LOS ANGELES — Tobey Maguire says he and his big-screen alter-ego, Spider-Man, "have very different lives."

Still, both are caught in the same web of uncertainty: What next?

The upcoming release of "Spider-Man 3" raises as many questions as it answers for the web-slinging hero and the actor behind him.

Is the Spidey franchise finished? Will Maguire sign on for a fourth installment? Will Peter Parker propose to Mary Jane? How will fatherhood and marriage affect Maguire's future? What roles lie ahead after superhero success?

"Everything's in transition for me," says the actor, sitting in a plush suite at Beverly Hills' Four Seasons Hotel. "My friendships, where I want to live."

And his work. After playing "Spider-Man" for six years, and fitting in "Seabiscuit" and "The Good German" in between, the 31-year-old star is looking at a wide-open calendar. His top priority is spending time with his fiance, Jennifer Meyer, and their 5-month-old daughter, Ruby Sweetheart. But workwise?

"I don't have any specific ideas," he says, looking sharp in a gray suit, white shirt and Hollywood stubble. "I want to work in all types of movies. I don't care the size of the movie. I want to work in different genres and different types of films. It just all depends on scripts and directors."

He's not ruling out another adventure with Spider-Man and its three-time director, Sam Raimi. But he's not ruling it in, either.