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A senior official at Insomniac Games has denied claims that the developer changed Mary Jane’s face inMarvel’s Spider-Man 2. The clarification arrived shortly after Sony announced alimited-editionMarvel’s Spider-Man 2PS5 bundleat the 2023 San Diego Comic-Con.
The latest edition of the famous comic book and entertainment convention also featured the reveal of a new story trailer for Insomniac’s third-everSpider-Mantitle. Apart from outlining the game’s plot, the two-minuteMarvel’s Spider-Man 2trailer reignited the Peter Parker redesign debateamong the fandom. For context, Insomniac recast the protagonist’s role for the PS5 remaster ofMarvel’s Spider-Man, with many fans being lukewarm about the younger-looking model.
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The video also prompted some fan speculation that the developer changed Mary Jane “MJ” Watson’s face inMarvel’s Spider-Man 2, which the studio promptly denied. Insomniac Games Community Director James Stevenson dismissed that notion in response to three such fan claims on Twitter shortly after the story trailer went live, explaining that Mary Jane has the same face model and voice actress as in the previous two games. Any claims to the contrary should hence be chalked up to the developer’s improved face-scanning tech and MJ’s new haircut.
Stevenson’s comments also offered direct confirmation that Laura Bailey will be reprising her role as the voice of Mary Jane in the upcoming game, thus expanding the list ofMarvel’s Spider-Man 2casting choices that have been revealed so far. As for the character’s appearance, it would seem that MJ will once again use the likeness of Stephanie Tyler Jones, a 29-year-old Kentucky-born actress and model.
Casting confusion aside, the 2023 San Diego Comic Con yielded plenty new details about Insomniac’s upcoming game even beyond its brief plot outline; the developer used the convention as an opportunity to confirm thatMarvel’s Spider-Man 2will include a classic location from the series, in addition to revealing that the decision to cast Tony Todd as Venom was largely inspired by the actor’s critically acclaimed role of Candyman in the eponymous series of supernatural horror-slasher films.
Prior to the ongoing comic book convention, Insomniac treatedMarvel’s Spider-Man 2to a long-awaited gameplay reveal at the latest PlayStation Showcase. Among other things, the video shared at the May 24 event confirmed that the upcoming game will feature a character-switching mechanic similar to that ofGrand Theft Auto 5, revealing that players will usually have the option of alternating between controlling Peter Parker and Miles Morales.
