Editing Tobey Maguire (section)

==Career==
{{see also|Tobey Maguire filmography}}

===1989–1995: Early career===
[[File:Tobey Maguire 2006.jpg|thumb|right|Maguire at the 2006 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]]]
Maguire's first appearance in a feature film was in ''[[The Wizard (1989 film)|The Wizard]]'' (1989) as an extra.<ref>{{cite news |last=Mackie |first=Drew |date=18 December 2014 |title=25 Years Later, Revel in the Nostalgia of The Wizard |url=https://people.com/celebrity/the-wizard-25th-anniversary/ |work=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=18 December 2014 |archive-date=30 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830154352/https://people.com/celebrity/the-wizard-25th-anniversary/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He was cast as the lead in the FOX TV series ''[[Great Scott! (TV series)|Great Scott!]]'' in 1992, which was canceled nine weeks after premiere.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Tobey Maguire comes of age |url=https://ew.com/article/2000/03/03/tobey-maguire-comes-age/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=4 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230424045408/https://ew.com/article/2000/03/03/tobey-maguire-comes-age/ |archive-date=24 April 2023 |date=3 March 2000 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Maguire met fellow child actor [[Leonardo DiCaprio]] in the 1980s while auditioning for the same roles. The pair would become close friends.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bradley |first1=Faye |title=Inside Leonardo DiCaprio and Tobey Maguire's epic bromance: from meeting as kids in Hollywood and starring in The Great Gatsby together, to partying on yachts with models Neelam Gill and Rose Bertram |url=https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3232172/inside-leonardo-dicaprio-and-tobey-maguires-epic-bromance-meeting-kids-hollywood-and-starring-great |website=South China Morning Post |access-date=4 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241115185842/https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/entertainment/article/3232172/inside-leonardo-dicaprio-and-tobey-maguires-epic-bromance-meeting-kids-hollywood-and-starring-great |archive-date=15 November 2024 |date=25 August 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> For example, both auditioned for the same part in the [[Parenthood (1990 TV series)|1990 TV series]] based on the 1989 comedy ''[[Parenthood (1989 film)|Parenthood]]''. DiCaprio was cast, and Maguire later got a guest role at least partly on DiCaprio's recommendation. The same scenario played out during casting for the 1993 movie ''[[This Boy's Life (film)|This Boy's Life]]'' (featuring [[Robert De Niro]] as the lead): DiCaprio got the main role of teenager Tobias "Toby" Wolff, and Maguire got a part as one of his friends.

===1995–2001: Critical acclaim===
Maguire then sought help for a [[alcoholism|drinking problem]] from [[Alcoholics Anonymous]]; he has been sober ever since.<ref name="AA">{{cite web|url=http://www.addictioninfo.org/articles/1463/1/Tobey-Maguire-reveals-AA-meetings/Page1.html |title=Tobey Maguire Reveals AA Meetings |date=12 April 2007 |website=AddictionInfo |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081011104534/http://www.addictioninfo.org/articles/1463/1/Tobey-Maguire-reveals-AA-meetings/Page1.html |archive-date=11 October 2008 |url-status=dead |access-date=14 May 2007}}</ref>

As part of his recovery from alcoholism and learning to deal with his self-described "addictive and compulsive nature",<ref name="AA" /> Maguire changed his career path slightly to obtain roles where he and DiCaprio would not always be in competition for the same part. The move paid off when Maguire was given the role of Paul Hood, a teenage boarding school student whose narration anchors the action in [[Ang Lee]]'s 1997 film ''[[The Ice Storm (film)|The Ice Storm]].''<ref>{{cite news |last=Hochman |first=David |date=3 May 2002 |title=THE AMAZING TOBEY MAGUIRE |url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/fl-xpm-2002-05-03-0205010735-story.html |work=[[Sun-Sentinel]] |access-date=14 May 2007}}</ref> This led to a variety of lead roles in films such as ''[[Pleasantville (film)|Pleasantville]]'', ''[[The Cider House Rules (film)|The Cider House Rules]]'', and ''[[Wonder Boys (film)|Wonder Boys]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Persall |first=Steve |date=26 September 2005 |title=How Tobey Maguire cooked up a new career |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2000/02/25/how-tobey-maguire-cooked-up-a-new-career/ |work=[[Tampa Bay Times]] |access-date=14 May 2007}}</ref>

