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"I can't work with you on the movie": Sam Raimi Didn't Want Tobey Maguire for Spider-Man 2, the Actor He Wanted Is Now an MCU Villain

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Although Sam Raimi brought us one of the best web-slingers in the form of Tobey Maguire in the original Spider-Man, he had plans of replacing him in the sequel. In a past interview with SuperHeroHype, the filmmaker revealed how he had heard that Maguire could be paralysed if he performs one of his stunts and hurts his back, which is why he wanted Jake Gyllenhaal. He said: I couldn’t ask him to do anything where that tragedy could happen on the s…
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FandomWire broke the news in on Wednesday, December 10, 2025.
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