Shailene Woodley has recalled filming scenes as Mary Jane Watson for 2014’s “The Amazing Spider-Man 2,” but learning that her work did not make it into the final film. Woodley said Mary Jane was a character she admired growing up, and that landing the role felt exciting. She later described being told the scenes were cut after filming with Andrew Garfield, who plays Peter Parker.
In interviews reported by multiple outlets, Woodley discusses the experience in different terms—ranging from disappointment to describing the moment she learned the news. Deadline characterizes it as a “fun phone call,” while Variety and The Hollywood Reporter emphasize her sense that the role was a “dream” and her reaction to discovering it had been removed. Each account nonetheless centers on the same basic timeline: she appears in filmed scenes, then those scenes are ultimately not included in the released version of the movie.
The outlets also note that later Spider-Man franchise developments, including the multiverse, do not change the fact that Woodley’s Mary Jane remains absent from the film that audiences saw in 2014.
