Andrew: Hello readers! Earlier this year we saw the
release of The Amazing Spider-Man, a reboot of the Spider-Man franchise that
was directed by Marc Webb ((500) Days of Summer) and starred Andrew Garfield
(The Social Network) as Peter Parker and Emma Stone (The Help) as Gwen Stacy.
We didn't get a chance to post about this just yet, but it was confirmed
earlier this year that Garfield and Stone will definitely reprise their roles
in the sequel and it was recently announced that Webb will indeed return as
director despite the first film's disappointing box-office performance.
That said, another
story about The Amazing Spider-Man 2 has hit the web this week and it really
piqued my interest. Variety reported earlier this week that The Secret Life of The American Teenager star Shailene Woodley is in negotiations to join the
franchise as Peter Parker's famous red-headed love interest Mary Jane Watson.
It's a choice that, at first glance, I was a fan of because I really liked
Woodley in The Descendants and I feel like she fits the role of Mary Jane
perfectly (especially in contrast to Kirsten Dunst's MJ in the Sam Raimi
versions). But Sarah, you had a different reaction to the news when I told you,
didn't you?
Sarah: I did! I
wasn't impressed. I will give Woodley this, she was awesome in The Descendants
but her other works have been less than awesome. I guess I am little concerned
that she will play the same character that she plays in The Secret Life of The American Teenager. I don't think that Mary Jane is supposed to be this sullen
teenager. She's not who I would have cast. Especially if they have to turn her
hair red to put her in the part.
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| Shailene Woodley is in talks to play Mary Jane Watson in Marc Webb's The Amazing Spider-Man 2, but is she who we think would be the best fit? |
