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[icespide]

IMO red hair is the most important character trait of BronsonLee

 

[lupinko]

I don't wanna blow your mind or anything, but Emma Stone is actually a natural blonde.

Meh I don't really care, then switch that to Opie's daughter.

On the topic of the movie, if the actor can play the role, then that's good enough for me.

 

[MadLaughter]

She's in Peter's homeroom study group in the SDCC footage. Sitting across the table from him. I think they had to have something more clever than "peter doesn't know her" tucked up their sleeve.

Additionally, there's a short fun scene during a school montage where a title card says "WOMEN'S STUDIES" and It's Peter and his friend wondering if this cute girl walking by is wearing a new shirt. If he's paying attention to their clothes, I imagine Peter knows her name.

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

Is Liz Allen a big part of Spider-man Comics? Where does that whole thing end up?

 

[DedValve]

I do wonder what's worse of the fandom:

An actor/actress that looks like the source material completely, but gets the character wrong. (Raimi's Gwen Stacy was an utter waste for such an important character in Spider-Man lore, for example.)
An actor/actress that doesn't look like the source material, but nails the character. (

This in not precluding getting both right. This is wondering which is worse on a personal.

It's interesting, because we have a long history of characters that don't have the look or the temperament of their comic counterparts, that people have largely been fine with. As an example, either Flash, television or film. Neither is Barry Allen really, in look or character.

I have a hard time believing any cw pretty boy looks like their gruff comic counterparts.

So does this texhnically make it a spoiler? Lol why keep mj a secret, is it gonna be a nod like shes walking down the halls and drops a pencil and peters spidey sense goes off and he screams "YO MJ" and she turns to wink at the screen.

Thats the post credits scene btw.

 

[Empyrean Heaven]

Wut.


I like Zendaya but I don't see it.

Racist.

 

[Malyse]

How would that have worked? They call her by a nickname until the end of the movie? Kinda like Levitt in TDKR.

"My friends call me MJ"

 

[Bob White]

How can I possibly relate to her now??????

I call this "the classic"

 

[xxracerxx]

Why not both? Ultimate MJ was.

Well obviously she doesn't get dumber when she gets hot.

 

[plainr_]

How would that have worked? They call her by a nickname until the end of the movie? Kinda like Levitt in TDKR.

Maybe being a supermodel is her secret life and when Peter doesn't have a date to the homecoming, she surprises him. Then she can drop her famous line.

 

[BronsonLee]

IMO red hair is the most important character trait of BronsonLee

I am the fire and the flood

 

[GAMEPROFF]

Is Liz Allen a big part of Spider-man Comics? Where does that whole thing end up?

She married Harry and had a kid with him before he died.

 

[Tansut]

How would that have worked? They call her by a nickname until the end of the movie? Kinda like Levitt in TDKR.

"You should go by your first AND middle name. Mary Jane."

 

[Nesotenso]

I wouldn't say it's that perplexing. Bullies come in all shapes and sizes. We've seen the jock Flash twice already. It's another way of mixing things up.

Being a big physically imposing jock is integral to Flash. And no, no one can argue against that.

 

[WaffleTaco]

What if her hair is green because she smokes "Mary Jane"...like it flows so well with the tumblr girls of the 2010s. Than at the end of the movie after her own story arc, she flushes it clean and then it's red.

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

She married Harry and had a kid with him before he died.

so, a minor character, got it.

 

[GravityInsanity]

Fucking great now I'm jealous. Tom gets to kiss her. Damn you Marvel/Sony.

 

[GAMEPROFF]

so, a minor character, got it.

Wouldnt called her minor. Not in the main sidecast but important enough.

 

[Sibersk Esto]

Is Liz Allen a big part of Spider-man Comics? Where does that whole thing end up?

She was the archetypal "most popular girl in school" character that would flirt with Peter on occasion. In terms of tenure she's technically Peter's first comic crush.

 

[Litan]

Being a big physically imposing jock is integral to Flash. And no, no one can argue against that.

It's a new day and a new age. Bullying has evolved.

 

[Anung]

What if her hair is green because she smokes "Mary Jane"...like it flows so well with the tumblr girls of the 2010s. Than at the end of the movie after her own story arc, she flushes it clean and then it's red.

Gotta modernise her name a bit. I now dub her Vape Naysh Watson.

 

[MHWilliams]

Being MJ isn't really difficult, you just need to be sexy, red hair and love interest for the hero... I don't think they'll go into the clones stuff and shit for the movies so here we go.

Those are physical traits. What about the character? The actual character of Mary Jane Watson?

Or do you feel that doesn't matter?

 

[BronsonLee]

Being a big physically imposing jock is integral to Flash. And no, no one can argue against that.

THINK OF A BIG BLACK MAN CHASING YOU

 

[Yeezus H. Christ]

Leaked dance scene from Spider-Man: Homecoming

https://www.instagram.com/p/BJJUFm_D0S_/?taken-by=dejacarter

 

[Not]

Racist.

