Mary Jane Watson may be removed from Amazing Spider-man 2; Updated: Has a New Mary Jane Watson been Found?

The Spider-man character Mary Jane Watson (previously played by Kirsten Dunst in the Sam Raimi, Tobey Maguire Spider-man movies) was supposed to make her appearance in the upcoming Amazing Spider-man 2. But now, it looks like she will be a character that will be shelved until we get to part 3. The role is played by Shailene Woodley, a role that is very important to the Spider-man mythos, because she ends up as Spidey's leading lady, she is Spidey's Lois Lane.

Her fate in the cutting room floor may be caused by the fact that her appearance in this movie will actually be a mere set-up for her to become the lead lady in the next movie (part 3). That is the initial idea behind it. But it may not be the character, but the actress. Now the director Marc Webb himself has come out revealing that the role of Mary Jane might be recast. [read the full article after the jump]

Webb has released a statement about this issue:
“I made a creative decision to streamline the story and focus on Peter and Gwen and their relationship. Shailene is an incredibly talented actress and while we only shot a few scenes with Mary Jane, we all love working with her.”

Spider-man and Gwen Stacy played by Emma Stone

The reason for the change is actually not stated. One theory might be that Sony could be worried that Woodley might be too busy with a franchise of her own; namely the movie DIVERGENT wherein Woodley stars in. Summit has already enlisted a screenwriter to start working on the Divergent sequel; Insurgent, and if Divergent is a hit with audiences then it’s possible that the actress could start filming the follow-up as early as late next year or early 2015.

My own personal theory? She does not look good enough to play Mary Jane Watson. I know that's a mean statement, but you would have to be a Spider-man fan, or at least, familiar with the Spider-man mythos to understand how this is actually true. Mary Jane Watson may be described as one of the most beautiful characters in the Marvel universe. Her first appearance requires a grand impact, same as her appearance in the comics which was a big deal in comics history. The problem is that they already cast Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy--the other girl in Spidey's universe. Whoever plays Mary Jane has got to be a hundred times more gorgeous than Emma Stone. And I just don't think Woodley is hot enough to top that.

In addition, you've also got Felicity Jones who is also arguably hotter than Woodley making an appearance in the movie, playing a role that is strongly rumored to be Felicia Hardy a.k.a. Black Cat.

It probably sucks to be at Woodley's shoes right now. Here's this big iconic franchise that is ready to blow you off for another. Well, that's Hollywood.

UPDATE: Is SARAH GADON the new MARY JANE WATSON?
It is only a mere days ago when it was announced that Shailene Woodley is off the Amazing Spider-man 2 project and off the role of Mary Jane Watson. And now, news has sprung out that actress Sarah Gadon has been reportedly added to the cast of the Spider-man sequel, the role is yet unannounced. But with the recent news of the Mary Jane role vacancy, and the sudden hiring of a new actress this late in the production, it only makes sense that Gadon's role is the Mary Jane Watson role.

Sarah Gadon. If you ask me, I think she would've worked better as Gwen Stacy