In a recent interview, Kirsten Dunst expressed her desire to have reprised her role as Mary Jane Watson in the 2021 film Spider-Man: No Way Home. Dunst, known for her portrayal of Mary Jane in the original Spider-Man trilogy directed by Sam Raimi, revealed that she was not asked to return for the latest installment of the franchise.
Spider-Man: No Way Home, starring Tom Holland, featured the return of Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield as different versions of Spider-Man, along with villains from their respective films. Despite not appearing in the movie, Dunst mentioned her interest in revisiting the Peter and Mary Jane relationship on screen with Maguire in a unique indie-style superhero film.
