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The Song Sung Blue actress confirmed she passed on the opportunity to play Mary Jane Watson in the 2002 blockbuster Spider-Man. Speaking on the Monday, Dec. 22 episode of Watch What Happens Live, Hudson gave a direct answer to a fan question about the casting speculation.
"Yes, I did," Hudson told host Andy Cohen. Reflecting on the decision to skip the Sam Raimi-directed hit, which eventually starred Kirsten Dunst opposite Tobey Maguire, Hudson admitted a hint of nostalgia. "Now that I look back, it's one of those things where I look back like, 'That would have been nice to be in a Spider-Man movie.'"
However, the 46-year-old star revealed that saying no to the web-slinger led to a different, deeply personal reward. Instead of joining the Marvel universe, Hudson starred in the 2002 war drama The Four Feathers. That project introduced her to the late Heath Ledger, a connection she values more than a box office hit.
"But at the same time... I got to meet Heath Ledger who became a very good friend and I got an experience that I would have never had," Hudson explained. "So, a part of me
is like life happens exactly the way it's supposed to. And so, I'm grateful for it. But I do look at it and I'm like, 'Aw, it would have been fun to be her.'"
While Cohen noted she missed out on a lucrative multi-film franchise, Hudson maintained a healthy perspective on Hollywood casting. "It doesn't feel good to talk about it cause the people who are in the movie are the right people," she said, showing support for Dunst's portrayal. "Your circumstances in life happen the way they happen."
Spider-Man isn't the only potential project she discussed. The Running Point star also admitted that she and her mother, Goldie Hawn, have passed on numerous scripts that would have paired them together. Hudson, who shares son Ryder, 21, with Chris Robinson, son Bingham, 14, with Matt Bellamy and daughter Rani Rose, 7, with fiancé Danny Fujikawa, explained that if they are going to share the screen, the story needs "real weight."
"I think the things that we've gotten sent over the years just feel a little light," she said. "If my mom and I are going to do something together, it needs some real weight."
