Kirsten Dunst On Potentially Returning As MJ In SPIDER-MAN 4: "Me And Tobey Doing That Again... But With Kids"

Kirsten Dunst On Potentially Returning As MJ In SPIDER-MAN 4: "Me And Tobey Doing That Again... But With Kids"

There's been some renewed chatter about Sam Raimi potentially taking the helm of a fourth Spider-Man movie, and Kirsten Dunst definitely seems open to the idea of returning as Mary Jane Watson...

By MarkCassidy - Oct 03, 2025 04:10 PM EST
Filed Under: Spider-Man

Kirsten Dunst played Mary Jane Watson in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy, but did not reprise her role alongside Tobey Maguire's take on the wall-crawler for Spider-Man: No Way Home despite rumors that she was originally going to appear.

Dunst has previously said that she wasn't asked to be a part of the movie, but still hasn't ruled out playing MJ again down the line.

"I mean, listen, no one asked me about anything but I do think that... I mean, this multi-universe just keeps going on and on," she said in a 2022 interview, before teasing, "I feel like that could happen."

Since then, rumors have persisted that Raimi might be set to return to helm a fourth Spider-Man movie, and earlier this week, The Batman - Part II co-writer Mattson Tomlin indicated that he has reached out to the Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness director to see if he might be interested in collaborating on a script.

Tomlin has spoken about his desire to complete Raimi's saga several times in the past, revealing that he would ideally be interested in exploring Peter Parker's struggles to balance raising a family with fighting crime. 

Dunst was asked about the possibility of returning for a fourth film that focused on MJ and Parker as parents while promoting her latest movie, Roofman.

“That would be cool, right? I mean, I don't know if the fans are into it. I feel like that is an interesting movie, right? Me and Tobey doing that again but with kids.”

For what it's worth, Raimi has said he would love to work with Maguire and Kirsten Dunst again.

“I’ve come to realize after making Doctor Strange that anything is possible, really anything in the Marvel universe, any team-ups,” the filmmaker said in a 2002 interview with ComicBook.com. “I love Tobey. I love Kirsten Dunst. I think all things are possible. I don’t really have a story or a plan. I don’t know if Marvel would be interested in that right now. I don’t know what their thoughts are about that. I haven’t really pursued that. But it sounds beautiful. Even if it wasn’t a Spider-Man movie, I’d love to work with Tobey again, in a different role.”

Could this actually happen? As popular as No Way Home was, we're not sure how willing Sony and Marvel would be to develop a new Spider-Man project with Raimi's cast when Tom Holland will soon swing back into theaters in Brand New Day, which is expected to be the first part of a new trilogy.

Would you like to see Sam Raimi helm a fourth Spider-Man movie with Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst returing as Peter Parker and MJ? Drop us a comment down below.

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TheJok3r
TheJok3r - 10/3/2025, 4:03 PM
I think this movie will eventually happen, I just don't know when. Maybe not now, as people are seemingly tired of all the multiverse stories, but I think it'll happen within the next decade. I'm someone who liked Spider-Man 3 (despite its flaws) and think it was a good conclusion to that trilogy, but I'm open to one more story with them.
movieguy18
movieguy18 - 10/3/2025, 5:53 PM
@TheJok3r - I agree, man! I truly think it will happen after everything else has come to fruition :)
JackDeth
JackDeth - 10/3/2025, 4:03 PM
Make it happen, SONY. This is money on the table here.
TheJok3r
TheJok3r - 10/3/2025, 4:12 PM
@JackDeth - Sony's movie division is allergic to profits; this would have to be pushed by Marvel. If Sony had to pick between a Raimi Spider-Man 4 and a Morbius 2, they're going with Morbius.
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 10/3/2025, 4:14 PM
I'd love to see it happen on Raimi's terms. I'm a DC guy, but Spiderman 2 is seriously in a three-way tie as the best superhero movie ever.
Honestly, with nostalgia being at an all-time high, it'd be the perfect time to do Spiderman 4: The Search For More Money.
HulkisHoly
HulkisHoly - 10/3/2025, 4:57 PM
@lazlodaytona -

What’s the 3-way tie?
lazlodaytona
lazlodaytona - 10/3/2025, 5:05 PM
@HulkisHoly - yes.
kylo0607
kylo0607 - 10/3/2025, 5:12 PM
@lazlodaytona - Yep, i re-watched Spider-Man 1 & 2 at the cinema this week (re-release in the UK) and 2 was just phenomenal.

