What you didn’t know about Tobey Maguire’s Spider-Man


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There is no set of rules that states that actors are only allowed to play famous fictional characters if they are either familiar with the lore or have long-time fans. However, that has never stopped some fans from making Hollywood choices in its budgeted adaptations of comic book superheroes – especially when it comes to a hero as famous and beloved as Spider-Man.

Sam Raimi is an avowed Spider-Man fan, as he admitted in a 2021 Reddit AMA session (via ComicBook.com). In sharp contrast, Tobey Maguire was quick to admit it wasn’t him. In fact, in a New York Times article, Maguire said, “To be honest, I’ve never read a comic in my life before making this movie.” Nonetheless, he took on the role – and even signed two sequels – out of a desire to try different roles and bring out the “other aspects of” [his] personality [he’d] like to exploit. “

David Server, an editor at the now defunct entertainment site Countingdown.com, told the New York Times that while members of the Spider fandom had reservations about Maguire, it was less about his (or lack of) comic book reading background. and more about his ability to fill in the Spider-Man suit. Thanks to a grueling five-month training period, however, Maguire developed the superhero body the role required and was able to convince even the initially skeptical executives at Sony that he is indeed the (spider) man for the job (via Sort).

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