The Golden Globes had plenty of things going on last night… a drunk Ricky Gervais, some Jay Leno jokes, and an impromptu interview of Tobey Maguire via the red carpet pre-show.
Maguire confirmed he would not be involved with the next Spider-Man movie, which he said in response to a question asked by one of NBC’s corespondents.
You can sort of tell Maguire was a bit ajar after he was asked about the status of his involvement — having just weeks ago told news sources that the movie was still on track. [READ: Tobey Maguire Calms The Waters; Says ‘Spider-Man 4' Delay Is Normal]
However, the star quickly bounced back and gave indication that he might know who the next director will be. If this is the case, it could validate the observations made by /Film’s Brendon Connelly that Nimrod Antal (Vacancy, Armored) is indeed among both the studio and Sam Raimi’s top list of directors to take over the franchise.
