Why even make it live action
Spider-Man started out as a drawing. Wouldn't want to mess up the roots.
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Zendaya's role in SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING has been revealed!
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Spider-Man started out as a drawing. Wouldn't want to mess up the roots.
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LOL
I wish they were, some actors just can't play the role. At least they tried casting someone physically similar to the comic book character.
Yeah, I know you guys think this little circle jerk is making me feel something just LOL ... this is a forum so I'll keep rolling with my position until I get tired.
The sanctity of MJ Watson becomes undone as she'll singlehandedly destroy Spider:man forcing Marvel to give up and allowing sony to continue the amazing series.
This will also have massive repurcussions in disney infinity 4.0 as well as axing spidey off the list of marvel vs capcom 4.
Non red headed mj is legit a threat as spidey is in danger of being treated like the xmen and fantastic four.
I agree, man. The first CMYK dot pattern they used for coloring 60's Spider-Man's skin made up a pinkish tone, not brown. Why mess with history?
Sibersk Esto
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The more familiarity people have with characters the more hesitant they are with radical departures.
On a less cynical note some characters (like Scarlet Witch) have simply been so inconsistent in how they're written that most people don't have a concrete base to anchor to.
Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!
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Guys, the comic book hair wars were lost in 2013 when Zack Snyder didn't give Lois Lane black hair.
EdibleExplosives
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I mean, the previous Peter Parkers were grown ass adults.
God forbid they don't make this yet another white as fuck comic book movie.
The One and Done
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Hotter than Dunce
excelsiorlef
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He lives in fucking Queens...
BronsonLee
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Do you have any idea how much I hate gingers?!
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
I feel you. Whew, Bella Thorne is fire but she can't act her way out of a paper bag. I'd definitely take a non redhead Zendaya over Bella. Z just has way more personality.
Who am I kidding. Id be like yeah yeah dats good if Bella got it too. Lol
darkwing-buck
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Amazing!
I knew you were a ginger racist, you mothafucka!
So then much earlier with smallville louis lane then.
BronsonLee
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Hades Hotgun
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Given the current rate of including black and female main characters, I would think that we won't get interracial hand holding until phase 6.
On the topic of MJ's casting though, I want Zendaya to have bright red hair and some popping green eyes. That shit irritates me to no end when they don't even try to get the hair and/or eyecolor right.
Fuckin Jeremy Renner not having blonde hair was almost as bad as his being a mind controlled puppet who is only even loosely based on the shitty Ultimate Hawkeye instead of the real deal.
I am still angry that Christian Bale played Bruce Wayne with brown fucking hair.
Spider-Man's from queens NY. Nowadays it's so much more diverse than when they first created him. It's not even far fetched for him to probably date a Spanish/mixed/black/whatever.
Also Zendaya is super popular with a specific demographic so I feel like Marvel is targeting teens now. Makes sense because they were kids when the first iron man movie blew up.
Also Zendaya is super popular with a specific demographic so I feel like Marvel is targeting teens now. Makes sense because they were kids when the first iron man movie blew up.
Yeah, Marvel is smart for staying away from Gwen since she was the love interest in the ASM movies.
I'm just hoping the new MJ has red hair because, yes, it's an iconic part of the character.
But of course.
And most likely the very same people who hoping & dreaming of people freaking out over Black Panther in CA Civil War and yet there was nothing.
I'm just hoping the new MJ has red hair because, yes, it's an iconic part of the character.
But of course.
And most likely the very same people who hoping & dreaming of people freaking out over Black Panther in CA Civil War and yet there was nothing.
She's perfect! Aunt May still my number 1 tho.
There was quite a bit of something actually. At least the beginning of it with people not sure how to react to it. Check the fox news archives and try not to ignore the blowout that happened across social media. But give it time. The under current is about to get a lot louder as the BP movie approaches.
There was quite a bit of something actually. At least the beginning of it with people not sure how to react to it. Check the fox news archives and try not to ignore the blowout that happened across social media. But give it time. The under current is about to get a lot louder as the BP movie approaches.
TheGreatDirector
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Good for her, and confirms rumors we've seen.
I feel you. Whew, Bella Thorne is fire but she can't act her way out of a paper bag. I'd definitely take a non redhead Zendaya over Bella. Z just has way more personality.
Who am I kidding. Id be like yeah yeah dats good if Bella got it too. Lol
This woman looks like she is almost 30 or older.
bananafactory
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You only need to know one. Althoug i will admit i havent known how many gingers where racially changed in the mcu and that sucks for gingers out there. However i have absolute faith in marvel as ive fallen in love with almost every one of their characters and their actor picks are usually top notch. Mj from the original movies was never that great so heres hoping they fix that.
Also what are the odds of us ever getting spider gwen?
Seriously what's going on with the white hate lmao.
I just can't wrap my head around what you're trying to fight against haha.
I don't really know what character MJ actually has nowadays. She's actually sort of not all that likable and doesn't have many defining features other than "hot".
I mean, she owned a nightclub and sort of dated spiderman, and I think is one of the few people that knows who he really is. But not a lot stands out about her character wise.
Truthfully, I'm not sure if she was ever characterized really well. You could do just about anything with her and shed be "in character".
Tatsumaki Senpuukyaku!
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I feel bad for Betty Brant. She was the original love interest and she's never gotten to do that in the movies, even the ones about Peter in high school.
Many small battles were lost before the war.
Many small battles were lost before the war.
Dongs Macabre
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I guess diversity is white hate now.
EdibleExplosives
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Because there are a million and one white characters in comic books/comic book movies already? You can't compare it to turning a minority character white when there are barely any minority characters on screen when compared to white ones.
There aren't enough minority characters, and plenty of the ones that are end up being played by white actors anyway.
King Gilga
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Shes good a good mj face, just needs the hair.
Pupperbabysassy
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I agree. Before SDCC, I had no expectations for this movie at all due to losing interest in spider- man. it was the best thing I saw in hall H.
Say what you will but smallville lane is the best lane.
OK, time for that list I mentioned.
Whether you mean to or not, based on your posts so far you're implying that:
1. Since the lead characters in Spider-Man, a comic created in New York in the 1960's, are mostly Caucasian, the depiction of them in the modern day should be unalterable, no matter how absolutely HIMYM-level unrealistic the lack of nonwhite people now is.
2. Since Spider-Man is a fantasy, in your ideal fantastical world the main characters should be white people. Reflecting today's realities in modern fantasy is a mistake that should never be made, at least in terms of race. They can still have iphones and shit.
3. The most important trait of any comic book character is their physical appearance, except for their frequently-changing costume design, hairstyles, heights, and eye color from movie to movie. Their personality, plot importance, and association to the main character can be altered on a whim, as long as their skin tone immutably reflects how they were first introduced.
I know you didn't mean any of that stuff. That's why it's important to be specific.
Salty Rice
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They should have cast Scarlett Johansson as MJ.
She should play every female role in Hollywood. She would also be a awesome ancient one.
She should play every female role in Hollywood. She would also be a awesome ancient one.
F0rneus
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I'm sold. That's pure MJ right there.
DontBeThatGuy
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Oh.
If I were in the US I would be a minority but I'm not mad because I haven't been made into a comic book character.
How entitled do you have to be to think like that because you're minority you need to be treated different than the rest? Where's the equality in things now?
Unspeakable Evil
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White hate? Hahahahaha
He's clearly fucking around.
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