"Face It Tiger...", Mary Jane Watson/Parker Appreciation

[Cmbmool]

Zendaya's Spider-Man: Homecoming Role Reportedly Revealed - http://comicbook.com/2016/08/18/zend...role-revealed/

Well One More Day anniversary is next year and what a better way to try to "fix" everything up to tie it into the movies than this.

[Scott Taylor]

Pretty good match for the role of MJ. I had been concerned she was going to overshadow whoever played MJ, so this solves that concern.

[Kevinroc]

"Mary Jane (Watson)" has been trending on a few different social media sites since the report that Zendaya was playing her.

Feels weird to be into the mainstream Spidey love interest again.

[Punisher007]

Not sure if I buy it
Being a redhead is iconic for MJ
Plus why would marvel cover this up but not Tony Revolori as Flash? They thrive on controversy.

Zendaya has actually died her hair red before (or at least has worn wigs before). So if this is true, then I'd expect that she's simply do that again.

[Celgress]

"Mary Jane (Watson)" has been trending on a few different social media sites since the report that Zendaya was playing her.

Feels weird to be into the mainstream Spidey love interest again.

Tell me about it....

[Frontier]

"Mary Jane (Watson)" has been trending on a few different social media sites since the report that Zendaya was playing her.

Feels weird to be into the mainstream Spidey love interest again.

Even if she probably won't be the main love interest...at least at first .

[Rob London]

Listen, however this shakes out, can we all agree to never tell John Byrne this is happening? I don't need to hear that.

[Doctor Know]

I'm in love with Mary Jane
She's my main thing.
She makes me feel alright.
She makes my heart sing.

[Frontier]

Just throwing this out here, and this is in no way meant to discredit Zendaya if she's playing MJ (because I think she could do a great job in the role), but would anyone still like to see Bella Thorne as Mary Jane?

[Confuzzled]

I'm in love with Mary Jane
She's my main thing.
She makes me feel alright.
She makes my heart sing.

SOLD!

Though from the looks of things, it may play out like a typical "frumpy wallflower gets stunning 80's makeover" for movie MJ. Kind of conflicted on that.

[Frontier]

I am kind of banking on Zendaya looking more like classic MJ (red hair, wardrobe, etc.) for the "Face it Tiger..." moment at the end of Homecoming.

If she really is playing Mary Jane, that is...

And I guess MJ going from "girl next door" to "bombshell" is a kind of John Hughes trope? I don't know, I haven't seen that many John Hughes movies .

[Kevinroc]

Dan Slott tweeted a little on Zendaya's possible casting as MJ. He said similar things about the possible casting of a non-white actor as Peter Parker before Tom Holland was cast. Hope he doesn't mind me quoting him here because I agree with him.

https://twitter.com/DanSlott/status/766472599161466880

So many fans upset over a possible Black MJ

Yet none of you were upset Peter met Gwen in high school instead of college in the last 2 films

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

Heroes & great characters come in every color
& they are for EVERYONE.
There's nothing about Peter Parker or Mary Jane
that HAS to be white.

And someone tweeted this to Slott.

@DanSlott you say this now, but if someone like Luke cage was played by a white guy, you would consider it racist

Slott responded with this.

https://twitter.com/DanSlott/status/766474626566385664

That would be racist.
Luke Cage's identity is strongly tied to his race.
Spider-Man and MJ's characters aren't.

https://twitter.com/DanSlott/status/766475903891279872

There's 50+ years of a white Peter Parker & a white Mary Jane.
Those comics/movies aren't being burned or erased.
It's ok to share the toys.

https://twitter.com/DanSlott/status/766476467085643776

Final comment:
It's ok for EVERYONE to have the most popular characters reflect them.
AND to have new, original characters reflect them TOO.

[mtalisker18]

Pretty good match for the role of MJ. I had been concerned she was going to overshadow whoever played MJ, so this solves that concern.

This. I like Kirsten Dunst but she didn't have the supermodel vibe Zendaya has.

[DCordo74]

Dan Slott tweeted a little on Zendaya's possible casting as MJ. He said similar things about the possible casting of a non-white actor as Peter Parker before Tom Holland was cast. Hope he doesn't mind me quoting him here because I agree with him.

https://twitter.com/DanSlott/status/766472599161466880

That was all very well said. I completely agree.

[DCordo74]

I'm in love with Mary Jane
She's my main thing.
She makes me feel alright.
She makes my heart sing.

perfection.