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J.K. Simmons initially made Tobey Maguire’sSpider-Mantrilogy more worthwhile via his role as J. Jonah Jameson. The angry, mustached, and always-smoking J. Jonah Jameson made Peter Parker’s life absolute hell, until the time Maguire got a bit of theVenomattitude we see Tom Hardy portraying today.
However, as the bald head, and his arguably annoying persona inNo Way Homeproves, his advice was not heeded.
J.K. Simmons wanted Marvel to stick to iconic J. Jonah Jameson persona
The original J. Jonah Jameson whom we saw in the Maguire trilogy had his fair share of hilarious kinks. He was under the thumb of his wife, would always smoke cigars, and had a fearsome temper. He also regularly toyed with Peter Parker, even if towards the endJameson arguably softens towards our web-slinging superhero.
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The character also featured the iconic short moustache, and a flattop. However,No Way Homeended up making major changes, and showed a bald Jameson who was clean-shaven. That was something J.K. Simmons himself fought against, according toSlash Film:
[Sony told me] ‘No, we don’t want you to have the flattop haircut and I was like, ‘Wait, wait, wait. What?’ […] ‘Yeah, we don’t want the cigar and the mustache,’ […] So, it was a negotiation then at that point. […] Obviously, the most important thing is that he’s still the same blowhard and he does have the same damn mustache, close to it, and cigar at least.
The result, apart from the physical changes, was also astraight up change in personality, which was always bound to irk fans. However, it evidently angered the actor as well, as he did his best to convince the creators to stick to the iteration that was already a hit.
Sony did not want J. Jonah Jameson to have the same personality
It appears as thoughthe stark change in personalitywas in itself another way in which Sony attempted to defend its take on theSpider-Manuniverse. The character-sharing deal between Sony and Marvel has led to a range of complications, leading to the latter’s inability to integrate a range of Sony properties in the overall MCU.
That has been true with respect to Tom Hardy’sVenom,who, despite evidently having an arc planned that would have resulted in him entering the MCU, does not look likely to get there anytime soon. Sony has had their fair share of struggles with respect to the Marvel Comics characters and the various projects they have included them in.
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However, theSpider-Mantrilogy is one of their biggest successes to date, and it gave a range of characters to fans that they still appreciate. That includes the likes of Green Goblin, Doctor Octopus, and Kirsten Dunst’s Mary Jane. The same list also includesJ.K. Simmons’ J. Jonah Jameson.
Hence, Sony was always bound to be wary, and evidently did not want the same iteration to be a part ofNo Way Home. Spider-Man: No Way Homecan be watched on Disney+.
Rishabh Bhatnagar
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Rishabh Bhatnagar is an Entertainment and pop culture journalist/editor with Fandom Wire. He has more than 6 years of experience working for multiple major platforms and is himself an avid consumer of worthwhile content. A natural storyteller, Rishabh has a unique way with words and is always looking to improve, as a storyteller, writer, and a journalist.
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