Reports have it that the next Marvel movie to hit theaters, which is going to be “Spider-Man: Homecoming” starring Tom Holland shall feature an actress of color for the role of Mary Jane to further emphasize Marvel Studios’ efforts in promoting diversity in its movies.
Critics are actually saying that because of what Marvel and also DC are doing both on comics and on films, there would come a time when the future would see less of white superheroes and more of colored ones or perhaps a balance might be achieved.
Speaking of “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” the movie will also look very different from the previous iterations because of its realistic high school settings.
Tom Holland will show the young Peter Parker in his high school days and Marvel wants to make sure that the environment looks true to life.
Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige recently talked about his efforts to increase racial diversity in the MCU and how the depiction of Spider-Man’s school was a major part of that.
He explained that Marvel’s filmmaker Jon Watts came in and had pictures of real high schools, and they are as diverse as one could imagine. Feige went on to say that it was something that was important to Marvel, to set it apart from other Spider-Man films that have been made to represent the world today.