Blink and you’ll miss them, but the internet and Twitter has actually been a-buzz about a relatively unknown actress by the name of Elena Satine who has been rumored to have auditioned -and now campaigning- for the part of Mary Jane Watson in the upcoming Spider-Man reboot. Apparently she has tweeted a lot about it, but unfortunately, her Twitter account is now a protected account.
Satine, from what I can tell, hasn’t really had any major roles, just some bit-parts on TV shows such as Cold Case and the new version of Melrose Place. But, it does look like she has some sort of (assumably minor) role in the upcoming Adam Sandler/Jennifer Aniston romantic comedy, Just Go With It, due out some time next year.
I know most of us here at BSR! are in agreement that Kirsten Dunst was a terrible Mary Jane, from her look to her acting. Personally, not once did I feel any chemistry between Dunst’s MJ and McGuire’s Peter Parker in any of the Spider-Man films, which is too bad. As far as this Elena Satine goes, she really has the look of a Mary Jane Watson, no doubt about that, but with anything it comes down to if she can act – she may be the exact image of MJ from the comic books to some people, but if she can’t act the part and create some chemistry, her looks don’t matter much.
Take another look at her more “modeling” picture above, and below I posted a more “girl-next-door” picture – and you can find many more over at her IMDB page. I really like her look, and I hope this is the direction they take the character, I just hope they make sure she’s got the acting chops!
So, what would you think, based on her look, of Elena Satine as the next Mary Jane? Who would you like to see cast as MJ in the upcoming reboot? Take your thoughts to the Big Shiny Robot Forum, or leave a comment below!
