Tobey Maguire has never actually read Spider-Man comics, can you believe it?
People love Tobey Maguire. The thumping reception his Spider-Man: No Way Home entry scene got.The reticent star isn’t even active on social media. After starring in The Great Gatsby, Maguire completely went underground.He reactivated his Twitter account last February, after eight years, and we now know why (his No Way Home cameo).Let’s explore 5 interesting facts about this enigmatic man.
Maguire, who played the favorite web-slinger hero across three films, had never read the Spider-Man comics.He took up the role because he loved the script, said reports.By signing up the sequels, Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man 3, he secured a lucrative $26mn paycheck.To be Peter Parker, Maguire followed a rigid five-month regimen and ate high-protein diet four-six times a day.
Tobias Vincent Maguire (born June 27, 1975) is an American actor and film producer. He is best known for playing the title character in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy (2002–2007), a role he later reprised in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).
Maguire started his career in supporting roles in the films This Boy’s Life (1993), The Ice Storm, Deconstructing Harry (both 1997), and Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (1998). His leading roles include Pleasantville (1998), Ride with the Devil (1999), The Cider House Rules (1999), Wonder Boys (2000), Seabiscuit (2003), The Good German (2006), Brothers (2009), The Great Gatsby (2013), and Pawn Sacrifice (2014).
Maguire received a Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama for Brothers (2009). He established his own production company in 2012 called Material Pictures, and co-produced Good People (2012), Pawn Sacrifice (2014), and Babylon (2022).