He's not racist though. He really just doesn't see it. Nothing racist about just not seeing it. Cause he's not racist. All he does is have a difficult time seeing the thing that there is to see, which doesn't make him a racist. Oh god, he's not racist, OK?! There used to be a time when people could just "not see it," and now we're all a bunch of pussies

 

[Hades Hotgun]

Straight up, I would have preferred a black Peter Parker (not Miles, fucking Peter) and a white Aunt May, Mary Jane, and Gwen Stacy.

With this situation, even some racists can be comfortable with a white dude getting with a hot mixed girl.

But make Peter black with a couple white girls as love interests and Aunt May raising him without any explanation, oh shit.

The internet racist meltdown would have been amazing to behold.

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

Wouldnt called her minor. Not in the main sidecast but important enough.

Yeah, i wasn't serious.

 

[BewareTheBatsie]

Liz was great in Spectacular Spider-Man.

Spoiler

 

[Salty Rice]

Marvel should know better and not give away one of the few redhead roles.

This the same stuff like with the ancient one again.

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

Leaked dance scene from Spider-Man: Homecoming

https://www.instagram.com/p/BJJUFm_D0S_/?taken-by=dejacarter

girl in the middle is dope.

 

[Parallax]

this was fairly obvious

I await the unbelievable amounts of salt

I'm surprised this was a shock to anyone

 

[Yeezus H. Christ]

Liz was great in Spectacular Spider-Man.

Spoiler

Spoiler

Man, Pete treated her like shit for a good part of their relationship.

It felt a lot like JIm/Karen in The Office, lmao.

 

[Nesotenso]

It's a new day and a new age. Bullying has evolved.

It comes down to if you are ok with them changing core things from the source material. I don't really care for it.

 

[Malyse]

THINK OF A BIG BLACK MAN CHASING YOU

No one is interested in your fetishes.

 

[Litan]

Straight up, I would have preferred a black Peter Parker (not Miles, fucking Peter) and a white Aunt May, Mary Jane, and Gwen Stacy.

With this situation, even some racists can be comfortable with a white dude getting with a hot mixed girl.

But make Peter black with a couple white girls as love interests and Aunt May raising him without any explanation, oh shit.

The internet racist meltdown would have been amazing to behold.

Got to ease into it.
Then in phase 4, they have Black Panther and Captain Marvel get together in the MCU's first sex scene.

 

[dbztrk]

NOOOOO! Fuck this casting!

 

[TwEE-N-Toast]

Being a big physically imposing jock is integral to Flash. And no, no one can argue against that.

He bullies him on xbox live.

 

[Not]

Leaked dance scene from Spider-Man: Homecoming

https://www.instagram.com/p/BJJUFm_D0S_/?taken-by=dejacarter

That entirely made up for my shitty week 😄

 

[FantasticMrFoxdie]

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

this for me

 

[icespide]

I really don't understand fans that want literal carbon copies of comic books on screen.

 

[Kaizer]

Bruh, Spider-Man down with the swirl confirmed!

 

[Replicant]

Not surprised at all. Ever since her casting, I've been wondering since there's one magazine cover with her where she's channeling MJ:

 

[Rastafarian42]

I knew she was MJ the minute she was casted I mean "Michelle". A like her a lot for this role I'd imagine she's signed for a bunch of films.

 

[Parallax]

Got to ease into it.
Then in phase 4, they have Black Panther and Captain Marvel get together in the MCU's first sex scene.

God I hope not. Tchalla can do better

 

[Yeezus H. Christ]

girl in the middle is dope.

Pete holding his own tbh, I'm liking Tom Holland more and more everyday.

On a side note:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BJOuwumjC27/

It's pretty cool that the cast is so tight with each other already. Gonna make for some really good chemistry on-screen.

 

[DontBeThatGuy]

It comes down to if you are ok with them changing core things from the source material. I don't really care for it.

Fundamentalists are the worst.

 

[KazenY2J]

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

They'll give her red hair streaks instead.

 

[The Kree]

I do wonder what's worse of the fandom:

An actor/actress that looks like the source material completely, but gets the character wrong. (Raimi's Gwen Stacy was an utter waste for such an important character in Spider-Man lore, for example.)
An actor/actress that doesn't look like the source material, but nails the character. (

This in not precluding getting both right. This is wondering which is worse on a personal.

It's interesting, because we have a long history of characters that don't have the look or the temperament of their comic counterparts, that people have largely been fine with. As an example, either Flash, television or film. Neither is Barry Allen really, in look or character.

The first is worse. We're trying to get people past the physical bullshit.

 

[TalonJH]

Is...is the internet going to survive this?

 

[Mik2121]

Read the name as Zenyatta and was confused. Don't know Zendaya but given the photos here, she seems to be pretty kewl? MJ is supposed to be a supermodel and this girl fits visually for that. She might not be red headed but eh, that's not something that should break the movie.