Divergent star Shailene Woodley filmed several scenes in character as Mary Jane Watson for The Amazing Spider-Man 2, but not only were her scenes cut from the film – they will not be on the home release either. Director Marc Webb told MTV that the DVD/Blu-ray will have some deleted scenes but none will feature Shailene as Mary Jane, despite the fact that Mary Jane is a well known comic book character and one of Spider-Man’s great loves. In an interview earlier this week Webb told movies.com that MJ was cut because he did not want to take anything away from the Gwen Stacy and Peter Parker romance. Webb also stated Shailene is a wonderful actress but alluded to the fact they may have to recast MJ in future films because of Shailene’s busy schedule due to the successful Divergent franchise.
If you’re feeling sympathy for Shailene, there’s no need. She’s one of the hottest actresses right now, having also completed The Fault in Our Stars, based on the bestselling novel by John Green. She has also signed on for three more films in the Divergent franchise. ~Dylan Paisley