Who played Mary Jane in Spider-Man: No Way Home?

Kirsten Dunst’s MJ was the original love interest for Peter Parker. Here’s where she is now, according to Spider-Man: No Way Home.

Who played the first Mary Jane in Spider-Man?

Kirsten Dunst played Mary Jane in the original Spider-Man trilogy starting 2002. Kirsten Dunst was the first leading lady in the Spider-Man films. The actor starred as Mary Jane Watson in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man opposite Tobey Maguire almost twenty years ago.

Why did they change Mary Jane to Zendaya?

As Zendaya herself has said , the choice to remake MJ as Michelle Jones was an opportunity for Michelle to become her own character. This was a different move than simply casting a Black actress in a role traditionally reserved for white women—it was a chance to expand the mythos through remixing and renaming.

Why did they change MJ’s name to Michelle?

MJ is called Michelle in Spider-Man: Homecoming because she isn’t the same character from the comics. Mary Jane Watson was a very vibrant, red-haired, and sweet girl who becomes Peter Parker’s main love interest. As you already know, she was given the nickname, “MJ”.