In the 1998 film ''[[Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (film)|Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas]]'' he portrayed a hitchhiker who meets [[Raoul Duke]] and [[Oscar Zeta Acosta|Dr. Gonzo]] during their drive to Las Vegas.<ref>{{cite web|last=Blair|first=Andrew|title=Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas|website=Den of Geek|url=http://www.denofgeek.us/movies/19059/looking-back-at-terry-gilliam%E2%80%99s-fear-and-loathing-in-las-vegas|access-date=18 June 2013|archive-date=4 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160104171019/http://www.denofgeek.us/movies/19059/looking-back-at-terry-gilliam%E2%80%99s-fear-and-loathing-in-las-vegas|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Dee |first1=Jake |title=Fear & Loathing In Las Vegas: 10 Things You Never Knew About The Movie |url=https://screenrant.com/fear-loathing-las-vegas-movie-trivia-facts/ |website=ScreenRant |access-date=7 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241117160725/https://screenrant.com/fear-loathing-las-vegas-movie-trivia-facts/ |archive-date=17 November 2024 |date=6 September 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> In ''[[Ride with the Devil (film)|Ride with the Devil]]'' (1999), opposite [[Jewel (singer)|Jewel Kilcher]], Maguire portrayed Jakob Roedel, the son of a unionist German immigrant who joins his Southern friends in the Missouri Riders, avenging the atrocities committed against Missourians by Kansas [[Jayhawker]]s and redleggers.<ref>{{cite news|last=Ebert|first=Roger|website=Roger Ebert|title=Ride with the Devil|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/ride-with-the-devil-1999|access-date=18 June 2013|date=17 December 1999|archive-date=2 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102003549/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/ride-with-the-devil-1999|url-status=live}}</ref> Maguire voiced Lou in the movie ''[[Cats & Dogs]]'' (2001).<ref>{{cite web |title=Superior furry animals |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/aug/04/features1 |website=The Guardian |access-date=4 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211024152138/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/aug/04/features1 |archive-date=24 October 2021 |date=4 August 2001 |url-status=live}}</ref>

===2002–2013: ''Spider-Man'' and stardom===
[[File:Tobey Maguire greets fans at Spiderman 3 by David Shankbone.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.09|Maguire greets fans at a ''[[Spider-Man 3]]'' premiere]]
In 2002, Maguire starred in ''[[Spider-Man (2002 film)|Spider-Man]]'', based on the [[Marvel Comics]] [[superhero]] [[Spider-Man|of the same name]]. The film was a major success and made him a star. He reprised the role in the sequels ''[[Spider-Man 2]]'' (2004) and ''[[Spider-Man 3]]'' (2007), and also voiced Spider-Man for the video game adaptations of the films.

His performance as Spider-Man earned him glowing reviews. Mark Caro of the ''[[Chicago Tribune]]'' wrote that, "with his big, round, soulful eyes, Maguire always has been able to convey a sense of wonder, and his instinct for understatement also serves him well here."<ref>{{cite news |last=Caro |first=Mark |url=http://www.courant.com/mmx-16476_lgcy-story.html |newspaper=Hartford Courant |date=25 April 2002 |title=Movie review, 'Spider-Man' |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141015090835/http://www.courant.com/mmx-16476_lgcy-story.html |archive-date=15 October 2014}}</ref> Due to script and production complications, a proposed fourth ''Spider-Man'' movie did not materialize. [[Sony]]'s [[Columbia Pictures]] decided to [[reboot (fiction)|reboot]] the franchise.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://paralleluniverse.msn.com/features/movies/the-wrap/raimi-maguire-off-spiderman/story/?gt1=28140|title=Raimi, Maguire Out of 'Spider-Man 4'|publisher=MSN|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714123820/http://paralleluniverse.msn.com/features/movies/the-wrap/raimi-maguire-off-spiderman/story/?gt1=28140|archive-date=14 July 2011}}</ref> The film, titled ''[[The Amazing Spider-Man (2012 film)|The Amazing Spider-Man]]'', was released on 3 July 2012, with a different actor, [[Andrew Garfield]], playing the lead.<ref>{{cite news |last=McCrank |first=John |date=10 June 2012 |title=Spider-Man role "terrified" star Andrew Garfield |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/film-us-spiderman/spider-man-role-terrified-star-andrew-garfield-idINBRE8590BZ20120610 |work=[[Reuters]] |access-date=19 June 2012}}</ref>

