SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING Star Laura Harrier Thought She'd Lost Liz Allan Role To Zendaya

SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING Star Laura Harrier Thought She'd Lost Liz Allan Role To Zendaya

Laura Harrier played Liz Allan, the object of Peter Parker's affections, in Spider-Man: Homecoming, and the actress has now admitted that she thought Zendaya had actually managed to beat her to the role...

By JoshWilding - Jun 03, 2020 05:06 AM EST
Filed Under: Homecoming
Source: Net-A-Porter

Spider-Man: Homecoming introduced Liz Allan as Peter Parker's potential love interest, and it wasn't until Far From Home that the high school student realised that he had feelings for MJ. The door was pretty much closed on anything ever happening with Liz, especially after Spider-Man was the reason her father - The Vulture - ended up behind bars. 

Reflecting on her time as part of the franchise, Harrier explained to Net-A-Porter that when she learned Zendaya had been cast in the 2017 reboot, she thought the model turned actress had beaten her to the role of Liz (who we're assuming was actually "Liz Toomes" in the Marvel Cinematic Universe). 

"I called my agent and they reassured me I was still in the running," she said. "I thought it was incredible and ground-breaking of Marvel to put us both in those roles and not to make it about our blackness. We were just girls who went to a school in New York and that’s what New York City looks like; films should reflect that."

"Zendaya and I are friends now and I’m really grateful for her. Swinging around on those wires was fun!"

We don't know if we'll ever see Liz return to the web-slinger's world, but she might have something to say now it's been revealed that the boy she went to the Homecoming dance with is the reason her father is rotting in prison. Adrian Toomes, meanwhile, is set to return in Morbius next year.

Would you like to see more of Liz in the MCU?

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KWilly
KWilly - 6/3/2020, 5:10 AM
Zendaya prolly thought, "Oh how nice, I have an understudy"
Kumkani
Kumkani - 6/3/2020, 5:14 AM
Everybody thinks Zendaya is stealing roles from them lol
JustALurker
JustALurker - 6/3/2020, 7:22 AM
@Necropolitan - Add to that the gingers applying for the little mermaid role.
Vigor
Vigor - 6/3/2020, 5:19 AM
This gives me chills. Of course she would think another mixed actress was given her role. How often do you have multiple ethnic people in similar roles for movies? Hollywood historically has been about meeting a quota (the token black guy for example, or the smart Asian friend ). Glad to see things progressing
RealSpiderMan
RealSpiderMan - 6/3/2020, 5:19 AM
Such waste of talent. She is completely different in BlacKkKlansman. Good actress and pretty too.
rebellion
rebellion - 6/3/2020, 5:21 AM
@RealSpiderMan - disagree, liz can be brought up later, and she was pretty good in the role
RealSpiderMan
RealSpiderMan - 6/3/2020, 5:31 AM
@rebellion - She being good in the role doesn't mean her talent wasn't wasted. Any girl with some acting experience can play her role tbh. And why you talk about future movies? I'm talking about Homecoming only.
WakandanQueen
WakandanQueen - 6/3/2020, 5:19 AM
WakandanQueen
WakandanQueen - 6/3/2020, 5:22 AM
I love this scene
bkmeijer2
bkmeijer2 - 6/3/2020, 5:32 AM
We were just girls who went to a school in New York and that’s what New York City looks like'''

Oh man, I can only wish I went to that high school with girls like Laura and Zendeya
Superspecialawesomeguy
Superspecialawesomeguy - 6/3/2020, 7:10 AM
She was good in netflix's Hollywood.

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