ROTTEN TOMATOES: Tobey Maguire Waves Goodbye to "Spider-Man"

Tobey Maguire Waves Goodbye to "Spider-Man"

by Scott Weinberg | March 06, 2007

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It's a pretty safe bet that (eventually) there will be some more "Spider-Man" sequels, but it doesn't look like those supervillains will have Tobey Maguire to kick around any more.

You know how actors sometimes get that "two sequel deal" for a big tentpole movie? Yeah, just like Tobey Maguire did for his (really solid) work in the "Spider-Man" movies. Well, producers do that for a bunch of reasons, two of which are: 1. To keep the actors locked in at a "reasonable" price, and 2. To hire new (cheaper) actors when that price gets too high. So it comes as no surprise that Mr. Maguire is presently singing the No More Spider for Me tune.

"To me it seems like this is a natural point for the team to break up because we have a lot of story conclusions that were going along for the main characters for the first two movies and we kind of tie almost everything up for the third movie," is what he told an Australian newspaper, as well as "It feels like a trilogy to me and it feels like the end."

Well. I guess that's that. "Spider-Man 3" opens on May 4th.

Source: News.com.au

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privatepilesleftnipple writes:
on Mar 06 2007 03:06 AM

I think they need to re-evaluate the entire situation

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NebTattoo writes:
on Mar 06 2007 03:14 AM

Actually I think they should finish with this movie. In 20 years they can make more. Finish on a high note.(assuming its as good as it looks)

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medicineman writes:
on Mar 06 2007 04:42 AM

It sounds to me as if he's asking the studio (and rightly so) "How bad do you want me to stay on as Spiderman?"

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cgcbooks writes:
on Mar 06 2007 05:15 AM

He's a good actor. He should do more than Spider-man.

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JackHorner1979 writes:
on Mar 06 2007 05:40 AM

[b]Friendly Neighbourhood Hollywood agent[/b]
I think this series has gone as far as any good comic book franchise can. They have done more things with this series, in a short amount of time than anyone can hope for.
Let it fade away after this, maybe it can reappear in some other form in the future.

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mojodaddy writes:
on Mar 06 2007 06:01 AM

Awwww Tobey we'll miss you. There are tons of other characters out there who can play this well, but I did genuinely liked Tobey.

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frogleg writes:
on Mar 06 2007 06:02 AM

Well said.
It wouldn't make sense for Maguire to stay on anyway; any more than three, and a lot of people can't see him as anything else anymore (he may have that problem already anyway).

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Samwise Gamgee writes:
on Mar 06 2007 06:49 AM

Every series needs a stylistic change every now and again. I think Tobey's right. Give it a rest before it kills itself, and maybe down the road when there's a fresh new take with a new creative team, then they can come in and wow us all like Batman Begins did.

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Merlin235 writes:
on Mar 06 2007 06:59 AM

They will make more. I am not opposed to another director taking a crack at it. Now would be the perfect time for James Cameron to do the Spiderman he always wanted, since he doesn't have to establish an origin.

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lrm8 writes:
on Mar 06 2007 07:51 AM

the bottom line is, spiderman makes wayyyy too much money for them to stop making movies. there will probably be a longer wait for spidey 4, (probably 4 or 5 years instead of 3), but im pretty sure sequels will be made. whether they will be any good is up for debate.
Even though im not a HUGE fan of the spiderman movies (especially when it comes to the villains), i can see that they are made by people for genuinely care for the subject matter. will sony just get some hired gun ala brett ratner to take over their baby?

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synergyred writes:
on Mar 06 2007 08:03 AM

Tobey Maguire has the right idea. Stop at the top. But as Irm8 said, it's really all about money. I can only see this leading to less than pleasant places. Although not everyone loves Tobey Maguire as Spiderman, most people seems to like him enough to see the movies multipule times. When you replace any major member of the cast (or creative team, as we saw with X-men 3) you're going to get a fair amount of skepticism from the fans, whether it's warrented (again, X-men 3) or not. And by skepticism, I mean outrage.

I'm all for the give the concept a nice long rest before it's touched again, like the did with Batman Begins. The big question is, is Marvel going to do that? I don't think so.

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skasforfags writes:
on Mar 06 2007 08:47 AM

Thank god. The casting of all these movies has been terrible, with the exception of Willem Defoe. And I do agree with the sentiments of just starting from scratch a few years down the line with a whole new cast, director, etc.

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S0BeURself writes:
on Mar 06 2007 09:24 AM

this is good news. spidey needs a fresh face.

jake gyllenhaal would be awesome. if not someone with that look - less like a bitch more like a hero.

oh and before anyone makes a smartass remark, i havent and refuse to see BrokeBack.

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ck100 writes:
on Mar 06 2007 10:52 AM

I think three movies is enough. The more movies you have and the more risk you face for overkill. Also, there shouldn't be any further sequels unless it's for creative reasons and not just for money. The characters and story need to deepen or else it will just end up as some soulless CGI-Fest where you got Spidey against some crazy supevillain.

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Snoochieflagship writes:
on Mar 06 2007 11:07 AM

They have enough history to make many more movies. I will be sad to see tobie go but we will most likely see another spidey flick soon. Venom vs Carnage anybody?

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selke99 writes:
on Mar 06 2007 11:23 AM

No way they'll stop at 3 will the bank their making. And it looks like the third will make more than the other 2 with Venom in it.

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ChimneyClot writes:
on Mar 06 2007 11:47 AM

Good for him, because he's talented.

Best for him and Raimi to walk away.

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falconhero writes:
on Mar 06 2007 11:50 AM

In reply to this comment (#857371)
you want gyllenhall to be spiderman?

wow ... just ... wow.

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ZEZEtheX writes:
on Mar 06 2007 11:52 AM

Venom spinoff pitting him against Carnage anyone?

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skasforfags writes:
on Mar 06 2007 12:03 PM

In reply to this comment (#857373)
Because Alien V. Predator was so good.

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