Tobey Maguire’s portrayal of Peter Parker in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy in the early 2000s was one of the many reasons why his stature exploded. He first played the part in 2002’s Spider-Man before reprising it in 2004’s Spider-Man 2 and 2007’s Spider-Man 3. The trilogy was the first live-action Spider-Man production to make its Hollywood premiere and have such a great time in the theatres and the box office.
Tobey Maguire Might Not Be Able to on the Suit Ever Again
Tobey Maguire played the role of Spider-Man with the utmost of his abilities and it turned out fantastic. The trilogy was one of the best superhero arcs ever shown on the television screen. Even after his final Spider-Man film with Sony Pictures, Maguire returned to play Peter Parker almost 15 years after he put down the suit. He went on to join the cast of Spider-Man: No Way Home alongside Tom Holland and Andrew Garfield with the Studio bringing back some old memories as they brought back most of the Spider-Man antagonists.
There are currently many fans and followers of the Spider-Man franchise who wants to see Tobey Maguire put on the suit again. Although it might not be possible taking into consideration Maguire’s age. As of now, the actor is forty-eight years old and the main theme of Peter Parker aka Spider-Man is a high school kid putting on a suit to save and protect his loved ones.
Although nowadays with the help of CGI, Maguire can easily look the part, his body might not be able to perform the athletic stunts due to his growing age. Even though stunt doubles take care of such things, there is no more meaning to the movie if everything was being done for him by others.
The Spider-Man Trio Was Extra-Ordinary
With the help of Spider-Man: No Way Home, Tom Holland, Andrew Garfield, and Tobey Maguire developed a close bond. With this collaboration, the lifetime fantasy of countless Spider-Man and MCU fans has been realized. Due to the identity reveal of Tom Holland’s Peter Parker and his attempt to undo it with the aid of Doctor Strange, a multiverse event kicked off.
But as the Peter Parker’s of different timelines met each other, their adversaries also followed them into the same universe. Green Goblin, Dr. Octavius, Dr. Connors, and even Electro came together to wreak havoc but were quickly subjugated by the Spider-Man trio and were locked up by Doctor Strange. The antagonists were eventually defeated by the trio when they started wreaking havoc in this universe.
There are three Spider-Man franchises out there with the current ongoing one being the most successful. The Spider-Man franchise ran for a total of three movies and collected over $2.5 billion at the box office with a budget of $597 million. The Amazing Spider-Man franchise ran for two movies with a successful box office run of $1.46 billion against a budget of $420 million. The current ongoing Tom Holland’s Spider-Man franchise has three movies under his belt and is the most successful one among the three. The movies grossed a total of $3.9 billion at the box office with a budget of $535 million.
Source: Cinema Blend
