Emma Stone Returning As Gwen Stacy Would Be Great – But Risks Ruining No Way Home
Summary
- Emma Stone's portrayal of Gwen Stacy in The Amazing Spider-Man deserved better, as her character had more potential and a stronger chemistry with Andrew Garfield's Peter Parker than any other love interest in the live-action Spider-Man films.
- While Stone's return as Gwen Stacy would be amazing, it could potentially ruin the story of Spider-Man: No Way Home, which excellently explored Garfield's Peter Parker's growth and redemption after Gwen's death.
- There are several ways for Emma Stone to return as Gwen Stacy, such as through the multiverse concept in Sony's Spider-Verse films or in the Sony Spider-Man Universe, but it remains uncertain if her return should be explored in light of No Way Home's story.
Emma Stone's return as Gwen Stacy after The Amazing Spider-Man 2 could prove to be a double-edged sword that would both be a great development while potentially ruining Spider-Man: No Way Home. Emma Stone's Gwen Stacy in The Amazing Spider-Man was the actress's first portrayal of the character in 2012. With the rebooted series trying to focus on different Spider-Man elements than the Tobey Maguire Spider-Man trilogy, director Marc Webb opted for a different love interest than Mary Jane Watson for Andrew Garfield's Peter Parker.
This led to Gwen Stacy's appearances in the two Amazing Spider-Man movies played by the always-fantastic Emma Stone. In recent years, Gwen Stacy's popularity has grown due to Hailee Steinfeld's voice portrayal of the character in Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse and Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. This has seen an influx of fan art and speculation of Emma Stone potentially reprising her role as Gwen especially after Andrew Garfield's resurgence in Spider-Man: No Way Home. While Stone's return would be amazing, it would also risk ruining the story of the third MCU Spider-Man film in the process.