2) Michelle’s Real Identity
Even more so than Donald Glover’s character, who Zendaya was really playing in Spider-Man: Homecoming sparked a lot of chatter online. Though she was credited as Michelle, rumours stated that she was really Spidey’s greatest love interest Mary Jane Watson. Later, though, other reports said she was the daughter of Adrian Toomes.
As it turns out, the original rumours were correct. At the end of the movie, Michelle is named team captain of the quiz team. The loner girl then reveals that her friends call her “MJ.” Yes, Zendaya is playing the MCU version of Mary Jane! While this is a massive reveal to Spider-Man fans, it’s so subtly dropped into the movie that we feel we can count this as an easter egg.
Perhaps a bit of foreshadowing about Michelle’s true identity is hidden earlier in the film as well. As Peter is walking through the school hall, the camera pans up and focuses on a poster saying something along the lines of “Go tigers!” This has to be a reference to MJ’s famous line in Spider-Man 2 – “Go get ’em, tiger.”
Published: Jul 7, 2017 10:38 am