Sam Raimi's Superhero Flick "Spider-Man" was a huge hit when it was released in 2002. It was made for a whopping $ 132 million (Big Money at the time), but it ended up gross Less usage a new age of superhero movies that remains strong all the way through the 2020s. It is easy to see why a story of superheroism in New York would catch the early 2000s; Superheroes live in morally simple universes where good and evil is clearly distinguished, sharp contrast with the wickedness and chaos of the world after 9/11. Noble emergency creatures can now prevent massive acts of terrorism.

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Despite the success of Spider-Man, however, the Franchise Franchise Franchise Tobey Maguier almost retired from the role of the 2004 sequel. Maguier has just become a remarkable Hollywood player with Spider-Man, as well as his recognized performance in the image of an Oscar-bait "Seabiscuit", released next summer. These caused Maguier to reconsider his salary for the "Spider-Man" sequel, feeling that he should receive a bigger day of payment. Maguier also worsened the existing back injury while acting at Seabiscuit, as horses were very physically sought. It can be noted that Maguier also had to lose much weight for that film, contrasting with the most part he had to do for "Spider-Man".

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Because of this, a movement was made to potentially replace Maguier as Spiderman, in any case. The word turned out to be approaching Jake Gyllenhal to take over Peter Parker's play for Raimi's next film. The rumor at the time was that, with a new actor, the title would change to "incredible Spiderman". Gilenhal, it turns out, was one of several actors on the deck that replaced Maguier, As reported by Yahoo! in 2019.

According to 2003 report in Los Angeles TimesMaguier had to negotiate a $ 17 million high salary to appear in Spider-Man 2. " The rumor was that he opposed the film's producer, Laura Zyskin, paid to the north of $ 25 million for her involvement, and Maguier thought he had to receive the same amount. As so, Maguier happened to hang out with Ennenifer Meyer at the time, and she was the daughter of Ronald Meyer, one of the founders of the CAA. Report in Diversity He noted that his connection to Meyers gave him significant power to negotiate with Sony, the studio in which he exposes the Spiderman films. Although Gyllenhal waited for the wings, Maguier was determined to return and receive a big salary.

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Maguier once talked Movie hole For his experience with Spider-Man 2 casting and revealed that he had to undergo physical tests to reassure the directors that he would be able to play in such a physical role. Maguier relaxed in connection with the process and did not encounter bitter or suspicious. He passed the tests and the shooting began. A good thing is too. Remember that sequence of the train?

As for Gilenhal, he remembers he was standing to play Spiderman, but he is also not resentful of the process. He said no matter how much Interview with Yahoo In 2019, he suggests that Gilenhal knows the reality of Hollywood and does not mourn the roles he does not receive.

In Yahoo! The interview, Gyllenhal, knew that he was just one of the many actors at rest, engaged only in case negotiations with Maguier fail. He also seemed to want Maguier to keep the part anyway. He said:

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"The truth of the subject is, in the end, (Tobey) Spiderman. There are so many roles in my career where I was against another actor, or something happened that could have happened, but it didn't happen, but there may be. In the end, my belief is: when the actor played a character, especially in the movie, the character,

Asked if Spiderman would change the trajectory of his career, Gilenhal said he would have been "exciting and fun"-but that he had many opportunities for his career to spend in any number of guidance, so he did not want to speculate.

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Gilenhal ended up as included in Spiderman. The 2019 film "Spider-Man: FAR from Home" It happened in the same continuity as Marvel's film universe, with Tom Holland starring Peter Parker/Spiderman for those films. In the sequel to "Spider-Man: Homecoming", Gilenhal played a seemingly heroic wizard with a mystery from the Italian media. He will eventually prove to be a bitter, wrong former employee of the late Tony Stark, and he organized illusory disasters as a means of gaining access to Iron Man's abandoned technology, gifted by Peter Parker. At the end of the film, he will reveal Spiderman's true identity of the world.

So, it seems that everyone got what they wanted. Maguier got his salary, and Gilenhal had to work on other projects he was interested in and eventually made him in Spiderman's history.