no matter HOW tough you are. nice troll, though.
Bond is replaceable because Bond is not the man. Bond is the style. We see the face all the time, and yet all we remember are the well-tailored grey suits, sporty cars and Walther PPK. All you need is a suave man to wear that suit, drive that car and fire that weapon.
Batman is not replaceable because Batman ( as portrayed in the 80s/90s ) is the man behind the mask. This is why it was so important to have someone who could actually act, and why people really missed Michael Keaton in III and IV. He was fairly good at the role, and people became attached to his personal emotional stigma.
You'll find the same thing has happened with Spiderman. The geek-out-of-water persona really gave Peter Parker as a person a lot more depth than people were expecting. But that depth is forever attached to Tobey, it will be lost if you switch actors.
Man is the animal that laughs.
And occasionally whores for Karma.
Not to mention the fact that they filmed a lot of the 'web-swinging' shots outside my office building in Chicago a few months ago.
A very tall crane, and a very complex gyro-stabilized computer controlled camera mount, if you're interested.
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Amazing how it always works out like that. Must be one of them there "coincidences". Or PIRACY! that's what it is!!
Yet the still keep making movies. Hell, they'll make sequels to movies that show $0 on the books, without getting a nasty visit from the IRS.
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I saw him on Letterman when Spidey 1 was about to come out. Dave was goofing on him, with footage from an ancient black and white spider horror flick.
McGuire *WAS NOT* amused. He looked royally pissed.
I though to myself, "Self, that guy's a dick!". Looks like we were right...
Good grief, Tobey was working for Columbia Pictures, and he's dating the daughter of the head of Universal Studios. It clearly says in the article that Meyer is "the head of a rival studio."
200 replies and nobody mentioned this?
>> Jake Gyllenhaal is a much better actor, and this is exactly what he needs to become a household name.
Actually, I think dropping six letters from "Gyllenhall" is what he needs to become a household name.
It doesn't hurt to be nice.
And we'll get to hear such classic lines like:
"Good... Bad... I'm the guy with web."
"Hail to the Spidey, baby."
"See this? This is my web slinger!"
"Gimmie some sugar, baby."
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