Sony/Columbia Pictures has finally confirmed news that has been rumored for a couple weeks now, and reported as an offer over the weekend — Superbad, The House Bunny, and Zombieland star Emma Stone has been cast as the female lead in Spider-Man. But we do have a bit of a shocker — she is not playing the rumored Mary Jane Watson, but instead will play Gwen Stacy!
Director Marc Webb gives a quote:
“The chemistry between Andrew and Emma was stunning and made Emma the clear choice. At the heart of the story of Peter Parker is not only the amazing Spider-Man, but also an ordinary teenager who is wondering what he has to do to get the girl. Andrew and Emma will bring everything audiences expect to these roles, but also make them their own. Much to my surprise, it was fun to find out that our choice for Gwen (Emma) is also a natural blonde.”
The big question now is this: does fact that Sony states Stone is the “female lead” “opposite Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker” confirm that the character Mary Jane either isn’t in the movie or is just a supporting character in this reboot story? If so, it is good to see they are making an effort to do something different than the Raimi trilogy.
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