Tobey Maguire's participation was in doubt at one point because he was suffering severe back pains. Jake Gyllenhaal, was lined up to play Spider-Man and had already begun preparation, but Maguire decided to take part after all
Filming was originally scheduled in February 2003, but Tobey Maguire injured his arm causing filming to be delayed two months.
[Jake Gyllenhaal] Was set to play Spiderman in Spider-Man 2 (2004) due to complications with Tobey Maguire. While he was preparing for the role, Maguire was back as Spiderman.
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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0316654/triviahttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm0350453/bio\ Jake Gyllenhaal btw, is better known (to us) as Donnie Darko. It's funny i found this because the people i went to see S2 with yesterday brought it up. Jake would have been cheaper, is already going out with Kristen Dunst, and in our opinions better. So lets all pray that the next injury would be more... crippling. Tee hee hee.
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