Emma Stone Up for Spider-Man Reboot
Fri, September 24, 2010 
For the love of God, don't under any circumstances take the Spider-Man job!
The trades report Emma Stone is up for one of the two female leads for the 2012 3D reboot - presumably Mary Jane Watson. The actress recently met with director Marc Webb and read alongside freshman web-slinger Andrew Garfield. Many are quickly jumping to her support, labeling her as "perfect" for the role. Obviously, a sizeable portion of that is due to her already being a redhead and we know how often fanboys think outside the box.
As The Social Network has shown, having close association with Sony can help score prime gigs. Director David Fincher and Rooney Mara are now on The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo remake, and there's young Mr. Garfield, of course. Stone has had a working relationship with the studio, most recently starring in their hit comedy Easy A along with other hits Zombieland, and Superbad.
But that's exactly why she shouldn't take this. She doesn't "need" the Spider-Man franchise nor does she benefit financially especially with the new Spidey himself is pocketing just $500,000. The success of Easy A is opening more doors for her and there's rarely an upswing to playing the female lead/love interest in a comic-book tentpole.
No bullshit, she's too good for it, and it's not a foregone conclusion the general public will open their arms to this new Spider-Man reboot anyway. Stay away, Emma! Stay awaaaaaaaay!
Reader Comments (4)
It seems like I remember someone from this website pitching her as a good candidate for MJ...who was that...
Come on Jamie! Emma Stone would be a great choice. She would be a way better Mary Jane than Kristen Dunst could ever be.
Jamie is not calling her talent into question or arguing whether or not she would make a good MJ. He is simply saying that she ought not do it.
I'm going to agree with Jamie here. If she does a comicbook movie I'd rather it not be the too soon Spider-Man reboot, she's too good for it.