Shailene Woodley Cut from Amazing Spider-Man 2: "Of Course I'm Bummed"
Jun 19, 2013
by Kate Stanhope


Spider-Man fans are going to have to wait a little longer to meet Mary Jane Watson.

Shailene Woodley, who takes on the role most recently made famous by Kristen Dunst in the original Spider-Man trilogy, has been cut from the upcoming sequel to The Amazing Spider-Man, Entertainment Weekly reports.

Although Woodley had already begun shooting for the sequel, Mary Jane will now be introduced in the third film, to be released in 2016, instead. The sequel is scheduled to swing into theaters next year.



"Of course I'm bummed," she says in a statement to EW.

"But I am a firm believer in everything happening for a specific reason. MJ only appeared in a few scenes, and I wouldn't trade the experience of working with Andrew and Emma for three days on set for the world. Based on the proposed plot, I completely understand the need for holding off on introducing MJ until the next film."



In addition to returning stars Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone, Oscar winner Jamie Foxx and Oscar nominee Paul Giamatti will debut in the sequel as two new villains.

Woodley's breakthrough series, "The Secret Life of the American Teenager", recently wrapped after five seasons. She is also well known for her critically acclaimed performance in 2011's The Descendants.

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Shailene-Woodley-Cut-Spider-Man-1066901.aspx

Shailene Woodley on Being Cut from Amazing Spider-Man 2: "Was I Awful?"
Jun 12, 2014
by Sadie Gennis


After starring in two of the year's biggest films, The Fault in Our Stars and Divergent, there's no doubt 2014 is Shailene Woodley's year. But it's easy to forget the actress was also supposed to appear in another blockbuster smash, The Amazing Spider-Man 2.

Woodley filmed scenes as Mary Jane Watson, but was ultimately cut from the film.





So how did she handle the bad news?

"For a few hours it was literally like, 'Oh, my God, was I awful? Why did they cut me? What are people going to think'" Woodley tells Vanity Fair. But after sleeping on it, Woodley returned to her normal zen self.

"I woke up the next morning and I was like, "O.K., it makes total sense.' I'm a pretty spiritual person, so I can just sit back and trust that everything happens for a reason, even if my ego doesn't like it."





In April, director Marc Webb explained to Movies.com why Woodley was ultimately cut.

"There was one little scene at the beginning where she is next door and it took place right around the montage where he comes back and there was another little moment between Gwen and MJ. But it just tipped over," Webb said.

"The relationship between them [Peter and Gwen] is so sacred and so powerful, that it just didn't feel right. And it sucks because Shailene is such a f--king great actress and so cool and magical but it was just about having this obligation to this romance that I thought was sacred. It was just one of those things."



As for the possibilities or Woodley reprising the role in the next film, Webb said: "Well, Divergent is a massive hit and I think it's going to be tricky for schedules."

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Shailene-Woodley-Amazing-Spider-Man-2-1082883.aspx

I wonder if they will include the cut scenes as extras for the dvd.