The Amazing Spider-Man The Mary Jane Casting Rumors thread - Part 1

[SpideyFan866]

I wouldn't mind Mila Kunis as MJ if they kept her brunette (GASP!).

 

[Oscorp]

LOL, not to mention Maggie looks like a bulldog.

I agree!

 

[SpideyFan866]

I gotta say, Nolan is the master of delivering great stories with super thrilling scenes that takes you to the edge of your seat! Alot of people complain about his action, but even there I think he's pretty good (not great, but certainly not as bad as many people make him out to be). He's given us (IMO) the best comic book movie ever.

But yeah, handeling female, likeable characters is NOT his strenght at all! Cotillard was great in Inception but she was not the female character you're supposed to like anyway. I hated Scarlett Johansson in The Prestige, but I could be biased there since I've never liked Scarlett Johansson at all! To be honest, I've never understood how she can be considered so hot by so many guys. There are many, many, many better looking actresses out there I think!

I'm more worried about Catwoman than Talia in TDKR tbh. I really don't like Anne Hathaway at all and think she'll feel very miscast (as Katie and Maggie were). I also think Nolan will make her behavior feel unnatural and forced somehow. I think Cotillard will deliver though, but more thanks to her own acting skills than Nolan's directing.

EDIT: This is why I actually think Webb's ASM will be better qualitywise than TDKR (and possibly even TDK?). While Nolan has the great intellect that he puts into his films, I think Webb will have the greater HEART put into this. You can somehow tell that from the trailer. The overall plot might turn out better in TDKR than ASM, but I think the characters in ASM will feel much more real and relatable, which in turn makes the action and climactic scenes more engaging. That's just my gut feeling though.

Agreed.

For some reason, I feel like with every movie Nolan makes, he's trying to win an Oscar, which shouldn't be you're intent.

 

[UltimateWebhead]

I wouldn't mind Mila Kunis as MJ if they kept her brunette (GASP!).

 

[SpideyFan866]

Mila Kunis as a redhead:

Someone who kinda looks like Mila Kunis and is a redhead:

My Argument: Mila Kunis wouldn't look horrible as a redhead as long as it was a deep shade of red and not orange like Dunst's MJ's hair was.

 

[Oscorp]

Agreed.

For some reason, I feel like with every movie Nolan makes, he's trying to win an Oscar, which shouldn't be you're intent.

I think Nolan's Batman films compared to how Webb's ASM seems to be actually kinda reflects my view on Batman and Spider-Man's respective comic book versions.

These are just my opinions and I don't claim these things as fact.

But I view the comic book Batman's strenght in the plot writers where there are GREAT stories of Batman that can hold they're own as seperate, mythological stories that are very thrilling and dark, where the villains (and other characters as well) are like pieces of a puzzle. His strenght isn't the characters themselves, but rather the stories and plots in which they're involved. Even Batman himself feels pretty secondary here.

However, with Spider-Man, while he has some truly well thought out plots and stories the same way Batman has, the strenght is more on the character of Peter Parker/Spider-Man and the world around him, with its massive mix of awesome and deep characters. Here, the stories are more about making Peter Parker and his cast grow as a characters and learn from life.

This is why I prefer Spider-Man over Batman. The characters feel more alive, relatable and real. And it seems like that will finally be reflected on the big screen, which is why I think I'll prefer ASM over Nolan's Batman films, even though Nolan gets alot of things right in his version of Batman.

 

[Oscorp]

Mila Kunis as a redhead:

Someone who kinda looks like Mila Kunis and is a redhead:




My Argument: Mila Kunis wouldn't look horrible as a redhead as long as it was a deep shade of red and not orange like Dunst's MJ's hair was.

Hmm that picture of Mila Kunis actually looks very MJ-ish. I'm not totally convinced, but it definitely looks good!

 

[Troy_Parker]

Mila Kunis as a redhead:

That really doesn't look like Mila.

 

[UltimateWebhead]

That really doesn't look like Mila.

That's cause it isn't.

 

[Oscorp]

I think it is! You can tell that it's her

EDIT: I have another gripe with Mila Kunis as MJ though: the voice. Nothing against her voice, but I don't really picture it as fitting the character of MJ. I know I sound unnecessarily nitpicky, but she doesn't really have that sexy, calming and warm voice as I picture MJ to have.

Though, I'm aware of the fact that being THAT exact would make it extremely hard to find a good MJ.

 

[UltimateWebhead]

I think it is! You can tell that it's her

If it is her...that's just a weird photo. It does not look like her at all IMO.

 

[SpideyFan866]

If it is her...that's just a weird photo. It does not look like her at all IMO.

Its a combination of Mila Kunis's face and a redheaded actresses face.

translation: shopped as hell.


BTW, for s***s and giggles:

Spoiler

Blake Lively for Mary Jane

 

[UltimateWebhead]

Ahh, I see. And no thanks to Blake Lively. She was horrible in GL.

 

[Troy_Parker]

No wonder. I knew that it wasn't Mila (well, 100% Mila).

 

[SpideyFan866]

Ahh, I see. And no thanks to Blake Lively. She was horrible in GL.

I don't want to see her in anything comics related. Ever.

Why couldn't they have cast Keri Russell for Carol Ferris? She would have been perfect.

 

[lordofthenerds]

Mila Kunis would look so unnatural as redhead its ridiculous. Plus, her voice is Meg Griffin's. 'Nuff said.

 

[hopefuldreamer]

Mila Kunis would look so unnatural as redhead its ridiculous. Plus, her voice is Meg Griffin's. 'Nuff said.

How is this unnatural? I think she would make a great red head

As for the voice, i'm sure that the Meg Griffin voice isn't the only range she's got. In Friends with Benefits she certainly had moments of sexy seduction voice.

 

[lordofthenerds]

Something just looks off about it... sort of like Jessica Alba in a platinum blonde wig.

 

[Any Carolina]

Well I gotta say, I'm gonna stick with these 5 lovely ladies to hopefully be looked at at some point for MJ.

Regarding her character, it's really nothing hard to do. A free spirit sex kitten has been done many times before, it can be done again. However, I find it stupid people here want her to come along after Gwen. They can coexist.

I'd be happy with any of these actresses.

 

[SpaceWay2009]

Out of those five girls, I would say the middle one or...the one to the far right.

 

[elsewhere]

Still rooting for MEW, but I do like the looks of Karen Gillan and Felicity Jones.

 

[Climperoonie]

Karen Gillan has been my personal preference for a long while, I have to say. She has a remarkable ability to switch between smokin' hot to cutesy girl next door very well.

Spoiler

 

[Anno_Domini]

Well I gotta say, I'm gonna stick with these 5 lovely ladies to hopefully be looked at at some point for MJ.

Regarding her character, it's really nothing hard to do. A free spirit sex kitten has been done many times before, it can be done again. However, I find it stupid people here want her to come along after Gwen. They can coexist.

They can co-exist and they should in the sequel.

And among those five, I could definitely see either Karen Gillan or Dianna Agron. The other ones don't have that "sexy vibe", imo, especially with that red hair look.

 

[Any Carolina]

Out of those five girls, I would say the middle one or...the one to the far right.

Felicity Jones along with Imogen are my favorite, but I like a little more of Felicity.

She is beautiful, and I imagine Mary a bit like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzOlJ4HsMkg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbo5aF1ASXk&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7mVIyo97-c&feature=relat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehBzmi-gTjs

 

[I Am The Knight]

I like that!