Maguire had a lead role as the jockey [[Red Pollard|John M. "Red" Pollard]] in ''[[Seabiscuit (film)|Seabiscuit]]'', about the famous [[racehorse]] [[Seabiscuit]]. In 2006, he starred in his first villainous role as Corporal Patrick Tully opposite [[George Clooney]] and [[Cate Blanchett]] in [[Steven Soderbergh]]'s ''[[The Good German]]'', based on the [[Joseph Kanon]] novel of the same name.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bradshaw |first1=Peter |title=The Good German |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/mar/09/thriller1 |website=The Guardian |access-date=7 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121044740/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2007/mar/09/thriller1 |archive-date=21 November 2023 |date=9 March 2007 |url-status=live}}</ref>

Maguire is also a producer whose production credits include ''[[25th Hour]]'' (2002), ''Whatever We Do'' (2003), and ''Seabiscuit'' (2003), for which he served as executive producer.<ref name="Tobey Maguire- Biography">{{cite web|title=Tobey Maguire- Biography|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/person/tobey-maguire/biography.html|publisher=[[Yahoo! Movies]]|access-date=18 June 2013}}</ref> In 2008, he made a [[cameo appearance]] in the [[action comedy film]] ''[[Tropic Thunder]]'' as a gay 18th century monk in love with Father O'Malley, played by [[Robert Downey Jr.]] in the faux trailer for ''Satan's Alley''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rawden |first1=Mack |title=Kate Winslet Picked Tobey Maguire's 'Crowning Achievement' And He's Not Sure Whether To Be Insulted |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/kate-winslet-picked-tobey-maguires-crowning-achievement-and-hes-not-sure-whether-to-be-insulted |website=Cinema Blend |access-date=7 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240625120207/https://www.cinemablend.com/movies/kate-winslet-picked-tobey-maguires-crowning-achievement-and-hes-not-sure-whether-to-be-insulted |archive-date=25 June 2024 |date=24 December 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Tobey Maguire on Lookalike Elijah Wood, Tropic Thunder, & Bully Maguire |url=https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/tobey-maguire-lookalike-elijah-wood-150000061.html |website=Yahoo! Entertainment |access-date=7 February 2025 |date=28 December 2022 }}</ref> He was a last-minute replacement in the role, and due to previously scheduled commitments was only available to be on set for two hours to film his scenes.<ref name="DVDCommSatAll">{{cite video|title=Tropic Thunder-(Filmmaker Commentary by Ben Stiller, Justin Theroux, Stuart Cornfeld, Jeff Man, John Toll, and Greg Hayden)|medium=Blu-ray Disc|publisher=[[DreamWorks Pictures|DreamWorks]]|time=2:45|date=3 March 2013}}</ref> Near the end of ''Tropic Thunder'', it is revealed that Maguire's character has been nominated for a Best Actor [[Academy Award|Oscar]] for ''Satan's Alley'', which award he loses to Tugg Speedman ([[Ben Stiller]]) for his role in ''Tropic Blunder'', presented by Kirk Lazarus.<ref>{{cite web |date=14 April 2008 |title=Maguire cameos in ''Tropic Thunder'' |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a93800/maguire-cameos-in-tropic-thunder/ |work=[[Digital Spy]] |access-date=22 January 2022 |archive-date=22 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220122161616/https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a93800/maguire-cameos-in-tropic-thunder/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Tobey Maguire 3, 2013.jpg|thumb|upright|Maguire at the premiere of [[The Great Gatsby (2013 film)|''The Great Gatsby'']], 2013]]
