Tobey Maguire
Although his dashing turn as a web-slinging superhero in the Spider-Man trilogy turned him into an international sensation, this thoughtful leading man seduced critics long before he began making teen...
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BirthDate BirthPlace |
06/26/1975
Santa Monica, CA |
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"Spider-Man" trailer/movie poster axed
September 13, 2001 12:16pm ESTSpider-Man Tobey Maguire Sam Raimi Willem Dafoe Kirsten Dunst
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Caught! ... In 'Spider-Man's' Web
August 16, 2001 10:13am ESTCULVER CITY, Calif., Jan. 4, 2001 -- Spidey fans, you can stop your salivating (for now). Just days from the start of filming and one and a half years from its May 3, 2002, release date, the makers of Sony’s big-budget “Spider-Man” flick called a press conference on the Sony Pictures lot this morning to introduce the cast and give a little preview of what’s ahead. Cast members Tobey Maguire, Willem Dafoe, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, director Sam Raimi (“The Gift”) and other filmmakers led the e
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Clinton Parties With the, Uh, Stars
August 16, 2001 10:13am ESTHOLLYWOOD, August 15, 2000 -- It seems that while the big Hollywood donkeys got their rest after Day One of the Democratic National Convention, President Clinton had a little more partying to do. Especially since he was about to receive Tinseltown's biggest honor. Yep, that's right -- after he wistfully practiced an acceptance speech with Kevin Spacey's Academy Award (and having Spacey take it away from him) during his famous "Clinton: The Final Days" video spoof, President Clinton finally rece
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Dang! 'Spider-Man' Delayed
August 15, 2001 11:35am ESTHOLLYWOOD, Sept. 14, 2000 -- Try not to panic when you read this: The big "Spider-Man" movie is being pushed back. Columbia Pictures has announced that it's rolling back the start of production on the big Sam Raimi-directed flick, which stars Tobey Maguire as the wall-crawling superhero and maybe John Malkovich as his foe, the Green Goblin. That means the release date, which had been set for Nov. 2, 2001, is now May 3, 2002. Nuts. Why the delay? Producer Laura Ziskin says it's got nothing to do
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COMING SOON: 'Life is to Whistle' from Cuba
August 15, 2001 11:35am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 2, 2000 -- With a limited number of new films hitting the theater, this weekend will be the perfect time for filmgoers to catch up on the movies they missed during the holiday frenzy.Opening in New York on Friday is the award-winning "Life is to Whistle" from Cuba . Expanded releases include the adaptation of John Irving's "The Cider House Rules" and Universal's romantic drama "Snow Falling on Cedars" with Ethan Hawke.Also in theaters Friday is the re-issue of Miramax'
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COMING SOON: Ben Affleck Plays 'Reindeer Games'
August 15, 2001 11:35am ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 20, 2000 -- Didn't get enough of Ben Affleck in "Boiler Room"? Well, not to worry, for said heartthrob actor pretty much achieves multiplex ubiquity this Friday with the much-delayed bowing of "Reindeer Games." In the John Frankenheimer-directed flick, Affleck plays an ex-con, fresh out of the slammer, who's coerced by his ex-cellmate (Gary Sinise) to pull one last heist on the night before Christmas -- which explains the scene in the trailer where a bunch of Santa Cla
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Big films, A-list stars are in store for Christmas week
August 15, 2001 10:04am ESTA bounty of buzz-heavy, star-studded new releases will kick off the countdown to Christmas this year, promising something different and special each day of the week. The holiday movie bonanza commences Tuesday with the limited release of Sony's "Girl, Interrupted." Adapted from Susanna Kaysen's critically acclaimed memoir, the film stars Winona Ryder and Angelina Jolie as two iconoclastic young women confined to a mental institution. Lifting the box office spirit Wednesday are three wildly antic
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Berlin to Show Leo's 'Plum'
August 15, 2001 10:04am ESTHOLLYWOOD, Dec. 14, 2000 -- If you want to see a film both Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire starred in together four years ago, you’ll have to travel to Berlin to see it. The actors both appeared in “Don’s Plum” before they became household names in America. Now the film, by first-time director R.D. Robb, will be screened at the Berlin Film Festival (Feb. 7-18). But don’t expect to ever see it in the United States. The two stars took the filmmakers to court, saying that they never agreed to a
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'Whole Nine Yards' Continues to Score
July 31, 2001 12:30pm ESTSANTA MONICA, Calif., Feb. 27, 2000 -- Warner Bros.' "The Whole Nine Yards" easily held on to first place despite tracking studies that had projected Dimension Films' opening of "Reindeer Games" would be the weekend's big winner. "Reindeer Games " Although the tracking data had pointed to an opening of $10 million to $12 million for "Reindeer," no film managed to crack double digits last weekend. "Reindeer" wound up an embarrassed No. 3 for the weekend with a red face and nose. The weekend's
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'Toy Story 2' edges out 'Green Mile'
July 31, 2001 12:30pm ESTThere was a close race for first place between Buena Vista/Disney and Pixar's animated blockbuster "Toy Story 2" and Warner Bros. and Castle Rock Entertainment's opening of the drama "The Green Mile." Based on Sunday's estimates, the G-rated "Toy 2" held on to the top spot on the chart, but only by a nose. When the box office dust settles Monday, it is possible that because the two films were so close in the estimates, they could wind up reversing positions. Working against "Mile" was the fact
