Who should play Spider-Man after Tobey?

[ShadowBoxing]

That's a great quote.

lol

Well I think it's true...it captured the flavor of that book. It's not X-Men, it's not Superman....some people think its suppose to be like Batman....not any Spider-Man I have ever read. The book has always been about Peter Parker and his f---ed up life more than its about how many times Doc Ock attacks him. All his defining events. Him quiting being Spider-Man, his marriage to Mary Jane, the life and death of Gwen Stacy, what happened to Harry (with drugs and becoming the Green Goblin) all came out of Peter Parker's life.

In X-Men or Superman things tend to come at them (in the forms of aliens or evil maniacs and they step up to face them), in Spider-Man there tends to be an event in Peter Parkers life that creates a villian or a problem and then he must become Spider-Man to deal with it...it is far more personal. Spider-Man (unlike other heroes) doesn't want to be Spider-Man (addressed in number 2), he wants to be Peter Parker...so he puts on a front in the costume of how he feels a hero should act (addressed in 1 and 2). Furthermore it is a fairly light hearted, jovial comic.

I know a guy who hates Batman Begins, X-Men (1 and 2) for not being close enough to the comic (at least the heart of). He has double my collection (so about 10,000 comics) and he says Spider-Man is dead on (although he dislikes the story changes--however he dislikes all story changes).

It's about as close to Spider-Man as I have seen. I think the problem is most people view the 90s cartoon as Spider-Man, that was like Spider-Man but it was noticibly abscent in many ways. Spider-Man has more angst than that show did, it has more personal issues. I mean there are issues literally devoted the Peter Parker finding an apartment/job/going on a date, confronting his Aunt May, etc. Those were not there (in any great degree)...the cartoon was just action and no substance.

 

[Abaddon]

I thought BB captured the essence of Batman very well.

 

[Spider-Fan]

My choice for the next Peter would have been Topher Grace, but now that won't happen.

 

[ShadowBoxing]

I thought BB captured the essence of Batman very well.

He likes Batman, but he says Ra's Al Ghul wasn't an ecoterrorist (which he is right he wasn't in the film) and Batman doesn't revolve around love stories with Katie Holme's like characters (he is actually right about that love story too...most fans hated that anyways)

I loved it, but I think he had a point about Katie Holmes taking away some of that Batman comic feel to it...

 

[ShadowBoxing]

My only problem with SM2 was having two ID reveals in one film. Both scenes were excellent and did great justice to his character (especially the line "he is no older than my son")....but TWO of them, I mean I understand they probably liked both scenes but one should have been cut.

 

[Abaddon]

He likes Batman, but he says Ra's Al Ghul wasn't an ecoterrorist (which he is right he wasn't in the film) and Batman doesn't revolve around love stories with Katie Holme's like characters (he is actually right about that love story too...most fans hated that anyways)

I loved it, but I think he had a point about Katie Holmes taking away some of that Batman comic feel to it...

I don't think so at all.Her character wasn't just eye-candy,she was important to the plot as a person who knew who he was before the events that led him into becoming Batman,she was sort of a link to the life he could have lead. There wasn't much in the way of romance either.My only gripe with Rachel was that I think they shouldve hired an actress that was a little older.

 

[Spider-Fan]

Rachel could have easily been replaced by Harvey Dent. In fact, having Harvey would have been much better. Not every movie needs a love story.

 

[Abaddon]

My only problem with SM2 was having two ID reveals in one film. Both scenes were excellent and did great justice to his character (especially the line "he is no older than my son")....but TWO of them, I mean I understand they probably liked both scenes but one should have been cut.

My problems with SM2 were:

-The sentient tentacles,which don't make sense to me to this day.
-Mary Jane's appearance.I didn't get what Pete saw in her.
-I thought Franco was off in a few of his deliveries.
-The unnecessary maskless scene's.The only important one's were with Harry and MJ.
-MJ leaving Jonah's son at the altar,after that very quick engagement.

 

[Abaddon]

Rachel could have easily been replaced by Harvey Dent. In fact, having Harvey would have been much better. Not every movie needs a love story.

True,but the love story never came to fruition.

 

[ShadowBoxing]

Rachel could have easily been replaced by Harvey Dent. In fact, having Harvey would have been much better. Not every movie needs a love story.

...and Batman is not a love story. I agree with this sentiment. If anything have it be Harvey with his wife Gilda (show that Bruce is somewhat jealous of Harvey normal life--which ends up being ironic by the next film) and use Harvey as the one who gets caught up in the Arkham Scandel....or just get a better damn actress.

They if Harvey is the one originally exposed to the fear gas that goes onto explain his degrading mental state by the next film.

 

[chiefchirpa]

Spider-Man has always been played off as short. In the comics he is always drawfed by other heroes like Captain America, Iron Man, the X-Men, DareDevil, etc. It's kind of integral to his character which is that of the meek one, the one who is insecure amongst all these greater heroes. Spider-Man is suppose to be short, because outside of his costume (and frequently in it) he is the one who is stepped on, unnoticed and trampled.

Compared to average height of comic heroes which is around 6'0" (Iron Man _the armor_ is 6'6", Cap is 6'2", Daredevil is 6'0"), Spider-man is shorter. Plus, his stance is almost always crouching/hunchbacking to the front.
But when the average height is around 5'8" - 5'9", his height could be said as normal. He's the average skinny joe, not the short man with attitude like Wolverine (5'3").

 

[phoenix_force]

I Think They Will Kill Off Spderman This Time

 

[jdogg willie]

Emile Hirsch from 'The Girl Next Door'

Look up that movie from imdb then go to his filmography page

 

[Artistsean]

The studio will stick with Tobey until he wants out, but some day he may get tired of playing Peter Parker/Spider-Man. Then they should definatly replace him. I like Colin Hanks, he seems like he'd bring the sarcastic joking personality of Peter/Spider-man.

Didn't they say a while ago that Spider-Man films would become like James Bond films in that they would recast him after Tobey was done? I think they should just keep making the films, and when the current actor's contract is up or they are done playing the character then recast him with another suitable young actor. Spider-man certainly has enough villians and storylines to do that. They can eventually work all the way through each of his characters. Maybe some day they could have Spider-Man versus the Sinister Six, or Kingpin, or resurrect the Green Goblin from the dead.

 

[James"007"Bond]

Anyone who doesn't like the SM movies either has a misconception of what Spider-Man is or never read the comics.

Disturbingly hilarious comment. Read my sig

 

[ISHMAEL]

IF Tobey was not going to be doing Spiderman any more I could live with Jake Gyllenhaal.

He is a good actor who is able to get in the kind of shape necessary to play Spiderman. It does not hurt that he kina looks like Tobey.

i do not want a gay spider-man

 

[Abaddon]

i do not want a gay spider-man

When did Jake Gyllenhall become gay?

 

[ISHMAEL]

Tobey will make S-M4.

of cousre he will he would not be that old

 

[spideymusprime]

I hope Toby signs on for Spidey 4-6

 

[JackBauer]

either Jon Foster or Ryan Gosling.

Jake Gyllenhaal to replace Tobey Maguire would be like trading six for half a dozen. thanks, but no thanks.

 

[rnewbz]

When did Jake Gyllenhall become gay?

He didn't, never did, I guess some people took the Brokeback Mountain thing too seriously.

 

[Ben Urich]

I hope Spider-Man III is the last one.

 

[Spider-Man™]

I think Tobey can do a 4th, that's if he wants to.

 

[jdogg willie]

Emile Hirsch from 'Girl Next Door'

 

[Spyda-Man]

i hate being the last post on the page