In 2009, Maguire starred alongside [[Jake Gyllenhaal]] and [[Natalie Portman]] in the [[Jim Sheridan]]-directed war drama ''[[Brothers (2009 film)|Brothers]]'' as Sam Cahill, a prisoner of war who returns from [[Afghanistan]] and starts believing that his wife has become romantically involved with his brother. He received critical acclaim and a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama|Golden Globe]] nomination for his performance in the film. Of the nomination, Maguire said, "I had no expectation about getting a nomination, but I was watching nonetheless. My wife and my son got really excited. I was sort of surprised – I was like, 'Oh, wow.' And I couldn't hear the latter part of my name."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/stars-react-to-golden-globe-nominations/ |title=Stars React to Golden Globe Nominations |work=CBS News |date=23 February 2010 |access-date=10 January 2012 |archive-date=27 November 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241127030653/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/stars-react-to-golden-globe-nominations/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Maguire lost to [[Jeff Bridges]] for his role in ''[[Crazy Heart]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/2010 |title=Winners & Nominees 2010 |website=[[Golden Globe Awards]] |access-date=30 December 2017 |archive-date=10 January 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110174737/https://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Maguire was set to star as The Writer in [[Life of Pi (film)|''Life of Pi'']] (2012), directed by [[Ang Lee]], but was cut from the film during production for being "too famous" compared to the rest of the cast. He was replaced by [[Rafe Spall]], with whom Lee reshot the scenes that had already been shot with Maguire.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Masters |first1=Kim |title=Tobey Maguire Cut From 'Life of Pi' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tobey-maguire-cut-life-pi-367960/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=4 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220925221117/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tobey-maguire-cut-life-pi-367960/ |archive-date=25 September 2022 |date=4 September 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Eames |first1=Tom |title=Tobey Maguire scenes cut from Ang Lee's 'Life of Pi' film adaptation |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a404076/tobey-maguire-scenes-cut-from-ang-lees-life-of-pi-film-adaptation/ |website=Digital Spy |access-date=4 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318064302/https://www.digitalspy.com/movies/a404076/tobey-maguire-scenes-cut-from-ang-lees-life-of-pi-film-adaptation/ |archive-date=18 March 2022 |date=5 September 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2012, Maguire was a co-producer of ''[[Good People (film)|Good People]]''. That same year, he also established his own production company, Material Pictures, which secured independent financing in 2013 to help it produce more feature films.<ref>{{cite news |title=Tobey Maguire's Material Pictures Expands with New Backer Onboard |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/tobey-maguires-material-pictures-expands-431651 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |date=28 March 2013 |access-date=17 January 2017 |archive-date=1 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230901020515/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/tobey-maguires-material-pictures-expands-431651/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Maguire and DiCaprio once again performed together in [[Baz Luhrmann]]'s remake of ''[[The Great Gatsby (2013 film)|The Great Gatsby]]'' (2013); DiCaprio played the [[Jay Gatsby|title role]], while Maguire played the story's narrator, [[Nick Carraway]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Vineyard|first=Jennifer|title=A Very Thoughtful Tobey Maguire on The Great Gatsby, Mental Health, and On-Set Injuries|url=https://www.vulture.com/2013/05/tobey-maguire-the-great-gatsby-interview.html|access-date=18 June 2013|newspaper=vulture.com|date=6 May 2013|archive-date=31 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190331065602/https://www.vulture.com/2013/05/tobey-maguire-the-great-gatsby-interview.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Mendelson|first=Scott|title=Weekend Box Office: 'The Great Gatsby' Opens To $51 Million, 'Star Trek Into Darkness' Debuts Overseas To $31 Million|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/scottmendelson/2013/05/12/weekend-box-office-the-great-gatsby-opens-to-51-million-star-trek-into-darkness-debuts-overseas-to-31-million/|access-date=18 June 2013|newspaper=[[Forbes]]|date= 12 May 2013}}</ref>

