Whereas Stan Lee has finished loads of cameos through the years, he has by no means finished any substantial performing roles, so maybe that’s the reason Sam Raimi didn’t think about him for J. Jonah Jameson. Lee was additionally beloved by followers for the way sort and healthful he was, so maybe Raimi doubted his potential to play a personality as loud and irritable as Jameson is thought to be. Nevertheless, Simmons additionally shared that Stan Lee made it clear he had no laborious emotions over dropping out on the half.
“‘However having seen you do it, I believed you have been implausible,’” Simmons stated Lee later advised him. “And it was very, very good issues, which clearly coming from the person was an incredible, nice praise.” So whereas Stan Lee might have been disillusioned he didn’t get to play the half, it feels like he concedes that J.Okay. Simmons was the suitable actor to play J. Jonah Jameson.
