As predicted by many (including ICv2 see “Emma Stone Up for Spidey Role”), the talented young actress Emma Stone has landed the plum female role in the new Spider-Man movie.  What is somewhat unexpected is the fact that she will be playing Mary Jane Watson, since Sony layed down a smokescreen  around the character by denying that MJ would be in the new film.

Sony tends to reward actors who do well for the studio, and Stone has turned in excellent performances in the successful horror comedy Zombieland and Easy A, the teen comedy that is currently in theaters.

According to Deadline, with Stone getting the MJ role, there are four actresses in contention for the Gwen Stacy part including Glee’s Diana Agron, Mia Wasikowska, Georgina Haig, and Dominique McElligott.