Thanks to Emma Stone, audiences have had the definitive Gwen Stacey on the big screen. The same can't be said for Mary Jane Watson. Kirsten Dunst started off well enough in the first Spider-Man but became bland and irritating by the end of the third film. Watching Sam Raimi's trilogy now it is clear that there is minimal chemistry between Dunst and Maguire compared to the electricity between Stone and Garfield. It probably helped that the latter became a couple in real life. Shailene Woodley was original supposed to play Mary Jane Watson in The Amazing Spider-Man 2 but was cut from the final edit. And, considering the plot, it is difficult to see how she could have fitted into the story and been done justice. Still, there's no getting around it - Mary Jane Watson is the love of Peter Parker's life and now is the right time to reintroduce her. The actress playing her needs to have some of the spark of Gwen Stacey, but still play true to the character of the comics. The casting director needs to get this right.
A writer for Whatculture since May 2013, I also write for TheRichest.com and am the TV editor and writer for Thedigitalfix.com . I wrote two plays for the Greater Manchester Horror Fringe in 2013, the first an adaption of Simon Clark's 'Swallowing A Dirty Seed' and my own original sci-fi horror play 'Centurion', which had an 8/10* review from Starburst magazine! (http://www.starburstmagazine.com/reviews/eventsupcoming-genre-events/6960-event-review-centurion) I also wrote an episode for online comedy series Supermarket Matters in 2012. I aim to achieve my goal for writing for television (and get my novels published) but in the meantime I'll continue to write about those TV shows I love! Follow me on Twitter @BazGreenland and like my Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/BazGreenlandWriter
