Shailene Woodley

“’Let’s wait for [Gwen Stacy] to die and then we’ll introduce Mary Jane.’ Which made sense. But then they didn’t make that film.”

Shailene Woodley · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-29

Shailene Woodley recounted what she was told regarding the plan to introduce Mary Jane Watson.

“Well, that’s what I was told, you know,”

Shailene Woodley · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-29

Shailene Woodley commented on the explanation filmmakers gave for removing her character.

“But again, who knows what the truth is. I could have been terrible and they’re like, ‘We can’t do this.'”

Shailene Woodley · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-29

Shailene Woodley joked about possible alternate reasons why her scenes were cut.

“was my dream because I really, oh my god, Spider-Man’s my favorite superhero. Mary Jane was my favorite character growing up. So, when I got it, I was like, ‘This is so exciting.’”

Shailene Woodley · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-29

Shailene Woodley discussed her excitement about initially being cast as Mary Jane Watson.

“That was a fun phone call,”

Shailene Woodley · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-29

Shailene Woodley recalled the phone call informing her that her scenes were cut from the movie.

“like three scenes together, me and Andrew Garfield. And then like a year later, they were like, ‘So, you’re not in the movie anymore.’ And I was like, ‘What? What do you mean?’ And they were like, ‘We’ve introduced a lot of new characters in this last one, and we’re going to wait for… whatever happens between [Emma Stone’s character, Gwen Stacy, who is Peter Parker’s girlfriend in the film] and Andrew.”

Shailene Woodley · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-29

Shailene Woodley described filming scenes with Andrew Garfield and learning later that she was cut from the film.