Zendaya's MJ may need to draw some inspiration from Emma Stone's Gwen Stacy in order for her to shine in the MCU's Spider-Man 4 as much as Gwen shined in the Amazing Spider-Man movies. Spider-Man: No Way Home concluded the MCU's Spider-Man trilogy on a bittersweet note with Tom Holland's Peter Parker down back on square one. But fortunately for the MCU's Spider-Man, MJ and Need Leeds are still safe and sound.
Amazing Spider-Man's Gwen Stacy Is More Than A Side Character Emma Stone's Gwen Stacy plays an active role in the Amazing Spider-Man movies. It doesn't take long for Gwen to go from standing up against Flash Thompson to outsmarting the Lizard and helping Peter Parker develop the antidote that ultimately cures Curt Connors and prevents New York from getting infected.
MCU MJ Has Been Underutilized Across Three Spider-Man Movies Zendaya's MJ isn't nearly as helpless as Kirsten Dunst's Mary Jane, but she still falls short of Gwen Stacy's influence on the Amazing Spider-Man movies. MJ barely gets anything to do in Spider-Man: Homecoming and the first half of Spider-Man: Far From Home.