Spider-Man: No Way Home's Tobey Maguire Reveals Why He Returned

Spider-Man: No Way Home's Tobey Maguire Reveals Why He Returned

Spider-Man: No Way Home's Tobey Maguire Reveals Why He Returned

Spider-Man: No Way Home reunites three generations of Spider-Men, including the original's Tobey Maguire.

Tom Holland, Andrew Garfield, and Maguire reunited for a special Deadline interview. They discussed the phenomenon that is No Way Home while Maguire himself mentioned what drew him back to the red-and-blue spandex.

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Spider-Man: No Way Home's Tobey Maguire Reveals Why He Returned

Discussions of the 46-year-old star's reprisal began with a meeting between him and producer, Amy Pascal along with MCU chief, Kevin Fiege.

Andrew, Tom, and Tobey together in Spider-Man: No Way Home.
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Though the star has mainly produced films and TV shows over the last few years, the actor was determined to bring his character back. Recognising the love fans share for the Raimi trilogy, the actor was "intrigued immediately":

Spider-Man: No Way Home marks Maguire's first role in four years and 14 years since his last appearance as Peter Parker. With this gap, the actor mentions that bringing his iteration back was somewhat challenging.

Spider-Man fighting Doc Ock on top of a train in Spider-Man 2.
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His return to the suit also harkened back to personal memories he experienced while under the mask:

Spider-Man 3 poster showing normal and black suit.
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Maguire's on his way to an acting resurgence with a new TV Show, Extrapolations, and La La Land director's next film, Babylon both set for this year. No Way Home might not be the end for Maguire's Spider-Man, as a new report claims he'll reunite with Sam Raimi for Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness.

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