Zendaya Coleman just landed a huge role in the upcoming Spider-Man: Homecoming film! Coleman will play Peter Parker's longtime love interest, Mary Jane Watson, according to The Wrap.
Coleman will star along with British actor Tom Holland, who'll play a young Peter Parker, aka Spider-Man. This will be the first time in Spider-Man history that Mary Jane is portrayed as a black woman. Of course, there were some people who weren't too happy to hear the news. The responses were typical, similar to this one:
Other people gave some pretty good reasons as to why Coleman can play Mary Jane:
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In any event, here's a video of Peter Parker and Mary Jane dancing.
Spider-Man: Homecoming will be released July 7, 2017.