The finale of Sam Raimi’s trilogy has undoubtedly been one of the most divisive Spider-Man movies of all time. Therefore, due to the audience’s mixed reception, Sony Pictures assembled a Spider-Man 3 editor’s cut, for the home video. Alongside alternate takes, dialogue revisions, and other basic changes, the symbiote suit’s dark influence on Tobey Maguire, majorly added significance to the editor’s cut.
This brings us to one particular scene from the editor’s cut in Spider-Man 3 that made Tobey Maguire look really evil, under the influence of the symbiote suit. We’re talking about the bully Maguire’s dance scene, which was arranged differently in the editor’s cut, than what was done in the movies.
Spider-Man 3 Editor’s Cut Made the Dance Scene Differently
Among Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man trilogy starring Tobey Maguire, the filmmaker faced the worst reception when it came to the final film in the series. Released in 2007, Spider-Man 3 was subject to criticism as viewers offered mixed reviews of the movie. This led Sony Pictures to create Spider-Man 3 editor’s cut for home video, rebranded as Spider-Man 3.1.
According to CBR, the editor’s cut made significant changes to the theatrical release like alternate takes, and dialogue revisions, and even changed a few snippets of Tobey Maguire’s Peter Parker becoming influenced by the symbiote suit. But what stunned fans the most, was how the editor’s cut made Maguire look really evil, under the influence of the symbiote.
One scene from the film in particular, which was changed in the editor’s cut, made Tobey Maguire look like the real bully that the movie tried to depict. Yes, we’re talking about the iconic and pop culture bully Maguire dance scene from Spider-Man 3. While the movies tried to depict Peter Parker as a bad boy after he was introduced to the Venom symbiote, the editor’s cut successfully did that.
The Dance Scene in Editor’s Cut Made Tobey Maguire Look Evil
After fighting Alfred Molina’s Doc Ock in Spider-Man 2, Sam Raimi introduced the Venom symbiote in Spider-Man 3. Therein, the filmmaker tried depicting the symbiote’s influence on Tobey Maguire‘s Peter Parker by turning him into a sort of jazzy hothead straight out of the 70s, who danced his way onto the streets, like a bad boy.
While Sam Raimi tried portraying his vision through this scene, fans had mixed opinions about it. While some bought the sequence as a true depiction of Peter Parker’s bully side, others had their doubts. But after the editor’s cut was released, it left no stone unturned. Spider-Man 3.1 changed the scene in such a way, that everyone mutually accepted how evil it made Maguire look.
According to an X user, who posted the dance clip from Spider-Man 3.1, the scene showed a major change. While the theatrical release simply showed Tobey Maguire coming out on the street and starting to dance, the editor’s cut gave a significant backstory to the scene. In Spider-Man 3.1, the bully Maguire’s dance scene happens after Peter Parker and Harry Osborn’s fight.
They made it look 10x better and a venom era 😈💀
— Rai._.khan (@raikhan_yusuf) April 24, 2024
The editor’s cut showed Peter and Harry’s fight in the latter’s penthouse, which ended with a blast caused by Peter, following which the character was seen dancing on the street. It almost showed how Spider-Man, under the influence of the symbiote suit caused a blast, and then without any guilt began dancing on the street in the next scene.
Spider-Man 3 is available on Disney+.
