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Corey Chichizola

Why Spider-Man’s Zendaya Wants To Play A Supervillain

Zendaya as MJ in Far From Home

Over the past few years, Zendaya has become a household name and bonafide movie star. This is partly thanks to her Emmy winning work on Euphoria, and also because of her ongoing role as MJ in Tom Holland’s Spider-Man franchise. And while we’ve seen her be a friend and love interest to Peter Parker, Zendaya recently explained why she wants to play a supervillain. Are you listening, Kevin Feige and company?

During Jon Watts’ Spider-Man trilogy, we watched as Zendaya’s MJ became a bigger character in the shared universe. Fans were relieved when MJ was saved by Andrew Garfield’s Peter Parker in No Way Home, and are eager to learn if/when she’ll return to the big screen. The Greatest Showman actress recently spoke to Elle about the comic book genre, and why she’s ready to enter her villain era. In Zendaya’s words:

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