Shailene Woodley recently opened up about being cut from The Amazing Spider-Man 2, a project that had been her 'dream' role as Mary Jane Watson.

The actress shared her reaction to learning that scenes with Andrew Garfield were cut from the film during an interview with the SAG-AFTRA Foundation's Conversations.

Background Context and Facts

Woodley stated she didn't find out until about a year after filming her scenes for Sony Pictures' movie, which was released in May 2014.

The Big Little Lies star continued, 'We filmed like three scenes together, me and Andrew Garfield. And then, like a year later, they were like, ‘So, you’re not in the movie anymore.'

Woodley explained that she was told the filmmakers planned to introduce Mary Jane after Peter's relationship with Gwen Stacy, played

Timeline and Industry Impact

Director Marc Webb had previously confirmed that Woodley's scenes were cut from the film due to a desire to streamline the story and focus on Peter and Gwen's relationship.

'Shailene is an incredibly talented actress, and while we only shot a few scenes with Mary Jane, we all love working with her,' Webb said.

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Mary Jane had previously been established as Peter Parker's main love interest in Sam Raimi's original Spider-Man trilogy, with Kirsten Dunst playing the character opposite Tobey Maguire.

Sony ultimately shelved plans for a third Amazing Spider-Man movie following the release of The Amazing Spider-Man 2, which underperformed compared to expectations.

Garfield has previously described returning to the franchise as “really healing” and has teased that he would be open to reprising Spider-Man “if it was the right thing.

Garfield, meanwhile, eventually returned as Spider-Man alongside Maguire in 2021’s Spider-Man: No Way Home .

Garfield has previously described returning to the franchise as “really healing” and has teased that he would be open to reprising Spider-Man “if it was the right thing.”

Shailene Woodley is reflecting on the time her “dream” role as Mary Jane Watson was cut from The Amazing Spider-Man 2 .

Speaking with the SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s Conversations recently, Woodley shared her reaction to learning that her scenes with Andrew Garfield, who starred as Peter Parker/Spider-Man, had been cut from the final film. The actress said she didn’t find out until about a year after she had finished filming the scenes for the Sony Pictures movie, which was released in theaters in May 2014.