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Golden Globe nominated Tobey Maguire (for his role in Brothers) is leaving the Spider-Man franchise for Guillermo del Toro’s The Hobbit big-screen adaptation. One wonders if the reported changes being made to the Spider-Man franchise didn’t have a lot to do with his decision. Spider-Man’s turn from bright, poppy, action hero to gritty, dark, vigilante could have prompted a change in the lead. Maguire can expect a similarly dark interpretation of the J.R.R. Tolkien classic from del Toro (Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth) as he fills the large hobbit feet of Bilbo Baggins. The team of Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings Trilogy), del Toro behind the camera, and Maguire as leading man should make for a box office smash hit; the once-powerful Spider-Man has a much more uncertain future. See a younger, more fragile Maguire alongside Michael Douglas and Robert Downey Jr. on DVD in Wonder Boys today!

Previously seen on Atomic Popcorn