Washington, Jan 21 : Hollywood actor Tobey Maguire has been signed on to produce big screen adaptation of Marcus Sakey's crime novel `Good People'.

The Spiderman star is also the frontrunner to play the male lead role.

The novel tracks the tale of a couple in debt from several rounds of futile fertility treatments who think their problems are solved when they stumble upon money found in their deceased tenant''s apartment.

The 33-year-old actor, who rose to fame with his role as Peter Parker, has also been signed on for Spider-Man 4 and 5 too, reports Variety magazine.

He is set to work with director Sam Raimi, who too has been roped in for the future instalments.