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IGN said:Spider-Man's Andrew Garfield Wants Mary Jane to Be Male
Peter Parker actor asks: "Why can't he be gay?"
There's been a lot of buzz going around lately about the role of Mary Jane Watson in the Amazing Spider-Man sequels. But Andrew Garfield recently pitched his own unique idea for the character: What if MJ was a guy?
While speaking with EW.com, the actor said he recently had a conversation with producer Matt Tolmach about Mary Jane and what he'd like to see. "I was kind of joking, but kind of not joking about MJ," Garfield said. "And I was like, 'What if MJ is a dude?' Why can't we discover that Peter is exploring his sexuality? It's hardly even groundbreaking! So why can't he be gay? Why can't he be into boys?"
Garfield even knows who he'd want to play the part. "I've been obsessed with Michael B. Jordan since The Wire. He's so charismatic and talented. It'd be even better -- we'd have interracial bisexuality!"
Later, EW mentioned Garfield's idea to director Marc Webb, who said, "Michael B. Jordan, I know." When asked if he'd already heard the pitch, Webb replied, "Uh, are you kidding?"
So, this is clearly a joke but it did give rise to some interesting thoughts. At least, for me. What do you think if this pitch was made into a reality?
I'll make the first move here by responding to my question. While I support Marvel in introducing new characters being whatever they be (gay, straight, black, green, woman), I give them no respect in changing an already produced and well-known character into a minority in an attempt to gain new audiences. In fact, such a move would probably be more harmful than good. I believe people in their majority would be outraged by making a beloved character a homosexual and by dropping another established one, Mary Jane, completely. A deal like that would most likely cause them to lose a substantial bit of money as opposed to garnering more from a new audience.
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