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Fans React to Zendaya Being Cast as Mary Jane Watson in Upcoming ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’

By Brian Delpozo 2 min read
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Source: Marvel Entertainment/Twitter

When actress and Disney Channel star Zendaya was initially cast in Spider-Man: Homecoming this past March, her character was identified only as Michelle. However since there are no prominent “Michelles” in the Spider-Man mythos, many fans assumed the name was a ruse and she would be playing a known character. After months of speculation, The Wrap announced on Thursday it could confirm that the actress would be portraying Mary Jane Watson.

Neither Sony nor Disney have confirmed the report, but that didn’t stop fans from engaging in a war of words over the casting news.

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The character, first introduced in the comics in 1966, has been the principal love interest for Spider-Man over the last fifty years. The character has crossed over into almost all other-media versions of the story, and was portrayed by Kirsten Dunst in the Sam Raimi trilogy of Spider-Man films released between 2002 and 2007.

All previous versions of the character in comics, animation, and live action have been portrayed as white with red hair. Zendaya on the other hand is of African-American, German, and Scottish ancestry with dark hair, though she has previously dyed it red.

As has become par for the course with comic book film casting, especially those that vary from the “traditional” version of the character, social media blew up in debate over the casting.

Some were in full support, including Spider-Man comics writer Dan Slott.

https://twitter.com/DanSlott/status/766473159021387776

https://twitter.com/riversholland/status/766409273546936320

https://twitter.com/AgentSpiderMan/status/766422753649930240

While others voiced the kind of outrage that has become typical in such situations like this, with some expressing outrage over the actor’s race not being in line with the character’s previous incarnations.

https://twitter.com/keksec__org/status/766439989341216769

Nope. Still looks fuck all like MJ. Sorry, but MJ is a white red head. Why can't we just keep characters the same?

— Matt Blake (@mattblake94) August 19, 2016

However, many on Twitter were ready to respond to the trolling, with one in particular delivering a “drop the mic” worthy tweet.

https://twitter.com/Todd_J/status/766444671421874177

Spider-Man: Homecoming teams Zendaya with Tom Holland, Michael Keaton, Marisa Tomei, Donald Glover, and Robert Downey Jr. and is scheduled for release on July 7, 2017.

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