Despite the success of "Spider-Man," however, franchise star Tobey Maguire almost stepped away ... Word got out that Jake Gyllenhaal had been approached to take over playing Peter Parker for ...

Jake Gyllenhaal, who once almost replaced Tobey Maguire in director Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 2, is now going to face off against Tom Holland's friendly neighborhood wall-crawler. The Brokeback ...

That’s where our story begins in the hilariously unhinged production I’m Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire ... agents not to replace him with Jake Gyllenhaal. Periodically, we get glimpses ...