===2014–present: Reduced output===
His next film, ''[[Pawn Sacrifice]]'' (2014), was also co-produced by Material Pictures. It was a [[Cold War]] thriller based on the true story of American chess prodigy [[Bobby Fischer]], played by Maguire. The film details the events leading up to and including the world chess championship in 1972, when Fischer challenges Soviet chess [[Grandmaster (chess)|grandmaster]] and world champion [[Boris Spassky]], acted by [[Liev Schreiber]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xFHvH9FtACg |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/xFHvH9FtACg| archive-date=11 December 2021 |url-status=live|title=Pawn Sacrifice Official Trailer #1 (2015) - Tobey Maguire, Liev Schreiber Movie HD|last=Movieclips Trailers|date=27 May 2015|access-date=17 January 2017|via=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The film received mostly positive reviews.<ref>{{cite news |last=Roman |first=Julian |date=25 September 2015 |title=Pawn Sacrifice Review: A Riveting Cold War Thriller |url=http://movieweb.com/pawn-sacrifice-review/ |work=[[MovieWeb]] |access-date=17 January 2017}}</ref>

Maguire reunited with [[Alec Baldwin]] after ''[[Cats & Dogs]]'' (2001) in the animated movie ''[[The Boss Baby]]'' (2017), where he voiced the adult version of Tim Templeton.<ref name="USATSneakPeek">{{cite news|last1=Alexander|first1=Bryan|title=Sneak peek: Alec Baldwin is 'The Boss Baby'|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2016/10/16/alec-baldwin-boss-baby-sneak-peek-exclusive/92058380/|date=16 October 2016|newspaper=[[USA Today]]|access-date=17 October 2016|archive-date=17 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161017124708/http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2016/10/16/alec-baldwin-boss-baby-sneak-peek-exclusive/92058380/|url-status=live}}</ref> He also reprised his role as Spider-Man in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] film ''[[Spider-Man: No Way Home]]'' (2021) alongside successors [[Tom Holland]] and Andrew Garfield.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ryan |first1=Hannah |title=Tom Holland, Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire reunite to discuss 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/27/entertainment/spider-man-reunion-intl-scli/index.html |website=CNN |access-date=4 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250109135059/https://edition.cnn.com/2022/01/27/entertainment/spider-man-reunion-intl-scli/index.html |archive-date=9 January 2025 |date=27 January 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Sharf |first1=Zack |title=Tobey Maguire, Andrew Garfield Snuck Into a Theater to Watch 'Spider-Man: No Way Home' Together: 'Beautiful to Share' |url=https://variety.com/2022/film/news/tobey-maguire-andrew-garfield-watch-spider-man-no-way-home-1235148851/ |website=Variety |access-date=4 February 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230404120329/https://variety.com/2022/film/news/tobey-maguire-andrew-garfield-watch-spider-man-no-way-home-1235148851/ |archive-date=4 April 2023 |date=7 January 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> He appeared in [[Damien Chazelle]]'s [[ensemble film]] ''[[Babylon (2022 film)|Babylon]]'', also serving as an executive producer.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Kit |first=Borys |date=24 June 2021 |title=Olivia Wilde, Spike Jonze, Phoebe Tonkin, Tobey Maguire Join Damien Chazelle's 'Babylon' (Exclusive) |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/olivia-wilde-spike-jonze-phoebe-tonkin-tobey-maguire-join-damien-chazelles-babylon-exclusive-1234973220/ |access-date=17 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210710090245/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/olivia-wilde-spike-jonze-phoebe-tonkin-tobey-maguire-join-damien-chazelles-babylon-exclusive-1234973220/ |archive-date=10 July 2021}}</ref> He reprised his role as Spider-Man in ''[[Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse]]'' through archive footage.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thedirect.com/article/spider-verse-2-tobey-andrew-appeared-why |title=Spider-Verse 2 Producers Explain Why Tobey & Andrew Appeared |date=24 June 2023 |last=Nebens |first=Richard |work=The Direct |access-date=11 December 2024 }}</ref>