Official SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING Thread

[MartyMcFly]

Zendaya’s ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Role Revealed (Exclusive)

Spoiler alert: Don’t read on if you don’t want to know details about Zendaya’s role in “Spider-Man: Homecoming.”

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.

At least one recent draft of the script has Zendaya’s character dropping several clues to her identity as Mary Jane, one of the most familiar love interests in the Marvel superhero’s universe — and played by Kirsten Dunst in Sam Raimi‘s 2002-07 movie trilogy starring Tobey Maguire as the webslinger.

Zendaya, the star of the Disney Channel series “Shake It Up!” and “K.C. Undercover,” was cast back in March to play a “key role” as a character named Michelle.

At the time, no further details were provided about her character or whether it would the romantic lead opposite Holland — who made a sensational big-screen debut as Spidey earlier this year in Disney/Marvel’s “Captain America: Civil War.”

Given how secretive superhero movie castings can sometimes be, pseudonyms are often used. Marion Cotillard‘s role in “The Dark Knight Rises” comes to mind.

Sony declined to comment. Representatives for Marvel and Zendaya did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.

Sony and Marvel have made it clear that director Jon Watts’ reboot — with a script by Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daleyand Jon Watts & Christopher Ford and Chris McKenna & Erik Sommers — will focus on a high school-aged Peter Parker.

The cast also includes Michael Keaton, Donald Glover, Jacob Batalon, Laura Harrier, Tony Revolori, Tyne Daly, Bokeem Woodbine, Marisa Tomei and Robert Downey Jr.

“Spider-Man: Homecoming,” produced by Produced by Amy Pascal and Kevin Feige, will be released on July 7, 2017.

Zendaya is repped by CAA and Monster Talent Management.

Aw man the fanboy tears are going to be delicious. Props to the spidey team for this. Black girl as Liz and a black girl as MJ?

 

[Birnin Zana]

Aw man the fanboy tears are going to be delicious. Props to the spidey team for this. Black girl as Liz and a black girl as MJ?

I'm against race bending off GP so I don't blame them too much. They ain't gonna like this one .

Ready for the fukkery though

 

[MartyMcFly]

I'm against race bending off GP so I don't blame them too much. They ain't gonna like this one .

Ready for the fukkery though

Here's how I look at it. It's queens in 2016. There's a good chance Peter is the minority in that school. A very good chance. He's from forest hills. White people were damn near extinct there in 2008. Marvel comics try to reflect the world around them and that's the world

 

[GR13]

they casted a Mary Jane Watson that is taller then their peter parker & Flash Thompson

 

[Roman Brady]

Don't really care that she's Mary Jane or for most of this race manipulations but having a 7/11 dude be flash Thompson (who has always been a cac jock) is a step too far. Makes this new Spiderman feel like an else-world.

More pissed off he's going to school with all these ppl thought he met them when he was at the bugle

 

[MartyMcFly]

Don't really care that she's Mary Jane or for most of this race manipulations but having a 7/11 dude be flash Thompson (who has always been a cac jock) is a step too far. Makes this new Spiderman feel like an else-world.

More pissed off he's going to school with all these ppl thought he met them when he was at the bugle

He only met Ned at the bugle homie. Met MJ in college but they changed that in the 02 movie and in ultimate spider man. So what's the issue

 

[Ironman]

IN!!!!!! MJ as a black woman???!These crackers tears are about to be FLOWING!

 

[satam55]

Aw man the fanboy tears are going to be delicious. Props to the spidey team for this. Black girl as Liz and a black girl as MJ?

@MartyMcFly Who is playing Liz Allen?

 

[FLATOP]

Guardians of the Galaxy 2
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Thor: Ragnarok

MCU is too good

 

[MartyMcFly]

@MartyMcFly Who is playing Liz Allen?

LAURA HARRIER (@lauraharrier) • Instagram photos and videos

 

[satam55]

I'm against race bending off GP so I don't blame them too much. They ain't gonna like this one .

Ready for the fukkery though

I HATE when they race-bend comic book charcters for TV & Movie adaptations too. But Zendaya is a Mulatto, So it's not that big a deal to me.

 

[satam55]

Aw man the fanboy tears are going to be delicious. Props to the spidey team for this. Black girl as Liz and a black girl as MJ?

@MartyMcFly Who is playing Liz Allen?

LAURA HARRIER (@lauraharrier) • Instagram photos and videos

Another Mulatto.

 

[Morose Polymath]

Guardians of the Galaxy 2
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Thor: Ragnarok

3 movies
3 white leads
3 BFWM relationships

That Marvel Swirl Agenda is Real....

 

[MartyMcFly]

Another Mulatto.

So you did the research on her page to see what race her parents are or were just saying she's light skin therefore she must be mixed? I'm confused

 

[Lex Luthor]

Zendaya’s ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Role Revealed (Exclusive)

Spoiler alert: Don’t read on if you don’t want to know details about Zendaya’s role in “Spider-Man: Homecoming.”

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.

At least one recent draft of the script has Zendaya’s character dropping several clues to her identity as Mary Jane, one of the most familiar love interests in the Marvel superhero’s universe — and played by Kirsten Dunst in Sam Raimi‘s 2002-07 movie trilogy starring Tobey Maguire as the webslinger.

Zendaya, the star of the Disney Channel series “Shake It Up!” and “K.C. Undercover,” was cast back in March to play a “key role” as a character named Michelle.

At the time, no further details were provided about her character or whether it would the romantic lead opposite Holland — who made a sensational big-screen debut as Spidey earlier this year in Disney/Marvel’s “Captain America: Civil War.”

Given how secretive superhero movie castings can sometimes be, pseudonyms are often used. Marion Cotillard‘s role in “The Dark Knight Rises” comes to mind.

Sony declined to comment. Representatives for Marvel and Zendaya did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.

Sony and Marvel have made it clear that director Jon Watts’ reboot — with a script by Jonathan Goldstein & John Francis Daleyand Jon Watts & Christopher Ford and Chris McKenna & Erik Sommers — will focus on a high school-aged Peter Parker.

The cast also includes Michael Keaton, Donald Glover, Jacob Batalon, Laura Harrier, Tony Revolori, Tyne Daly, Bokeem Woodbine, Marisa Tomei and Robert Downey Jr.

“Spider-Man: Homecoming,” produced by Produced by Amy Pascal and Kevin Feige, will be released on July 7, 2017.

Zendaya is repped by CAA and Monster Talent Management.

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