The Ghosts of Mary Jane: What Shailene Woodley's Cut Role Reveals About Hollywood's Franchise Fatigue Shailene Woodley was cast alongside Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker/Spider Man in The Amazing Spider Man 2, and her scenes were ultimately cut from the film.
In an interview, she described being cast as Mary Jane Watson as a "dream" role, but her excitement was short lived.
The decision to axe Woodley's scenes was reportedly made to streamline the story, with director Marc Webb explaining that the focus would shift to Peter and Gwen Stacy's relationship.