No Betty Brant in Spidey 4?
Elizabeth Banks, who played J. Jonah Jameson’s secretary Betty Brant in “Spider-Man” 1-3, tells CHUD that she’s “the last person they call” in regards to the Spider-Man films.
She says she was originally given the Betty Brant role as kind of a “consolation prize” for losing out on the Mary Jane role, but now does the films as “kind of a favor,” though she doesn’t think the producers see it that way.
Given Banks’ high profile, and the possibility of Kirsten Dunst not returning as Mary Jane, who else would like to see Peter Parker get a chance to date Betty Brant? She’s a major character in the comics, and Elizabeth Banks could certainly carry a larger role. Banks also has comic-book cred: She’s producing “The Surrogates,” based on the Top Shelf graphic novel. She co-stars in Kevin Smith’s ”Zack and Miri Make a Porno,” scheduled for a Halloween release.
– Matt Price
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Dude, secondary character? Maybe so, but she was huge in the early pre-hundreds of that title and they still found her a way to stick around in the hundreds. She was married to Ned Leeds! That guy was dastardly! I wouldn’t mind Peter having dated her for a second in the first movie, but they’ve well and truely screwed up their continuity in that franchise. If there’s no MJ in one of the movies, can we PLEASE get some Black Cat action?!