New Details On Shailene Woodley's Role As 'Mary Jane' In AMAZING SPIDER-MAN Sequel

New Details On Shailene Woodley's Role As 'Mary Jane' In AMAZING SPIDER-MAN Sequel

It appears as if The Descendants actress has finalised a deal to play 'Mary Jane Watson' in Marc Webb's sequel to The Amazing Spider, with one reliable source claiming that she will only have a very small part in the film before becoming an "integral lead" in the third instalment of the new franchise.

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By JoshWilding - Oct 18, 2012 05:10 PM EST
Filed Under: Spider-Man
Source: The Hollywood Reporter


Earlier today, it was revealed that Shailene Woodley had signed up for the lead role in Lionsgate's adaptation of Veronica Roth's Divergent (a similar type of young adult novel to The Hunger Games apparently). That understandably led to speculation that she wouldn't have time to ply 'Mary Jane Watson' in The Amazing Spider-Man sequel. Well, not so, according to The Hollywood Reporter. According to the site, Woodley has already "booked the coveted role" which, "is proving to be only a very small part in Amazing Spider-Man 2 but blossoms into an integral lead for the planned third movie as the studio seeks to build to the classic "Death of Gwen Stacy" story. Perhaps we'll only see the actress for the iconic, "Face It Tiger. You Just Hit The Jackpot!" scene! What do you guys think about this? Be sure to sound off with your thoughts in the usual place!

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Tony93
Tony93 - 10/18/2012, 5:33 PM
I don't like how Webb is making this trilogy into a teen drama....
oghalfrican232
oghalfrican232 - 10/18/2012, 5:34 PM
I think this is awesome news! Pumped!
Tony93
Tony93 - 10/18/2012, 5:34 PM
Please be better than the first....
JDUKE25
JDUKE25 - 10/18/2012, 5:35 PM
Noooooooooooooooo

Mary Jane having a small role, but more prominent for the third film for the Death of Gwen Stacy story? Yesssssssssssssss

But Woodley playing MJ? Nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
sweetre15
sweetre15 - 10/18/2012, 5:38 PM
@Tony93: It's no more "teen drama" than any high school centric take on Spider-man I've seen so far.
marvel72
marvel72 - 10/18/2012, 5:39 PM
not really good enough for mary jane,should of gone mary elizabeth winstead.

but i'm up for the death of gwen stacy storyline,i would also love to see the green goblin look more like this(see video)& less like a power ranger.
XxComablackxX1937
XxComablackxX1937 - 10/18/2012, 5:39 PM
I dunno how to feel about the sequel yet.
Spideyguy94
Spideyguy94 - 10/18/2012, 5:42 PM
Have never seen her in anything so can't really say if she's a good choice but it can't get any worse than Kirsten dunst (shivers)
JDUKE25
JDUKE25 - 10/18/2012, 5:42 PM
@marvel72 dang straight. Goblin will hopefully be awesome looking. Hoping they don't go the ultimate route with his look.
LucasMend
LucasMend - 10/18/2012, 5:45 PM


oh btw: play* there
LucasMend
LucasMend - 10/18/2012, 5:45 PM
wtf she has to do with MJ? MJ is the model/hot type, not this skinny weird chick.
D117
D117 - 10/18/2012, 5:46 PM
I changed my mind, I'm about done with this "new" franchise FAIL
THRILLHO
THRILLHO - 10/18/2012, 5:47 PM
Spideyguy94
Spideyguy94 - 10/18/2012, 5:47 PM
@JDUKE25 yeah as much as I love ultimate spider-man ultimate goblin is not the way to go he looks to close to the lizard only difference is he's got spikes and hasn't got a tail or scales
AEStark
AEStark - 10/18/2012, 5:49 PM
@the casting director....

YOU HAD ONE JOB!!
XavierLehnsherr
XavierLehnsherr - 10/18/2012, 5:50 PM
Spideyguy94
Spideyguy94 - 10/18/2012, 5:50 PM
@LEVITIKUZ spot on man Evans as cap is another one and to a lesser extent ruffalo
The14thAvenger
The14thAvenger - 10/18/2012, 5:52 PM
personally i think its a mistake having both female leads so prominent in one film together, i feel it would lessen the impact of gwens death if he just goes to MJ straight after, it should at least be in the sequel. hopefully this wont just be a trilogy im getting tired of those.
lapress
lapress - 10/18/2012, 5:54 PM
I think it would be less weird if the actress playing MJ would be around the same age
Durf
Durf - 10/18/2012, 5:55 PM
I kinda agree with @nail here. I will give it a chance, but I am seriously not digging this chick as MJ. She just doesn't seem to fit the part. But we will see I guess...
TheRock234
TheRock234 - 10/18/2012, 5:56 PM
Looks like they're gonna kill off Gwen Stacy in the second film after all this is a theory of course
Grayson7954
Grayson7954 - 10/18/2012, 5:56 PM
seriously guys you never know who actually has the acting chops, or physical changes someone will go through portraying someone on film, i had my doubts about hardy and hathaway, evans as cap, ruffalo as hulk, and they blow you away with unexpectedness. Ive heard she was real good in the descendants, who cares if she isnt model hot like mary in the comic books, shes cute, with the hair red, she'll look good. and as long as she has acting chops, which i bet she does, she'll do fine.
soberchimera
soberchimera - 10/18/2012, 5:56 PM
Who's the villain gonna be?!?!?!?
Methinks
theInvincibleMexiMan
theInvincibleMexiMan - 10/18/2012, 6:00 PM
oh man they're really going to adapt the death of Gwen Stacey? It seems like a waste of Emma Stone, they shoulda got this girl to play Gwen and have Stone play MJ if they were gonna kill off Stacey
mk
mk - 10/18/2012, 6:01 PM
Nice actress.. really pretty but i don't really see the hot factor..
jimpinto24
jimpinto24 - 10/18/2012, 6:01 PM
Shailene Woodley as MJ Waston would be horrible casting! Cast Mary Elizabeth Winstead as MJ.
NightForce
NightForce - 10/18/2012, 6:06 PM
I thought The Amazing Spider-Man was pretty good, but TASM 2 needs to step up the "superhero" part of the movie and tone down the "tween drama" part. As for this chick as MJ, I would've picked someone closer to Garfields' who still looks like they could be a teenager.
LucasMend
LucasMend - 10/18/2012, 6:10 PM
Wrong? people can't judge stuff anymore? LOLOLOL
Temple
Temple - 10/18/2012, 6:11 PM
Mhm, not feeling it, but who knows? Probably she'll surprise us like anne hathaway in TDKR. Gotta wait and see.
SwingsetKnight
SwingsetKnight - 10/18/2012, 6:12 PM
...mm, okay, whatevs. She doesn't look at all like the comics version of Mary Jane, but I've never seen her acting. Hopefully that's what they picked her for.
webheaded
webheaded - 10/18/2012, 6:13 PM
NOOOOOOO!! SOMEONE ELSE, PLEASSSEEEEE!!!
JatevinM
JatevinM - 10/18/2012, 6:14 PM
So people are complaining because a girl who looks like she could actually still be in high school was cast to play a high school MJ? People were wanting a model type girl to play MJ because what? They think thats how high school students actually look or because it has more to do with them wanting to have eye candy? This complaint is seriously stupid Shailene is a great actress and she still do the role justice. I wouldn't want some tall model type chick to be playing MJ as it wouldn't feel natural or organic it would feel forced and casted for a reason other than talent.
cfoster060809
cfoster060809 - 10/18/2012, 6:14 PM
@Spideyguy94 she was in The Descendants with George Clooney. she is talented but i wouldn't say the best choice for MJ
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