{"id":366583,"date":"2025-12-24T01:11:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T01:11:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/366583\/"},"modified":"2025-12-24T01:11:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-24T01:11:08","slug":"kate-hudson-turned-down-offer-to-play-mary-jane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/366583\/","title":{"rendered":"Kate Hudson turned down offer to play Mary Jane"},"content":{"rendered":"

When actors step into certain roles, they can become so inseparable from the characters that it\u2019s hard to imagine anyone else ever playing them. But more often than you might think, those iconic parts were nearly claimed by someone else, actors who came close, or passed on the opportunity altogether. In the case of Spider-Man, Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst proved to be a perfect pairing as Peter Parker and Mary Jane Watson. However, Mary Jane almost looked very different, as Kate Hudson<\/a> nearly played the role.<\/p>\n

Kate Hudson Turned Down Mary Jane Role<\/p>\n

While speaking with Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live<\/a>, Hudson confirmed she turned down playing Mary Jane in Spider-Man in favour of starring alongside Heath Ledger in Four Feathers.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s one of those things where I look back like, \u2018That would have been nice to be in a\u00a0\u2018Spider-Man\u2019\u00a0movie,\u2019\u201d she said. \u201cBut at the same time, I did a movie called\u00a0\u2018Four Feathers.\u2019 I got to meet\u00a0Heath Ledger\u00a0who became a very good friend and I got an experience that I would have never had.\u201c<\/p>\n

She continued, \u201cA part of me is like, \u2018Life happens exactly the way it\u2019s supposed to.\u2019 And so, I\u2019m grateful for it. But I do look at it and I\u2019m like, \u2018Aw, it would have been fun to be [Mary Jane].\u2019\u201c<\/p>\n

Spider-Man went on to become a huge hit and was followed by two sequels, but Hudson isn\u2019t hung up on missing out. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t feel good to talk about it \u2019cause the people who are in the movie are the right people and your circumstances in life happen the way they happen,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Hudson\u2019s Next Project<\/p>\n

Hudson will soon be seen starring alongside Hugh Jackman in Song Sung Blue. Based on a true story, the musical biopic follows two lonely, middle-aged musicians who team up to form Lightning and Thunder, a Neil Diamond tribute band. It\u2019s set to hit theaters on December 25.<\/p>\n

This one has kind of flown under the radar for me, but our own Chris Bumbray had a lot of fun with it. \u201cWe live in a cynical time, and this isn\u2019t a movie for cynics,\u201d he wrote. \u201cWhile I do think [director Craig] Brewer gets carried away in the climax, where he goes for an almost operatic finish, for much of the running time\u00a0Song Sung Blue\u00a0is both an effective tearjerker and a toe-tapping musical. If you want to see a movie that just wants to put a smile on your face.\u201d You can check out the rest of his review right here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Could you see Kate Hudson as Mary Jane in Spider-Man?<\/p>\n

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