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Face it, Tiger. You just hit the jackpot.

According to Deadline, Sony Pictures has selected their Zombieland and Easy A star Emma Stone to portray Peter Parker's (future) love interest Mary Jane Watson in their next Spider-Man film. The site claims the studio will "imminently offer" Stone the role, one of two female leads in the film.

The second female lead is Gwen Stacy, with Dianna Agron (Glee), Mia Wasikowska (Alice in Wonderland), Georgina Haig (Wasted on the Young) and Dominique McElligott (Moon) said to be the finalists for that role.

The site says Gwen is a "plum part for the first installment of the 3D Marc Webb-directed reboot of Spider-Man, because she is the first love interest of the high school-aged Peter Parker, played by Andrew Garfield. Mary Jane -- played by Kirsten Dunst in the Sam Raimi-directed trilogy -- becomes more pivotal in the later installments of the Spidey saga."

Filming begins later this year for a July 3, 2012 release.

Good choice, I liked her in Zombieland. Here's a picture of her for people who've never seen her.



the Gwen Stacy bit is interesting as (massive potential spoilers ahead)

Spoiler:

She was killed off in the comics by Green Goblin. Remember that scene in the first film where he throws MJ and the bus off the bridge? Well it was similar to that but ended badly. It'll be interesting if they do kill her off as it'll make it pretty much darker then any spiderman film before.