Tobey Maguire on Lookalike Elijah Wood, Tropic Thunder, & Bully Maguire

Tobey Maguire did an in depth AMA (Ask Me Anything) session on Reddit forward of the discharge of Babylon. Maguire answered fan questions on the whole lot from his tenure as Spider-Man to his most iconic (pretend) movie from Tropic Thunder, titled Satan’s Alley.

On the subject of Spider-Man, Maguire had loads of tidbits for followers of his portrayal. The actor mentioned he each a crimson and a black Spider-Man go well with nonetheless, which he refers to as “my PJs.” He was additionally requested about which of his fellow Spider-Man actors — Andrew Garfield or Tom Holland — he prefers, which he declined to reply, saying, “I really like each these guys a lot.“

In an analogous vein, Maguire confirmed that he is aware of of the “Bully Maguire” meme, which refers to video edits that put the Venom-influenced Peter Parker from Spider-Man 3 into varied comical conditions. Though he mentioned he’s pretty impartial on the memes about him, Maguire particularly known as this specific development “a humorous discovery.“

Maguire offered a narrative about how he was as soon as mistaken for Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood. He signed an autograph for the fan, as she was extremely excited, saying, “I didn’t need to disappoint her by telling her I wasn’t Elijah.“

Speaking on fan experiences, Maguire was fairly optimistic and went into how he feels about assembly followers. Maguire replied, “I’ve had some humorous and touching experiences from spontaneous encounters in public and somebody being shocked to sharing how I’ve helped them via exhausting instances. It’s candy, and I really feel grateful. Especially with children, it’s nearly like magic, it’s wonderful to see their eyes mild up.“

Though his position within the movie was transient, Maguire did discuss his half in Tropic Thunder. At the start of the movie, parody trailers for varied pretend movies are proven, together with one known as Satan’s Alley. Maguire performs himself as he’s enjoying a priest who’s in love with one other priest, performed by fellow Marvel alum Robert Downey Jr. within the position of actor Kirk Lazarus.

Maguire mentions assembly Kate Winslet as soon as, who referred to this half because the actor’s “crowning achievement.” To quote Maguire, “At first I used to be flattered, then I used to be scratching my head questioning if that was a praise or not. So perhaps that?“

Maguire can presently be seen in Babylon, the place he performs mob boss James McKay. The movie is presently enjoying in theaters.