Zack Snyder’s Justice Leagueactor Ray Porter has joined the fan campaign to see Tobey Maguire return as Peter Parker inSpider-man 4. While we’ve seen two new actors slinging in to play Spidey on the big screen in the years after Maguire’s departure from the role, the originalSpider-Manremains a personal favorite for many fans. In a special video message posted to Twitter on behalf of the “Spider-Man 4 Campaign,” Porter urges Sony to bring back Maguire for one more sequel of his own.
“Hi, Sony Pictures, this isRay Porter- Darkseid inZack Snyder’s Justice League- and this is a request from your many, many, many, many fans asking that you please bring back Tobey Maguire as Spider-Man inSpider-Man 4. The fans really, really want it. They were so sad when they heard about the cancelation ofSpider-Man 4. They want Tobey Maguire as Spider-Man inSpider-Man 4.”
Tobey Maguirefirst began playing Peter Parker in Sam Raimi’sSpider-Man, which co-starred Kirsten Dunst as Mary Jane Watson. Ahead of its time when it premiered in 2002, the movie was a smash hit at the box office, paving the way for the superhero boom that would dominate the box office for years to come. Maguire would reprise the role in two sequels in 2004 and 2007. At the time, there were plans for Raimi to continue the franchise withSpider-Man 4, but the movie was ultimately shelved before production could begin.
In 2012, Sony rebooted the franchise withThe Amazing Spider-Man, replacing Maguire with Andrew Garfield. A sequel released in 2014 would bring back Garfield to play the web-slinger once again. LikeSpider-Man 4, there were early plans for Garfield’s movie series to continue with another installment. That potential sequel was also dropped whenTom Holland took over the rolefor the character’s introduction into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, resulting in the 2017 movieSpider-Man: Homecomingand its 2019 sequelSpider-Man: Far From Home.
At this point, production has begun on a thirdSpider-Manmovie with Holland reprising the role. There have been rumors about Marvel Studiosbringing both Maguire and Garfield into Spider-Man 3by way of a Spider-Verse – similar to the animated movieSpider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse– but those reports were directly denied by Sony Pictures. Potentially, Maguire could also appear in the upcoming sequelDoctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, which will also be directed by Raimi. What the fans seem to want most, however, is for Maguire to get his own soloSpider-Mansequel as opposed to a cameo in the MCU.
Stranger things have happened. For decades, it had seemed very unlikely that Michael Keaton would ever reprise the role of Batman, but he’s currently in talks with Warner Bros. and DC to do just that inThe Flash. With so much interest from comic book fans in seeing classic superhero characters returning in new movies, it’s probably a better time than ever for Maguire fans to campaign for theSpider-Man 4that they never got. The video of Porter pleading for Sony to makeSpider-Man 4was posted byThe Ayer Cut on Twitter.
