Adding to the rumors over the years was the fact that Jake Gyllenhaal was dating Kirsten Dunst at the time, who was starring in Spider-Man 2 with Tobey Maguire.
Jake Gyllenhaal recently talked about the time he almost starred in Spider-Man 2.
Tobey Maguire injured himself while making Seabiscuit and it looked like he was not going to be able to return for Spider-Man 2.
Speaking of Prince of Persia, the movie, which was a box office bomb, ended up teaching Jake Gyllenhaal a lesson.