Shailene Woodley Was Crushed When She Found Out Her Scenes in ‘Amazing Spider-Man 2’ Were Cut: The Role of Mary Jane Was ‘My Dream’
More than 12 years later, Shailene Woodley has opened up about her disappointment in finding out that her part in “The Amazing Spider-Man 2” opposite Andrew Garfield didn’t make the final cut.
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Variety reports that Shailene Woodley has spoken publicly for the first time about the sting of losing her role as Mary Jane Watson in "The Amazing Spider-Man 2," revealing in a SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations interview that the cut crushed her because the part had been her dream. More than a decade after the film's release, her candor about professional disappointment offers a rare window into how even visible careers carry hidden setbacks, and how the timing of those setbacks can feel especially cruel when they follow public announcements and built expectations.
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Source: Variety, “Shailene Woodley Was Crushed When She Found Out Her Scenes in ‘Amazing Spider-Man 2’ Were Cut: The Role of Mary Jane Was ‘My Dream’”. Read the original →
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