Ever since Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse was first revealed to the masses, there has been speculation that the animated film would see the return of Tobey Maguire to the Spidey-sphere. But alas, the film has premiered and didn't feature Maguire, nor Andrew Garfield.
Garfield and Maguire are, of course, known for playing previous cinematic incarnations of Spider-Man. Many even believed that Jake Johnson's character of Peter B. Parker might well be one of the two. This was not the case, though the film's directors recently revealed that they considered it at one point.
Directors Bob Perischetti, Peter Ramsey, and Rodney Rothman recently spoke to ScreenCrush wherein they discussed considering Maguire for the role - here's what Rothman had to say:
There were many thoughts about where we could put Tobey Maguire and others. I think after this film, those thoughts might have a little more traction. But before this movie, and introducing the idea of the “Spider-Verse” to the audience, I think everybody was afraid that it would just really confuse people. But wow, it would have been fun.
Would you have liked for Tobey Maguire to have play Peter Parker? Are you looking forward to Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse?
Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse swings into theatres on December 21st.