MJ continues to play a major role throughout Marvel's Spider-Man 2, getting in on the action as New York faces villains of all shapes and sizes in the universally acclaimed PlayStation 5 game. Here's MJ's role across the Marvel's Spider-Man series and how it compares to her extensive history in the comics.
Her haircut is different in the sequel, and it's entirely possible that improved face scanning tech has made her model more accurate, but it's the same face.
The character is actually played by veteran voice actress Laura Bailey, who has voiced characters in Final Fantasy, World of Warcraft, Halo, Uncharted and Gears of War.
Following the conclusion of Marvel's Spider-Man 2, and in the wake of the defeat of the game's primary antagonist, Venom, Miles takes the next step in his crime-fighting career.
Michelle Jones-Watson, most commonly known as MJ, is a fictional character portrayed by Zendaya in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film franchise, an original character within the media franchise that pays homage to Mary Jane "MJ" Watson, a recurring love interest of Spider-Man in comic books and various media.
To the writers, the true villain of this story is not Kraven or Venom; it's whiteness. The reason this game gets such a high wokeness score is because it is fundamentally a story about decolonizing Spider-Man, and nearly every part of the narrative supports this though it isn't necessarily obvious while you're playing.
However, this is not the case. Stephanie Tyler Jones is the Face Model for Laura Bailey's Mary Jane. She returns for Marvel's Spider-Man 2 but with the enhanced power of the PlayStation 5 and a new hairstyle, she's going to look different.
So, why did the devs recast the face model? Well, apparently, the older face was more difficult to use alongside Lowenthal's motion capture performance compared to the new one - especially as they moved into more powerful tech (the PS5).
Venom is bent over the overturned table, and after standing up it is revealed that he has transformed Mary Jane into the yellow and red symbiote known as Scream - one of five symbiote spawns created by Venom in the Spider-Man comics.
Hailey Cooper is a recurring original supporting character in Marvel's Spider-Man series, first appeared in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales. As of Marvel's Spider-Man 2, she becomes Miles Morales' love interest.
After Harry is overwhelmed by the symbiote treating his life-threatening condition and transforms into the ravenous villain Venom, he infects MJ with a portion of the symbiote to turn her into Scream.
Eventually he did, though), Peter and Mary Jane go to say their goodbyes before Peter heads to his flight, and he asks her why she calls him, "Tiger" all of the time, and she explains that it is an ironic nickname. She calls him "Tiger" because he's NOT a Tiger.
That's one of the important plot points that Marvel's Spider-Man explored, as the game started with MJ and Peter being exes. While the two would end up rekindling their relationship by the end of the game, longtime Spidey fans know that this is just the start of their romantic drama.
Gwen was the first love of Peter Parker's life and the death of Gwen Stacy is one of the most important and recognizable events in Spider-Man history. After this death, Peter would eventually gravitate towards Mary Jane, before falling in love with her as well.
Currently, only two cast members have been officially confirmed for the third installment of the series: Shameik Moore as Miles Morales and Jason Schwartzman as Jonathan Ohnn/The Spot. It's a relatively safe bet that we can expect appearances from the following, however: Hailee Steinfeld as Gwen Stacy/Spider-Woman.
According to reliable source Daniel Richtman, Miles Morales will finally make his live-action and MCU debuts in the upcoming Spider-Man 4 alongside Holland's Peter Parker.
The story for Marvel's Spider-Man 3 may be the biggest challenge yet for Insomniac. There is a rich narrative universe in the previous three games from Insomniac, inspired by decades of comic book lore. The stage has been set for Peter Parker (Yuri Lowenthal) and Miles Morales (Nadji Jeter) to face new challenges.
Peter, who decides that for her protection they can't be together, gently rejects her and insists they can only be friends. As he leaves, a saddened Mary Jane realizes that her kiss with Peter reminds her of the one she shared with Spider-Man and suspects that he is the superhero.
Although Harry's age is never explicitly stated, he was in the same grade as Peter, putting Harry in the 24-26 year age group during the events of Marvel's Spider-Man 2.
