No Marvel Movie Yet Has Focused On The Best Part Of Spider-Man’s Relationship With MJ
None of Marvel's eight major Spider-Man movies have focused on the best moments in Peter Parker and MJ's comic book relationship. Peter Parker's love life is a key aspect of Spider-Man's story in every Marvel universe, as he usually struggles to balance it with his superhero duties and his personal life. In the comics, Spider-Man has been in a romantic relationship with several characters, notably Gwen Stacy, Mary Jane Watson, Felicia Hardy, Betty Brant, and Liz Allan. Peter Parker's romantic relationships have been more limited in all live-action Spider-Man movies, though.
In Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy, Tobey Maguire's Peter Parker was always in love with Kirsten Dunst's Mary Jane, though he had a brief romantic adventure with Bryce Dallas Howard's Gwen Stacy. Andrew Garfield's Peter Parker was always in love with Emma Stone's Gwen Stacy in The Amazing Spider-Man movies, and he would have started a relationship with Shailene Woodley's Mary Jane if the franchise had continued. Tom Holland's Peter Parker had a brief stint with Laura Harrier's Liz Allan before falling in love with Zendaya's Michelle Jones.
Peter Parker And Mary Jane Are More Than A Troubled Couple In The Comics
Peter Parker And MJ Have Been A Happy Couple For Extended Periods
Although Peter Parker's romantic relationship with MJ is chaotic in the comics, it isn't a continuous series of disastrous events, as all Marvel movies have suggested. Mary Jane Watson is Peter Parker's dream woman, not only because he's attracted to her, but also because she becomes his best friend and confidant. Peter and Mary Jane have been able to have an extended relationship for years at a time, both in certain eras of Marvel Comics' main timeline and in alternate timelines such as 2024's Ultimate Spider-Man.
Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy focused on all the obstacles that kept Peter Parker and Mary Jane apart from each other, from Peter's daily blunders to his life-or-death duties as Spider-Man. The Amazing Spider-Man movies put a little more focus on Peter's happy life with Gwen Stacy, but her death cast a tragic shadow on their relationship, and Mary Jane didn't get to appear in Peter's life. Zendaya's MJ has also had a little more agency than Dunst's, but she barely got to enjoy any meaningful time with Holland's Peter in the MCU before Spider-Man: No Way Home's magic spell wiped Peter Parker from everyone's memory.
The MCU’s Spider-Man And MJ Are Perfect For A Happily-Ever-After Ending
Tom Holland's Peter Parker And Zendaya's MJ Are Meant To End Up Together
In Spider-Man: No Way Home, Tobey Maguire's Peter Parker told Andrew Garfield's that he made his relationship work with his own MJ, and Garfield's Peter confirmed that he still hasn't found anybody after Gwen Stacy's death. Meanwhile, Tom Holland's Peter Parker finds himself completely alone after Spider-Man: No Way Home's ending. However, this isn't meant to be the end of Spider-Man's MCU journey, and Holland's Peter can still reunite with Zendaya's MJ in the future. Tom Holland and Zendaya's real-life relationship is also a remarkable love story that provides a template for Peter and MJ's relationship in the MCU, which could culminate in marriage.
Spider-Man
9/10- Release Date
- May 3, 2002
- Runtime
- 121 Minutes
- Director
- Sam Raimi
- Writers
- David Koepp
- Sequel(s)
- Spider-Man 2, Spider-Man 3
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Spider-Man / Peter Parker
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- Franchise(s)
- Marvel, Spider-Man
- Budget
- $139 Million
- Studio(s)
- Marvel, Columbia Pictures
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The Amazing Spider-Man
7/10- Release Date
- July 3, 2012
- Runtime
- 136 minutes
- Director
- Marc Webb
- Writers
- Steve Kloves, James Vanderbilt, Alvin Sargent
- Prequel(s)
- The Amazing Spider-Man 2
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Denis Leary
- Sequel(s)
- Spider-Man: No Way Home
- Franchise(s)
- Spider-Man
- Budget
- $200-230 million
- Studio(s)
- Sony
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Spider-Man: Homecoming
8/10- Release Date
- July 7, 2017
- Runtime
- 133 minutes
- Director
- Jon Watts
- Writers
- Chris McKenna, John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein, Christopher Ford, Erik Sommers, Jon Watts
- Producers
- Avi Arad, Kevin Feige, Louis D'Esposito, Matt Tolmach, Patricia Whitcher, Stan Lee, Victoria Alonso, Amy Pascal
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Peter Parker / Spider-Man
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- Franchise(s)
- Spider-Man
- Budget
- $175 Million
- Studio(s)
- Marvel
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