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There were other, more natural choices for the red cowl. A Knight's Tale's Heath Ledger and American Beauty's Wes Bentley--both of whom seem to be born for billboards--were among the possibilities. But director Sam Raimi knew from the beginning (or at least as soon as his wife showed him a videotape of Cider House Rules) that the 5-ft. 8-in. Maguire, 26, was his man. "We needed someone who could play 17 years old," says the director, "and if you think about the available actors, that knocks out about 90% of them...
...Everyman," says producer Laura Ziskin. "He's adorable, but he's not the classic hunk. He's not a model. He looks like an ordinary kid." Somehow, Maguire's quiet ordinariness gives a glimpse of his character's roiling inner life. "He doesn't really act," says Raimi. "He just is. I think he has the confidence that the audience will perceive his feelings and thoughts, and he's right...
...PUNY" PARKER BREAKS ALL BOX-OFFICE RECORDS! TOBEY MAGUIRE AND SAM RAIMI ARE ONBOARD FOR THE 2004 SEQUEL...
...Raimi, whose 1990 Darkman gracefully blended fantasy and pathos, pretty much goes with Plan B. The cast of serious actors, who might feel more at home in a rep theater than a franchise starter, is led by Maguire. The young star, a quiet, thoughtful presence in Wonder Boys and The Cider House Rules, can seem like an alien sent to observe earthlings. Here he's highly muscled but still sensitive; he certainly cries way more than your standard superhero. Raimi directs the film at Maguire's pensive pace. Some scenes are just inert. Whole swatches of Spider-Man play like...
...millions of visitors to Universal Studios Florida, it must overcome memories of the Spider-Man theme-park attraction. In a six-minute tram tour of upper Manhattan, the ride provides careering thrills, state-of-the-art 3-D visuals and a fistful of supervillains. There, and not on Sam Raimi's screen, is where to find a charismatic Spider-Man--and a moving marvel...