Tobey Maguire is the first generation of "Spider-Man" known to everyone, and it is also the beginning of Marvel movies that many people are familiar with.
This year, Maguire just turned 17 and is still a sunny and cheerful boy.
Although he is not very old, his acting experience is extremely "rich".
He first played a small supporting role in a movie in 1989, and has been working in Hollywood for more than four years.
Of course, he has no family background, so most of the time he may only have one line, or one or two insignificant shots.
Becoming an actor is his dream, although he doesn't know how long this situation will last...
But one day a year ago, everything changed.
An agent from the United Elite Agency found him and hoped to sign a 30-year contract with him.
Maguire thought the other party was a liar, and even if he was not, he would not be stupid enough to sign this "sale contract" with the other party!
The other party did not force it, but emphasized that after changing his mind, he could talk to him in detail at any time.
But after a simple investigation, he found that the United Elite Agency was very powerful.
Although the company was founded not long ago in 1991, it is actually a merger of three medium-sized agencies.
It is said that it has poached nearly 40 agents from the five major Hollywood agencies in just half a year, and is still poaching the giants.
Many potential new stars in Hollywood are also on their poaching list.
What puzzled Maguire was that he was not well-known and was a supporting role among supporting roles. How did United Elite discover him?
He tried to call his agent Benny Dyke in a roadside phone booth.
"Sir, are you really going to sign me?"
"That's right, young man. Our big boss is very optimistic about you and must let me sign you."
Maguire was even more puzzled. Could it be that he was doing good deeds every day and was just caught by that big shot?
Without thinking too much, he expressed his worries:
"Sir, isn't a 30-year contract a bit long?"
"My son, I want to tell you that in my experience it is not long at all. In 30 years, you will only be 46 years old, which is the best time for a male movie star."
Having said that, Maguire was still full of concerns. These were the best 30 years of his life.
Benedek thought of his boss's instructions and could only patiently explain:
"Maguire, this is your best chance to rise to the top. As long as you sign this long contract, you can become the leading actor of a $30 million production!"
If the other party was not a well-known agent in the industry, Maguire would think that the other party was a liar.
He is very self-aware. He is not Leo, who can make a living by his appearance.
His appearance is not even ranked among Hollywood child stars.
According to his expectation, what he has to do is to strive for a role with weight to prove his acting skills, and then step by step take the leading role.
"Sir, are you really not kidding me? Can I be the protagonist?
Or, why did the big boss choose me to be the protagonist of a 30 million production?"
"I'm not sure about this, but as far as I know, one million dollars of the 30 million budget is your performance fee!"
That's one million dollars.
"Sir, where do we sign the contract?"
Maguire's family is not very well off.
His father is a construction worker and his mother is a secretary. When he was two years old, his parents divorced and he lived with his mother at a relative's house.
He spent his childhood in displacement.
Even now, he is doing odd jobs while playing supporting roles in Hollywood.
Perhaps it is because of such a rich life experience that he can play the first generation of Spider-Man so vividly.
Wang Lei found him because he liked Maguire's bully Spider-Man very much.
After he turned evil, he turned into the bully Maguire and the famous scene of silky dancing with the exclusive BGM sounded, which left an indelible impression on Wang Lei.
In short, Maguire was very short of money, and he wanted to give back to his mother who had always supported him.
When he started to take the initiative, Benedik began to be cautious:
"Young man, you have to think carefully. The penalty is 100 million US dollars. If this big production goes wrong, you may be frozen for half your life!"
Maguire swallowed his saliva when he heard about the penalty, but he knew that such opportunities were not common, and he had to prove himself in order to have a better future.
When he was very young, he was sure that he wanted to be an actor. If he couldn't fulfill his dream, what was the difference between him and a salted fish?
"Sir, I'm sure to tell you that I want to sign a contract!
Please give me a chance to show myself."
Benedik nodded with satisfaction, although he didn'tI know what the big boss sees in Maguire, but this attitude towards his acting career is worth signing with the company and training him seriously.
"Okay, we'll pick you up tomorrow. Before signing, you need to undergo six months of stunt training. Only after completing the training can you be promoted to the leading role. Can you accept this?"
"Of course, I don't have any advantages, but I grew up in misery!"
"Very good, I admire you more and more, and I almost forgot to tell you that you can also get paid during the training stage.
Wait, let me see your contract during the training period... My God, did you save the galaxy in your previous life?
The company actually offered you a trial contract of 10,000 US dollars per month."
Maguire can no longer use surprise to describe his mood at this time. The company is really good to him.
In this way, Maguire was taken to a secret base for special training.
What made him feel uncomfortable was that his special training project was to imitate a humanoid spider, hanging by a wire and performing some super cool movements.
It was not until half a year later that he knew who he was going to play. It turned out to be the Marvel hero in his childhood memory - Spider-Man!
And the first party of the film, which paid a million yuan, was the famous Paramount Pictures.
Maguire had an illusion that he had really saved the galaxy in his previous life?
In this way, he went through another three months of secret filming.
After a long wait, Paramount finally started the promotion of "Spider-Man 1".
The project that Paramount and Marvel had been secretly carrying out was finally made public.
But what made Maguire nervous was that after people knew that he played Spider-Man, they attracted a lot of criticism.
"Is there no young actor in Hollywood? Do you have to find a passerby to play Spider-Man?"
"The public thinks that Leo is more suitable for the role of Spider-Man, and Maguire is more suitable to play the protagonist's classmate."
This made Maguire, who was not very confident, fall into depression.
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