'And I was like, 'What if MJ is a dude?' Why can't we discover that Peter is exploring his sexuality? It's hardly even groundbreaking! So why can't he be gay? Why can't he be into boys?' 'I was kind of joking, but kind of not joking about MJ,' Garfield said. While speaking with EW.com, the actor said he recently had a conversation with producer Matt Tolmach about Mary Jane and what he'd like to see. But Andrew Garfield recently pitched his own unique idea for the character: What if MJ was a guy? There's been a lot of buzz going around lately about the role of Mary Jane Watson in the Amazing Spider-Man sequels.