Shailene Woodley Recalls Her Mary Jane Role Cut From Amazing Spider-Man 2
The Hollywood Reporter • • general
Key Points:
- Shailene Woodley was cast as Mary Jane Watson in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, a role she considered a dream since Mary Jane was her favorite character growing up.
- Despite filming three scenes with Andrew Garfield, her scenes were cut from the final 2014 release, and she only learned about this a year after filming ended.
- The filmmakers decided to focus on Peter Parker's relationship with Gwen Stacy and planned to introduce Mary Jane after Gwen's storyline concluded, but the planned follow-up film was never made.
- Director Marc Webb explained the cut was to streamline the story, and Woodley's scenes were removed to maintain focus on Peter and Gwen’s relationship.
- Following The Amazing Spider-Man 2's underperformance, Sony shelved plans for a third film, and Garfield later reprised his role in Spider-Man: No Way Home alongside previous Spider-Man actors.
