Tobey Maguire will once again reprise his biggest role as Spder-Man in the fourth and fifth films, which will be filmed back-to-back over 6 months next year. He'll get paid a record $50 million to do so AND he's got a "family clause" written into his contract. This means he'll be granted early mornings and evenings off to spend with his 22-month-old daughter Ruby Sweetheart.
Sony studios realized that without this family clause, Maguire would very likely not return to their much-needed role. In fact, the Sony chairman, Amy Pascal (a mother herself), came in to grant the request, saying 6 months with no family time just isn't right. This worried Sony. They don't want to set a precedent in future contracts.
But money talks, as they say. After all, the first 3 Spider-Man movies racked up
over $1.5 BILLION worldwide. There's also a Broadway musical in the works, which Bono is penning songs for. I can't imagine how awful THAT'S going to be. They've already cast Jim Sturgess ("The Other Boleyn Girl" and "Across the Universe") as Peter Parker and Evan Rachel Wood ("Once and Again" and "Bronte") as Mary Jane.
We should know in the next few days whether or not Kirsten Dunst will come back to the films as Mary Jane Watson. She's said to be melting down with some kind of diva'ish depression of late. Some say she's just a bitch, but I don't see that depression and bitchdom are mutually exclusive.
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