Date: 5th March 2001

Tobey Maguire Is Muscular Spiderman


TOBEY MAGUIRE, star of new movie SPIDER-MAN, has amazed cast and crew by transforming himself into a muscle bound hero in just a matter of months.

Producer LAURA ZISKIN, who has been working with the slight CIDER HOUSE RULES star on the movie version of the comic book hero, says Maguire - who does most of his own stunts in the film - has been throwing himself into his training sessions - with astounding results.

Ziskin says, "He started right after he was cast in August (00) and he's really transformed his body - he's quite a specimen. "He works out and he does a lot of dance and movement so he can move like a Spider, but he really has transformed himself in a major way. "I'm very curious if he's going to continue after the movie is over, it's very rigorous training."

But Ziskin says Maguire's not the only muscle-bound hunk to grace the movie - actor WILLEM DAFOE, who plays the GREEN GOBLIN, has surprised everyone on set by his agility. She adds, "Willem's in tremendous shape. In fact the other day he was going these stunts up high we all went 'Aaagh!' because it looked so scary - but he's in amazing condition." (LE/WN/CPT)

Source: WENN