Maguire’s Peter Parker might be older than the comic book version, but he perfectly represents the brainy science nerd that fans love.įor Spider-Man, Maguire reportedly received a salary of $4 million. The face of that Spider-Man was Tobey Maguire. RELATED: Spider-Man 3: Sony Responds To Andrew Garfield And Tobey Maguire Rumors 2 Tobey MaguireĪ post shared by Sam Raimi Raimi’s films might not technically be the first time that Spider-Man appeared onscreen, but it was undoubtedly the first time that he appeared on the big screen for a mainstream, worldwide audience. The first actor to take on the live-action Spidey for Sony is also reportedly in “Spider-Man 3” in his old role – Tobey Maguire. The upcoming Spider-Man 3, starring Tom Holland as Spider-Man, will reportedly also feature Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker. We haven’t seen the last of Andrew Garfield’s Spider-Man though. In an interview with Guardian, Garfield stated that he was “naive” for thinking he could bring his vision of Spider-Man as a modern myth into the role in a big budget film: “I signed up to serve the story and serve this incredible character that I've been dressing as since I was three, and then it gets compromised and it breaks your heart. One of the emails in the 2014 Sony hack implies that the studio chiefs took Garfield’s illness personally: "Here we are about one hour away from our Gala event and Andrew decides he doesn't want to attend,” the email alert read, “He has a rather scruffy beard and he just wants to be left alone." Sony was planning to announce “The Amazing Spider-Man 3” at a special event, but Garfield was sick with jet lag and couldn’t make it. Aside from the slight dip in the response at the box office for the second film, there is the possibility that it was personal. The reasons are still not entirely known. Garfield was reportedly set to make $2 million for his appearance in the third film, but the film was never made.