Zendaya reportedly felt that MJ was not portrayed as “weird” enough in an early draft of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, prompting changes to a scene involving the Punisher. The change matters because it suggests the actor had creative input in maintaining the character’s established personality as the Spider-Man franchise develops its next instalment.

The article says the adjustment affected a key Punisher sequence, though the available text does not give further plot details. Zendaya returns as Michelle “MJ” Jones alongside Tom Holland in the forthcoming Marvel film, which is titled Spider-Man: Brand New Day.