It was announced earlier this year that actress Zendaya, would have a role in the upcoming Spider-Man reboot film ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming.’ although details on the role were scarce.
Well according to new reports, she will star in a lead role of Peter Parker’s love interest, Mary Jane Watson. If the reports are true, this will make her the first black woman to play the role ever. According to The Wrap:
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.”
Sony declined to comment. Representatives for Marvel and Zendaya did not immediately respond to TheWrap’s request for comment.
Congrats to Zendaya! I’m so here for this and can’t wait to see the film! Meanwhile, where is that remake of Aaliyah‘s “Four Page Letter” we’ve been waiting on????
