Shailene Woodley‘s role as Mary Jane Watson in the highly anticipated sequel The Amazing Spider-Man 2 has been dropped to the cutting room floor, according to Entertainment Weekly.
The 21-year-old actress spent weeks filming scenes in New York City for the upcoming superhero flick, but now her role won’t be introduced until the series’ third film.
“Of course I’m bummed. But I am a firm believer in everything happening for a specific reason… Based on the proposed plot, I completely understand the need for holding off on introducing [Mary Jane] until the next film,” Shailene told the mag.
"I made a creative decision to streamline the story and focus on Peter and Gwen and their relationship," said Webb. "Shailene is an incredibly talented actress and while we only shot a few scenes with Mary Jane, we all love working with her.”
The plan now is for Watson, one of Peter Parker/Spider-Man’s iconic love interests, to be introduced in the third movie.
It is likely that Woodley will not return and that the part will be recast.
Hayley Williams as Mary Jane!!!
She had the beauty, the voice, the face, the body, and the HAIR!!!
Everyone lets go to twitter and make it trend!
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and
#HayleyWillamsInNewAmazingSpiderman
