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Shailene Woodley wants to play Mary Jane Watson again in Marvel's Spider-Man reboot

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Chris Begley

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on Shailene Woodley wants to play Mary Jane Watson again in Marvel's Spider-Man reboot

As you may remember, Shailene Woodley was cast as Mary Jane Watson in The Amazing Spider-Man 2. She shot all of her scenes, but Marc Webb and Sony decided to cut them out in order to focus on Peter and Gwen’s relationship. Woodley was supposed to be back for The Amazing Spider-Man 3, but that’s no longer happening.

While promoting her new movie Insurgent, Woodley was told about the new Marvel/Sony Spider-Man reboot and yelled “heck yeah!” when asked if she’d be interested in playing Mary Jane again.

Unfortunately for Woodley, it’s unlikely she’ll be asked back. The latest rumors say that Marvel and Sony are looking for a young teen actor who can pass as a 15 year old Peter Parker.

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  1. D.T. Avatar
    D.T.

    Please no. She is bland and lifeless. Mary Jane sparkles. She is supposed to be the unattainable one. I just don’t see that in any of the performances she’s given so far.

    1. Spiderguy Avatar
      Spiderguy

      You have no idea what you’re talking about. Watch The fault in our stars. That shows that she has the emotions and talent to pull off MJ. And watch the Spectacular Now, that really shows that she has that spark that can overshadow Kristen Dunst’s performances if Woodley gives it her all, which she would.

      1. AdrenalineRush1996 Avatar
        AdrenalineRush1996

        I really enjoyed her performance in Fault in Our Stars as well but I can’t picture her as MJ at all.

  2. MIGN Avatar
    MIGN

    No. I like the actress, but Mary Jane is super annoying. No Mary Jane.

  3. The Guy Avatar
    The Guy

    No girl, it’s not for you at all!!! Dont ruin Spiderman please.

  4. AdrenalineRush1996 Avatar
    AdrenalineRush1996

    I like Shailene’s acting, but I don’t think it would be a good idea to have her play MJ in the MCU version.

  5. Ralph McQueen Avatar
    Ralph McQueen

    I like Shailene. I think has talen and the capability to have a long and prosporous career. But I don’t think she is right for MJ. MJ is a Model/Actress. SW comes across more as an everywoman. That plus her natrually soft voice wouldn’t command anyone’s attention. I just wouldn’t believe her if she said “You just hit the jackpot tiger!”. There might be a spot in the marvel universe for her but not MJ.

  6. thefinalword Avatar
    thefinalword

    Almost finished with Divergent. I think Shailene is alright and I plan to watch The Fault in Our Stars.

  7. Avi Avatar
    Avi

    While I liked her performance in The Fault in Our Stars I don’t think she would be a good Mary Jane. The pictures known from the cut scenes are also not convinzing to me. She looks too sweet for Mary Jane even in those.

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