The Fifty Million Dollar Man

Seriously? Sony is ponying up 50 million bucks for Tobey Maguire to play Peter Parker in a pair of back-to-back filmed Spider-Man sequels? That's the word from DH:

"The less-than-verbose 33-year-old actor will allegedly score that salary, plus profit shares, to shoot two further "Spider-Man" films back-to-back over six months next year reports The Times.

What's interesting is that there's a distinct stipulation in the contract - that he be granted 'family time', ie. to take early mornings and evenings off, to spend time with his 22 month-old daughter Ruby Sweetheart.

In the next few days Sony is expected to reveal whether actress Kirsten Dunst, who has been struggling with clinical depression, will be returning as his on-screen love interest Mary Jane Watson."

Okay two things here: his daughter's name is Ruby Sweetheart? How have I missed that? Isn't that a flavor of Tropicana juice?

And secondly, why do I feel as if snark is just oozing off the page when they speak of Kirsten Dunst? I'm tired of the Kirsten hate. Sick to death of it! She gave Jake back to us, world! She knew not to hide his light under her bushel. We should just direct all the hate at Reese now, ya hear?

And if Tobey's raking in 50 million clams, what are they gonna heap at the door-step of Sam Raimi? I suggest they go flashy and rain gold bars onto his house from a gold-plated derigable.
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