The Fate of Mary Jane Watson. Will Woodley play MJ in The Amazing Spider-Man 3?

Last summer, we learned that director Marc Webb decided cut the role of Mary Jane Watson from the upcoming Amazing Spider-Man 2. The iconic love interest of Peter Parker, who was going to be played by Shailene Woodley, was scheduled to have a small part in the sequel. However Webb decided to cut MJ's scene in order to further explore the relationship of Peter and Gwen. So with Mary Jane out of The Amazing Spider-Man 2, fans could only expect to her in The Amazing Spider-Man 3; right? Well according to some reports, that might not be the case.

Woodley in Divergent, hitting theaters this March. 

While it isn't confirmed, sources are saying that Mary Jane Watson may not appear in The Amazing Spider-Man 3; or at least Shailene Woodley may not be appearing. The report from mstarz suggest that Woodley's fate in the third film is the up in the air. This issue is not because of anything like Webb completely changing his mind or the studio not wanting to see Woodley as MJ. The problem the film is facing is Woodley's schedule. Shailene Woodley headlines the next blockbuster from Lionsgate, Divergent, which will be hitting theaters this March. The movie based on the popular book series already has its sequels green lit. This could mean that Woodley will be extremely busy with this upcoming franchise, which could lead to her not appearing in The Amazing Spider-Man 3. 

Will Shailene Woodley play MJ?

So what will become of MJ? Will the filmmakers drop the character all together from the film? While this depends on a decision from Sony, Marc Webb and Shaielene Woodley,  I think MJ is sticking around for the third film. She is too major of a character to just get rid of. If it come to it, I'm sure the filmmakers will just recast Mary Jane Watson, but that's only if Shailene Woodley decides not to take up the role. Unless Webb and company decide to make Black Cat the female lead in the third Spider-Man film. 

In any case, I do hope Shailene decides to stick with the role. While I won't complain if Woodley does drop out of the film due to scheduling conflicts, I think she would be great as Mary Jane Watson. Seeing her in the likes of The Spectacular Now showed me that she more then capable to play a strong female role. So all I can do is hope for the best in this situation; but until we can get more information, we will have to wait and see what will be the fate of Mary Jane Watson in The Amazing Spider-Man 3.