5. Was Mary Jane Watson Going To Return?
The decision to cast Shailene Woodley as Mary Jane Watson was met with a mixed response. According to some fans, the Divergent star simply wasn't beautiful enough to play the supermodel girlfriend of Peter Parker. It's hard to say why Sony decided to cut her from the sequel, but if it had anything to do with that unreasonable and unfair reaction from one vocal part of the internet, it's no surprise that the sequel crashed and burned. Regardless, whether or not Woodley would have returned in the third movie was never made clear. Vague comments about that possibly happening were made (with scheduling issues an excuse as to why it might not), but does that mean Mary Jane Watson would have also been benched for the threequel? Considering the box office success the actress had before and after The Amazing Spider-Man 2, it's fair to say that Sony missed an opportunity to add a big box office draw.