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Tobey Maguire was ‘snake charmed’ by 'The Great Gatsby' co-star Carey Mulligan (IrishCentral)

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 05:33:19 PDT

Tobey Maguire was ‘snake charmed’ by 'The Great Gatsby' co-star Carey MulliganThe pair star together in 'The Great Gatsby' and the actor thinks she was the perfect choice to play Daisy Buchanan because she is so captivatingTobey - who plays Nick Carraway, the story's narrator - said: "You feel like you're in on some sort of secret with her constantly"You're the one that she's chosen to be part of a secret club or language She pulls you in READ MORE

Tobey Maguire has paid $80,000 to be removed from a poker lawsuit (IrishCentral)

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 07:00:25 PST

Tobey Maguire (Ethan Miller/ Getty Images)The 'Spider-Man' actor had a court action filed against him by a group of investors who claimed hedge fund manager Bradley Ruderman - who lost $25 million of investor money and is currently sentenced to 10 years in prison - squandered $300,000 of their money to Tobey during a series of games but the actor has agreed to pay the large sum of money to resolve his part in the caseHoward Ehrenberg, the bankruptcy trustee who sued the group, said the poker settlements total more than $17 million and added that Tobey's payout to resolve the case is similar to what others who agreed to settlements have paidHe told The Hollywood Reporter: "He did not end up with any better settlement than the others READ MORE

'Spider Man's' Tobey Maguire is being sued over high-stakes poker games (IrishCentral)

Fri, 24 Jun 2011 05:45:08 PDT

The 'Spider-Man' actor has had a lawsuit filed against him by a group of investors who claim hedge fund manager Bradley Ruderman - who lost $25 million of investor money and is currently sentenced to 10 years in prison - squandered $300,000 of their money to Tobey during the gamesThe suit stated: "As part of the scheme, funds invested in [Ruderman] were transferred to persons such as Defendant [Maguire] who received the funds on account of Ruderman's gambling losses and on account of Defendant's gambling winnings"The 35-year-old star is "not entitled to receive the transfers from the Debtor, which transfers were [comprised] of improperly-diverted investor funds"Lawyers in the case claim because the games were not licensed in the state of California, Tobey's winnings should be recouped READ MORE

Irish Eye on Hollywood (IrishCentral)

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 12:57:20 PST

By: Tom Deignan

It’s still early in 2011, but so far the Irish newcomer of the year has to be Colin O’Donoghue. The Drogheda native starred alongside Anthony Hopkins in the Exorcist-style thriller The Rite, which should be out on DVD soon. It was O’Donoghue’s film debut, and though some critics were a bit rough on the film, The Rite spent a week as the number one movie in America in January. O’Donoghue, 30, had previously starred (alongside fellow Irish thespian Jonathan Rhys Meyers) in the Showtime drama The Tudors. Prior to that, O’Donoghue had simply done theater work and television shows for Ireland’s TV network RTE. With his performance in The Rite (which also stars Irish screen veteran Ciaran Hinds), O’Donoghue certainly opened some eyes and set himself up for an interesting career. What’s next for O’Donoghue? He’s playing things coy. “I’ve got something else in the works,” he told About.com. “But I can’t talk about it.”