ohnotheydidnt: Tobey Mcguire talks about 'Brothers'

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@ 2009-11-03 21:09:00

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Tobey Mcguire talks about 'Brothers'

Tobey Maguire told The LA Times that the intensity of working on his latest movie, the family drama Brothers, had such an effect that he "lost a lot of joy" while working on it.

"I wasn't even aware of it. I don't mean it to sound goofy or artsy or something, but two days before we wrapped, I started telling some jokes and laughing, whatever, and it was like a release for me. I hadn't done that in, like, two months."
Brothers follows a military wife (Natalie Portman) who is told that her husband (Maguire) has died in Afghanistan. Grieving, she finds solace with her husband's brother (Jake Gyllenhaal) until her husband suddenly arrives home. The role is a real change of pace for the Spider-Man actor, who was pleased to shed some light on the real problems that soldiers face.

"In the area of our veterans coming home with traumas or PTSD or whatever, it's one of those issues that isn't pretty to look at. We ask these people to fight for us and risk their lives, and certainly potentially alter their outlook of the world or how they react to things. I think it would be nice for us as a society to have some more awareness of what they go through, and to take on some more responsibility for the results of our asking them to go over there."

Maguire lost 20 pounds to play the Marine captain who survives captivity in Afghanistan and says that playing the role had a profound effect on him.

Brothers was based on the Danish movie Brødre and was directed by Jim Sheridan. Brothers opens December 4.
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	filmic_1109 2009-11-04 02:23 am UTC (link)
	Why does Tobey keep choosing roles that requires him to be really really really skinny? He was sexy in spiderman, not no mores. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	colossusx 2009-11-04 02:24 am UTC (link)
	i fapped so many time to him in spider-man 1, ngl. then he gained like 3 chins by spider-man 3. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	countincrows 2009-11-04 02:23 am UTC (link)
	This looks so good. (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	jesustolemybike 2009-11-04 02:24 am UTC (link)
	IA, I really want to see it (Reply to this) (Parent)

	lennyjewis 2009-11-04 02:23 am UTC (link)
	sooo basically this is like pearl harbor updated.. (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	haha1205 2009-11-04 02:24 am UTC (link)
	lol mte. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	skyamethyst 2009-11-04 02:23 am UTC (link)
	wasn't this made 10 years ago and called Pearl Harbor? (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	ladywilde80 2009-11-04 02:40 am UTC (link)
	In all fairness, this looks a 100x better. Not that that would be hard to do. Edited at 2009-11-04 02:40 am UTC (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	colossusx 2009-11-04 02:23 am UTC (link)
	faithless whore (Reply to this) (Thread)

	roxiful 2009-11-04 02:37 am UTC (link)
	LOL WTF (Reply to this) (Parent)

	sleeplessroads 2009-11-04 02:23 am UTC (link)
	(Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	ptizzy 2009-11-04 02:31 am UTC (link)
	NEGL, I LMAO IN THE THEATER WHEN HE MADE THAT FACE. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	odetobilliejoe 2009-11-04 02:24 am UTC (link)
	The plot kind of sounds like "Love me Tender." (Reply to this)

	pureaddiction 2009-11-04 02:24 am UTC (link)
	Just seeing the trailer makes me certain the original is much better. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	kunklebunkle 2009-11-04 04:16 am UTC (link)
	It is. The trailer is so poorly edited. If you end up liking this movie, I would suggest checking out the original as well. :) (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	lovestoned5 2009-11-04 02:24 am UTC (link)
	ngl i cried when they i saw the trailer (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	countincrows 2009-11-04 02:25 am UTC (link)
	Yeah when she says he's dead I always tear up. This movie and Precious are on my movies I will bawl buckets seeing. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	the_dah 2009-11-04 02:24 am UTC (link)
	weird, i was just reading something about an iranian story that is this exact plot! wait i just remembered there's a twist in the story, nevermind it's not the same at all :\ Edited at 2009-11-04 02:26 am UTC (Reply to this)

	tictaac 2009-11-04 02:24 am UTC (link)
	Woah, I had never heard of this. It looks magnificent. Especially, because I had completely forgotten that Toby McGuire still existed and because it looks serious so maybe Jake Gee will be nude in it. :D (Reply to this)

	maddiemoo 2009-11-04 02:24 am UTC (link)
	A melodrama with buttloads of attractive people? I'm so there. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	antpantsss 2009-11-04 02:28 am UTC (link)
	Toby isn't attractive? (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	bitca 2009-11-04 02:25 am UTC (link)
	lolz @ all the Pearl Harbor comments. But this one actually looks GOOD. (Reply to this) (Thread)

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	love_allure 2009-11-04 02:26 am UTC (link)
	BUT IT'S TRUE. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	_xxtom 2009-11-04 02:25 am UTC (link)
	Natalie Portman, Tobey Maguire AND Jack Gyllenhaal? Are they trying to put audiences to sleep? (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	jesustolemybike 2009-11-04 02:28 am UTC (link)
	no they're trying to make us tingly inside, tyvm. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	childish 2009-11-04 02:25 am UTC (link)
	Hooking up with your dead husband's brother seems sort of r00d. (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)

	maddiemoo 2009-11-04 02:31 am UTC (link)
	Unless your dead husband's brother is Jake Gyllenhaal. In that case, I say all bets are off. (Reply to this) (Parent)(Thread)(Expand)

	love_allure 2009-11-04 02:25 am UTC (link)
	pearl harbor drama rama style. (Reply to this)

	mister_ob 2009-11-04 02:25 am UTC (link)
	ugh and wtf is up with youtube (Reply to this)

	dissention_1 2009-11-04 02:25 am UTC (link)
	the movie might be okay, but that trailer is WOEFUL. just awful. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	la_bandida 2009-11-04 03:21 am UTC (link)
	Very disjointed. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	claudsx 2009-11-04 02:26 am UTC (link)
	OT: anyone else experiencing problems with Tmobile? (Reply to this) (Thread)(Expand)