Shailene Woodley Reveals She Was Cut From The Amazing Spider-Man 2

Actress Shailene Woodley has revealed she kept silent for over a decade about her disappointment after her scenes as Mary Jane Watson were cut from the 2014 film The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Speaking during a recent interview for the SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations series, Woodley described learning about the decision a year after filming her parts with star Andrew Garfield.

Woodley said she was cast in the role of Mary Jane, a character she described as her "dream" part, after a meeting with director Marc Webb rather than a traditional audition. She filmed three scenes with Garfield, who played Peter Parker/Spider-Man. Approximately one year later, she received a phone call informing her that her scenes would not appear in the final movie.

The actress recounted the explanation she was given at the time: filmmakers wanted to streamline the story to focus on the relationship between Peter Parker and Gwen Stacy, played by Emma Stone. Woodley said she was told the plan was to introduce Mary Jane in a future installment after Gwen Stacy's character arc concluded. "They were like, 'Let's wait for her to die, and then we'll introduce Mary Jane.' Which made sense, but then they didn't...