The Amazing Spider-Man 2 already sounds like it has too much going on… so cutting what would be a prominent character can only be seen as a good idea.
Shailene Woodley has revealed that her portrayal of Mary Jane Watson will not appear in The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Instead, the character has been pushed to the third film, which was announced earlier this week. Understandably, she can’t be thrilled with the fact that her character has been cut, but definitely seems to get why it was necessary. “Of course I’m bummed,” Shailene stated. “But I’m a firm believer in everything happening for a specific reason….based on the proposed plot, I completely understand holding off on introducing (Mary Jane) until the next film.”
The move should give Peter and Gwen more time to establish their relationship before the inevitable happens, meaning that we’ll hopefully be more attached to her than we are now. Emma Stone’s performance was severely under-utilized in The Amazing Spider-Man, so if she were to die at this point, I don’t know why anyone would care.
Let us know what you think of the news below, and while you’re at it, what’s your opinion of Shailene as Mary Jane?
Source: SuperHeroHype