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Tobey's Spidey deal
Sep. 16, 2008
Tobey Maguire has negotiated his deal to star in SPIDERMAN 4 & 5, scoring "family time" with his young daughter as part of his contract. He will be shooting the two movies back to back next year but insisted that he needs "early mornings" and "evenings off" to spend time with his now 22 month old daughter Ruby. The pay package will be $50 million for both films.
Well that's awesome. How many hours is Tobey going to be working each day then, to bank this ridiculous check? I can't wait to see the behind-the-scenes extras on these DVDs where Sam Raimi spends half a day setting up the shot and waiting for twilight to get the perfect ambience, and then when he shouts action, sees Maguire bent over shaking his head and tapping on his watch with his index finger saying 'uh, uh-uhh'. In fact, wait, so this whole movie is gonna be shot in the afternoon? What the hell? What if something in the script happens at night time? Do they have Storm from the X-Men on staff?
Source: Times
Extra Tidbit: In SPIDEY 3 Topher Grace's character is never once referred to as Venom.























































































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drwcomics, I agree completely. Raimi must share some...
drwcomics, I agree completely. Raimi must share some of the blame for Spidey 3 but we can't blame it all on him. The Studio pressured him into including Venom and Gwen Stacy. If he hadn't had to include them a lot of the film's problems would've been solved (i.e. no dance scene with Gwen and he would've had a lot more time to flesh out the other characters).
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And all of you angry nerds need to dial down a bit on the criticism of Toby's "demands". He has a 22 month old baby girl at home, you should all be lucky he's still acting at all let alone agreeing to make two blockbuster action movies back to back.
Jeeze.
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so many negative comments here.
im sure raimi is (NOT) reading them.
but, its a summer movie(s) anyway , these movies are gonna kick ass ... im sure of it !
so many negative comments here.
im sure raimi is (NOT) reading them.
but, its a summer movie(s) anyway , these movies are gonna kick ass ... im sure of it !
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honestly i thought tobey was a fine peter parker, but not a good spider-man. his voice was so sleepy, and he definitely didn't have that witty one-liner charm that spidey is known for.
honestly i thought tobey was a fine peter parker, but not a good spider-man. his voice was so sleepy, and he definitely didn't have that witty one-liner charm that spidey is known for.
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Get with it buddy, different actors and directors doesnt make it a reboot, batman forever?
Superman returns was a sequel..
and if you havent noticed reboots of old franchises have turned out pretty damn good... so... I dont think you have a very good argument on this board
I dont want a reboot, i...
Get with it buddy, different actors and directors doesnt make it a reboot, batman forever?
Superman returns was a sequel..
and if you havent noticed reboots of old franchises have turned out pretty damn good... so... I dont think you have a very good argument on this board
I dont want a reboot, i want a different approach with a better vision, i hate the idea of reboots for the sole reason of another origin story, and spiderman doesnt need it, it needs a new direction
The new Hulk was ,uhm, whats that word? GOOD, not great but good...ang lee's put me to sleep every time, it was dry, i liked here it was going but there was no LIFE to the story
Thats exactly what the spiderman franchise lost in spiderman 3, its life, what made it a pretty strong franchise was/is gone...
so having that same crew makes me nervous, regardless of sony pushing for venom, and Raimi hellbent on portraying parker as an adolescent even well into his 20's
lame...?
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And how does changing directors and actors ruin a comic movie? Comics change, different artists and writers with different takes on the continuity, films are no exception
A new direction...
And how does changing directors and actors ruin a comic movie? Comics change, different artists and writers with different takes on the continuity, films are no exception
A new direction wouldnt be such a bad thing, but snce theyre keeeping Mcguire, they need to do a couple things
1. Suck it up Raimi and mature the damn character, he said hes not interested in older pete, but come on tobey is in his 30's and this franchise needs something fresh
2. This is a no brainer, make spidey the wise-ass hes supposed to be. Even in the spiderman 3 game he had a bunch of witty comments and it actually worked, i was surprised
considering the absolute train wreck that was 3, they need to take some more concentrated advice. Age parker, let him have normal non-douchey hair for one!
give him some scruff, show that he IS struggling internally and not "oh i cant hold a job or get to class im so forlorn", when the character just doesnt even look it
Look, Raimi is a good director a SHIT WRITER, but he better do this right, cuz theres alot of angry fans and i cant see spidey 4 making a lot of money its first week just because of the last movie, just the way things work....
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They better go back to the vibe of the first film--fun, innovative. Dark brooding Spidey rarely works, so enough of that. They also need to inject a ton of more humor on Spidey's part--he's supposed to be a wise-ass.
To all the people saying we need one villain--yeah, we saw it..that was the first two films....
They better go back to the vibe of the first film--fun, innovative. Dark brooding Spidey rarely works, so enough of that. They also need to inject a ton of more humor on Spidey's part--he's supposed to be a wise-ass.
To all the people saying we need one villain--yeah, we saw it..that was the first two films. Why can't Spidey juggle more than one villain? Sinister Six?
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And I'm glad we're getting a comic franchise with some consistency. Having a new actor/director every new film ruins the feeling of the continuity.
And I'm glad we're getting a comic franchise with some consistency. Having a new actor/director every new film ruins the feeling of the continuity.
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After 4 & 5, I would be down with a new take on Spider-man that's related more to the comics. For now though, I am enjoying this series and would like for it to have an appropriate finale unlike the old Batman movies.
After 4 & 5, I would be down with a new take on Spider-man that's related more to the comics. For now though, I am enjoying this series and would like for it to have an appropriate finale unlike the old Batman movies.
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That said, I do like the Spider-Man franchise (at least the first two) and am hopeful for the next two.
That said, I do like the Spider-Man franchise (at least the first two) and am hopeful for the next two.
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make it happen!
make it happen!
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They better make it worth it.
They better make it worth it.
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Have Dr. Connors become the Lizard already. (He still has that piece of the symbiote, possible Carnage?)
Other possible villians- Rhyno, Electro, Kraven, Scorpion, Spider-Slayers,...
Have Dr. Connors become the Lizard already. (He still has that piece of the symbiote, possible Carnage?)
Other possible villians- Rhyno, Electro, Kraven, Scorpion, Spider-Slayers, Jackal, Carrion, Mysterio, Jack O Lantern, Kingpin (w/ DD cameo?)
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Having said that, Spidey 3 sucked donkey balls, and I wasn't looking forward to seeing a 30+ year old playing Spiderman in two more crappy movies.
Having said that, Spidey 3 sucked donkey balls, and I wasn't looking forward to seeing a 30+ year old playing Spiderman in two more crappy movies.
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So does this mean Raimi is on board too, then?
So does this mean Raimi is on board too, then?
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Good luck, Marvel.
Good luck, Marvel.
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Anyway, here's an Extra Tidbit : Venom never made it to the movie despite being heavily hyped.
What's that you say? He was there? Huh? You mean I missed it?! Oh man, I missed it when I took a 3-minute trip to the bathroom...?!!...
Anyway, here's an Extra Tidbit : Venom never made it to the movie despite being heavily hyped.
What's that you say? He was there? Huh? You mean I missed it?! Oh man, I missed it when I took a 3-minute trip to the bathroom...?!! Damnit!
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