Mary Jane Watson Recast in THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN Films?
It was recently reported that director Marc Webb decided to cut Mary Jane Watson out of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 to put more focus on the relationship between Peter Parker and Gwen Stacy. Now the plan is to introduce the character in The Amazing Spider-Man 3, but what wasn't certain is if Shailene Woodley would return to the role. Some sites speculated that due to her commitment with the Divergent franchise she would be able to return, but as of right now no sequels have been announced. It's starting to look like she won't be back in the role though.
MovieWeb claims that Sarah Gadon (Cosmopolis) was already cast as Mary Jane Watson before Woodley even left the franchise. Apparently the filmmakers just wanted to take the character in a different direction. Maybe the producers and filmmakers heard the complaints about Woodley's portrayal of the character, and decided to make a change. There's no confirmation of this casting rumor yet, so we'll just have to wait and see if it's true or not.
Gadon had a role in Cosmopolis opposite Robert Pattinson, and will next be seen in Dracula with Luke Evans and Dominic Cooper.
Do you think she looks like a better fit for the role?