Top 5 superhero films ever since I was a kid. My opinion hasn't changed in 21 years.
dracula
dracula - 10/3/2025, 4:15 PM
yes

Go the Spiderman Renew Your Vows route

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Put them up against Vulture and maybel Silver Sable instead of Black Cat
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 10/3/2025, 4:21 PM
I sadly don’t think it will happen but you never know in life so we’ll see…

If it does happen then I wouldn’t mind seeing a fourth installment in that universe since I do like that iteration and the first 2 movies atleast (3 isn’t bad but by far the weakest imo).

Anyway in regards to Dunst’s Mary Jane, I honestly thought her iteration of the character was just alright though she did well with the material she had but I honestly like Zendaya’s MJ and especially Emma Stone’s Gwen more…

However , it would be nice to see her play a more mature version of that character now as both deal with being parents to kids or atleast a daughter that may have inherited her dad’s abilities.

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Gambito
Gambito - 10/3/2025, 4:39 PM
Kirsten has done sooo well post Spider-Man, she deserved the Oscar for melancholia
MarkCassidy
MarkCassidy - 10/3/2025, 4:45 PM
I never understand complaints that she "wasnt hot enough"... she was smokin in those movies.
SpiderParker
SpiderParker - 10/3/2025, 5:39 PM
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RolandD
RolandD - 10/3/2025, 5:41 PM
@MarkCassidy - It wasn’t her appearance for me, although I would’ve preferred longer, darker red hair, but that’s not the big deal. She should’ve been much more forward of a character, not quite in your face forward but close to it. They wrote her character as meeker than I think she should’ve been. I at least think that’s how she should’ve been in the beginning of her relationship with Peter.
Robby
Robby - 10/3/2025, 4:56 PM
If theyre not bringing Franco then they can keep it
HulkisHoly
HulkisHoly - 10/3/2025, 4:58 PM
@Robby -

Franco is a proven abuser and predator. There is zero chance he returns.















Also his character is dead so why would he anyway?
Robby
Robby - 10/3/2025, 5:38 PM
@HulkisHoly - Flashback purposes or a dream sequence or something along those lines.

And cmon buddy, in hollywood, who isnt?
RolandD
RolandD - 10/3/2025, 5:42 PM
@Robby - Why would you make a dead character coming back as you’re measuring stick for whether or not you want to see the movie? Obviously, it’s your opinion and you’re welcome to it. It just seems like a strange hill to die on.
Luke8
Luke8 - 10/3/2025, 4:58 PM
¡THE FANS WANT IT!

Whether it’s one more movie or one more trilogy, the Christopher Reeve of Spider-Men has to return.
Thing94
Thing94 - 10/3/2025, 5:12 PM
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OrgasmicPotatoe
OrgasmicPotatoe - 10/3/2025, 5:39 PM
Big doubt it'll ever happen, but I'll be first in line if it does !
TheVandalore
TheVandalore - 10/3/2025, 5:41 PM
They need to do it soon, before they get too old and it gets into Crystal Skull territory.
RolandD
RolandD - 10/3/2025, 5:44 PM
I would go see this in a heartbeat. If we can’t get a happy Peter and MJ in the comics, at least we could get it in the movies. PS I’m talking main universe, Peter and MJ, not the ultimates.
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 10/3/2025, 5:47 PM
@RolandD - I wouldn’t be surprised if they bring in some marital conflict for drama but I think it would be good to see them more stable now to show how far they have come in their relationship
RolandD
RolandD - 10/3/2025, 6:28 PM
@TheVisionary25 - That would be fine and probably like you said to be expected.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 10/3/2025, 5:54 PM
So this is before the end of the Multiverse Saga right? Right...?
kazuma
kazuma - 10/3/2025, 6:19 PM
I'd be shocked if we don't see Tobey again and if we do I hope it's him happy with MJ.

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