Why Tobey Maguire disappeared from Hollywood after Spider-Man

Ah, Tobey Maguire. From the A-list acting (most of the time, at least... we'll never forget that emo dance) to that perpetual case of babyface, the California native was a staple on the silver screen through the late '90s and especially the 2000s. Most memorably, he was an inaugural element of the modern superhero era, donning a spandex suit and taking the lead in one of the earliest Marvel "mega successes" in history.

But, though the first years of the new millennium suggested no end to Mr. Maguire's burgeoning fame, it wasn't long after the cooler reception to Spider-Man 3 — way back in 2007 — that Maguire's presence in front of the camera began to become a bit of a rarity. While he still appeared in occasional roles in larger films like The Great Gatsby or that irreverently humorous Satan's Alley trailer cameo in Tropic Thunder, Maguire just wasn't up to all that much on the screen. Of course, everything happens for a reason. From personal decisions and negative press to marriage, divorce, and fatherhood, here are some of the reasons Tobey Maguire's once rising star seems to have sunk below the horizon.