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[WyndhamPrice]

From a scoop over at The Wrap:

Zendaya will be playing long-time Spider-Man love interest Mary Jane Watson in next summer’s “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” two individuals with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.

Diehard Spidey fans have long speculated about whom the 19-year-old Disney Channel star would portray in Sony’s high-profile reboot of the superhero franchise, starring British actor Tom Holland as a teenage Peter Parker, a.k.a. Spider-Man.

Cool!

 

[Volimar]

Wut.


I like Zendaya but I don't see it.

 

[Broken Joystick]

MJ is in this?

thanks for the spoilers

 

[icespide]

I'm okay with this

 

[ViewtifulJC]

but she's not white

muh canon experience

 

[Zee-Row]

Cool as hell but people on the internet are going to get fucking racist about this. I can see it now.

 

[Platy]

AWESOME !

I wonder if Gwen will still be in it

 

[Numb]

but she's not white

muh canon experience

Cant wait for the heat

 

[Lagamorph]

That hair isn't red.

 

[Ivan 3414]

Wow. I'll have plenty of salt to go on my popcorn now.

 

[Dabanton]

Bring on the racism.

 

[orochi91]

That's a pretty ballsy move.

Curious to see how the fandom will react.

 

[neoanarch]

Aw yeah. More than okay with that.

 

[PHOENIXZERO]

Another ginger bites the dust.

 

[Sibersk Esto]

So red hair or no?

 

[Brazil]

Awesome.

Cue "but she's not white" crap around the internet.

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

That hair isn't red.

No one's hair is as red as MJ.

 

[Killer Queen]

Yeah I'm okay with this. Plenty of people gon be hella upset though.

 

[perfectchaos007]

We talking about the girl from the acne treatment commercials? She looks pretty white to me, but maybe has some mixed races in her genes

 

[bryanee]

Not a fellow ginge anymore.....

 

[Ahasverus]

#NotMyMaryJane tbh.

And not because she's black, but because they are not supposed to meet at high school.

 

[icespide]

We talking about the girl from the acne treatment commercials?

yes

 

[Raiden1018]

The ragewill be glorious. All those nerds getting mad xD

Perfect choice though. But wasn't Peter's first love interest Gwen Stacey?

 

[johnsmith]

She better have red hair. That's all that matters.

 

[Sibersk Esto]

#NotMyMaryJane tbh.

And not because she's black, but because they are not supposed to meet at high school.

Didn't stop Raimi

 

[chaislip3]

Awesome

 

[ReplacementPelican]

She's not even white! Fuck you Marvel you PC, SJW arseholes! You've ruined this movie, the character, the comics and everything!

Sarcasm, obviously. I haven't seen the actress in anything but she's beautiful in that 'when I was in school' kind of way.

Do we know if the kid from Grand Budapest is definitely Flash, by the way?

 

[Soapbox Killer]

She's a fine girl but MJ I just don't see it. However I trust Marvel Studios more than, well any other studio ever so I'll just wait and see what happens.

 

[Exodust]

Who's Zendaya? Some Disney star?

 

[Ridley327]

#NotMyMaryJane tbh.

And not because she's black, but because they are not supposed to meet at high school.

It's been pretty obvious that they're taking quite a bit from Ultimate Spider-Man for this, in which they do.

It's a cool choice for the role, but I can already see that Diet Racism pic getting worn out as a result.

 

[ElBoxyBrown]

#NotMyMaryJane tbh.

And not because she's black, but because they are not supposed to meet at high school.

They did in the Ultimate universe.

 

[Volimar]

It's a conspiracy to wipe out gingers from pop culture!


But as impressive as Spider Man was in Civil War, I'll give them the benefit of the doubt.

 

[The Outsider]

Bear in mind that the source on this is El Mayimbe.

I was hoping they wouldn't introduce MJ right off the bat, but Feige and company have proven that they know what they're doing, so I'm excited to see how it turns out.

 

[Kinitari]

Eh, I'm sure she'll do great. Her hair matters so little for her character. The weirdest part is that they seem to be skipping Gwen and jumping straight to MJ? But like... I don't care. If I wanted the same spiderman story over and over, I'd never read any reboots.

 

[kiguel182]

Nice, didn't know MJ would be on this.

Also, is Gwen in it too? It might be too close to the last set of movies to have her there which sucks.

 

[icespide]

#NotMyMaryJane tbh.

And not because she's black, but because they are not supposed to meet at high school.

I don't really care about that crap to be honest. Change whatever they want to make a good movie, doesn't have to be a literal translation from the comics

 

[Raiden1018]

Wut.


I like Zendaya but I don't see it.

How can't you see it? MJ doesn't have ONE definitive look in the MCU

 

[xRaizen]

Bleh, no thanks. Would have rather had another Gwen.

 

[AlexBasch]

Always associated MJ with red hair, but the Harry Osborn from that awesome MTV series was blonde, so it's okay I guess.

 

[IdreamofHIME]

Can't be worse than Dunst. So she already gonna be the best MJ. Too bad Shailene Woodleys scenes were cut from AM2.

 

[Nudull]

Let the racist backlash commence!

Seriously though, neato! ^_^

 

[mollipen]

She better have red hair. That's all that matters.

Someone who dyes their hair red isn't a redhead. As one, I'm offended by this decision.

 

[Supermanisdead]

the tears will be delicious

 

[Raptor]

Wiki says Michele Gonzales op WTF?

https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zendaya

 

[Volimar]

How can't you see it? MJ doesn't have ONE definitive look in the MCU

I want a ginger to leer at.

 

[Htown]

this was fairly obvious

I await the unbelievable amounts of salt

 

[The Kree]

#NotMyMaryJane tbh.

And not because she's black, but because they are not supposed to meet at high school.

Nobody still fusses over details like that.

 

[ZeroGravity]

Eh, I'm sure she'll do great. Her hair matters so little for her character. The weirdest part is that they seem to be skipping Gwen and jumping straight to MJ? But like... I don't care. If I wanted the same spiderman story over and over, I'd never read any reboots.

After how badly ASM2 botched the whole Gwen stuff, there's no way they can go back to that well right away. You either go in a different direction or go back to MJ.

 

[Manu]

I don't mind the race change, they can do whatever they want with their property. But did anyone else notice it's always the red headed characters?

The West family in The Flash. Jimmy Olsen in Supergirl. And now Mary Jane. Who will be next?

 

[Haloid1177]

As long as her hair is red I don't care.