Just as she and others have said since, Zendaya is most definitely playing Michelle and not MJ.
Zendaya’s role in Spider-Man: Homecoming has been a big discussion point, but she continues to say she isn’t Mary Jane.
The actress has personally been spearheading this movement as she refuted the romantic implications that MJ caries, but later also said “I’m not Mary Jane unfortunately.”
However, Spider-Man: Homecoming co-producer Eric Carroll told Screen Rant that Zendaya’s character is called Michelle, and only Michelle.