Good news for fans of Spider-Man and Mary Jane, Zendaya is not playing the character in Spider-Man: Homecoming.
Zendaya recently appeared at the MTV Movie Awards where she confirms her character is ā100% Michelle.ā
āMy character is 100% Michelle. Thatās her name. I promise you, I am not lying. Sheās definitely a different character. I think this is a character that I can have fun with and just really create what I wanted to make her. The director had a lot of really cool ideas how to make her weird and interesting and cool. She says weird things at the wrong time, but I think thatās why people like her. It was nice. Sheās like my spriit animal, like how I feel in the inside.ā
Originally it was rumored Zendaya was playing the red-haired Mary Jane from the comics, with it even said Peter referred to her in Spider-Man: Homecoming as āMJā some time near the end of the movie. However, fans werenāt big at the idea of replacing such an iconic character, and now we see thereās nothing to worry about.
Watch the video below for more from Zendaya.
āSpider-Man: Homecomingā has a July 7, 2017 release directed by Jon Watts starring Tom Holland, Zendaya, Michael Keaton, Donald Glover, Jacob Batalon, Laura Harrier, Tony Revolori, Tyne Daly, Bokeem Woodbine, with Marisa Tomei, and Robert Downey Jr.Ā
Synopsis:
A young Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Tom Holland), who made his sensational debut inĀ Captain America: Civil War, begins to navigate his newfound identity as the web-slingingĀ super heroĀ inĀ Spider-Man: Homecoming.Ā Thrilled by his experience with theĀ Avengers, Peter returns home, where he lives with his Aunt May (Marisa Tomei), under the watchful eye of his new mentor Tony Stark (Robert Downey, Jr.). Peter tries to fall back into his normalĀ daily routineĀ ā distracted by thoughts of proving himself to be more thanĀ justĀ your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man ā but when the Vulture (Michael Keaton) emerges as a new villain, everything that Peter holds most important will be threatened.
