Kate Hudson, known for her role in Almost Famous, has revealed she was offered the part of Mary Jane in the 2002 Spider-Man film, directed by Sam Raimi and starring Tobey Maguire. However, she ultimately turned down the role, which later went to Kirsten Dunst. While Hudson thinks it would have been fun to play Spider-Man’s love interest, she believes the movie ended up with the perfect cast.
According to Variety, Kate Hudson was recently on Andy Cohen’s talk show, Watch What Happens Live. A viewer asked if it was true she had passed on a role in a Spider-Man movie and if she ever regretted that decision. Here’s what the actress said:
It’s strange when people bring up the past. While I believe the people involved in projects are always the right fit, and life unfolds as it should, I do admit I sometimes wonder what it would have been like to be in a Spider-Man movie. Looking back now, it seems like it could have been a fun experience.
She doesn’t regret turning down the role in Spider-Man because it allowed her to star in another film, Four Feathers, where she met and befriended Heath Ledger. She feels that experience wouldn’t have happened otherwise, and she’s grateful for how things turned out. While she acknowledges it would have been enjoyable to be in Spider-Man, she believes everything happens for a reason.
Kate Hudson grew up in a creative family. Her father, Bill Hudson, was a musician and part of the band The Hudson Brothers, while her mother is the famous actress and comedian Goldie Hawn, known for films like The Sugarland Express, Death Becomes Her, and The First Wives Club. Despite both parents remaining active in Hollywood, they’ve only appeared in one full movie together – Mother’s Day – where Hudson had a supporting role and Hawn made a brief appearance. Hudson has shared the reason why this is the case.
It needs to be genuinely hilarious and stand out from the usual. We’re still brainstorming and haven’t quite landed on the right approach yet – we haven’t fully developed that idea.
The Hudson-Less ‘Spider-Man’ Still Became a Cultural Phenomenon
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The 2002 film Spider-Man became a defining movie of the decade. It earned over $826 million and essentially launched the modern superhero movie craze, which hadn’t fully taken off yet. The Marvel Cinematic Universe was still several years away – the first Marvel film, Iron Man, came out in 2008. DC had some releases, like Batman Begins and Constantine in 2005, but 2004’s Catwoman wasn’t well-received by audiences.
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Though films like Superman and Batman were popular decades earlier, Spider-Man broke new ground for superhero movies. X-Men had previously attempted to bring the Marvel universe to life with some success, but Spider-Man resonated with audiences even more. It became the highest-grossing superhero film and comic book adaptation of its time, though it didn’t stay on top for long with the later emergence of the Marvel and DC cinematic universes.
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