 A high school classmate and love interest of Parker 's , a smart and charismatic girl who is the chief Intern at Oscorp . For the role , Stone went back to her natural blonde hair color , from her previously known color of red . She felt that she had a responsibility to educate herself on Spider @-@ Man , admitting she " hadn 't read the comic book growing up , and my experience was with the Sam Raimi movies ... I always assumed that Mary Jane was his first love " , and having only been familiar with her The Help co @-@ star Bryce Dallas Howard 's portrayal in Spider @-@ Man 3 . Stone said , " There 's a part of me that really wants to please people [ who ] love Spider @-@ Man or Gwen Stacy and want her to be done justice . I hope they 'll give me license to interpret her my way . " 
