- “When will people wake up and realize that everywhere Spider-Man goes, chaos and calamity ensue. Everything Spider-Man touches comes to ruin. And we, the innocents, are left to pick up the pieces”
- ―J.Jonah Jameson[src]
John Jonah Jameson is a Marvel Comics character. He's the primary newscaster of a journalistic talk show called the Daily Bugle.
J. Jonah Jameson was created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.
Background[]
Personality[]
Jameson is a loud, selfish, and arrogant person. He dislikes masked vigilantes, regardless of good or evil. Because of this, he is quite obnoxious and rude when spreading his beliefs. His opinion towards Spider-Man is not very high, seeing him as nothing more than a "menace" to all of New York City, and is always criticizing him for his actions, even though they are pure good and when he has saved his life various times.
Jameson is also incredibly arrogant, wanting everyone to believe that what he says is right. This again shows his selfishness, as he not only broadcasts incriminating footage of Spider-Man being framed for the drone attack in London, but also exposes his identity as Peter Parker to the world, not caring how this would affect the high schooler's social life.
Physical appearance[]
Jameson is a Caucasian bald man with a moustache and a cranky face. While out in public, he wears a hat and a long coat.
Appearances[]
Spider-Man: Far From Home[]
Prior to his death, Mysterio creates a video, which, out of context, appears to indicate Spider-Man acting villainous, while Beck himself is made out as a hero. Jameson, a reporter for the news website, the Daily Bugle declares Spider-Man a murderer, before releasing the rest of the footage, which outs Spider-Man's secret identity as Peter Parker. This is the first live action film to feature Jamerson since Spider-Man 3 in 2007.
Venom: Let There Be Carnage[]
Jameson appears again in the post-credits scene of Venom: Let There Be Carnage, where both Eddie Brock and Venom are somehow teleported into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, just as Jameson's report on Spider-Man's identity is playing on the television, which gets Venom's attention.
Spider-Man: No Way Home[]
In the film, Jameson's bombshell revelation of Spider-Man's identity is immediately sensationalized, granting Peter Parker and the people closest to him unwanted publicity. Jameson is shown to have two studios: a chroma-keyed set in his apartment and a more professional studio elsewhere.
Jameson and his Bugle crew continue to stalk Parker everywhere he goes to try and further sensationalize him, and their wrathful coverage of the Green Goblin's attack in Queens manages to cripple Peter's self-esteem after he lost his Aunt May in the attack. Later, Peter calls Jameson directly and uses the Bugle to lure Electro, Sandman, Lizard, and the Green Goblin to the Statue of Liberty for a final confrontation, in which Doctor Strange ultimately casts a spell that wipes any memory of Peter from the face of the Earth, which includes Jameson. Despite this, he and the Bugle continue to frame Spider-Man as a vile criminal.
Trivia[]
- J.K. Simmons' role in Spider-Man: Far From Home marks the first time an actor in a non-MCU Marvel film plays the same character within the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
- The MCU portrayal of Jameson, along with the Daily Bugle being reimagined as a website rather than an actual newspaper, is based on American conspiracy theorist and InfoWars.com founder Alex Jones.
- J.K Simmons describes the MCU character as a different incarnation to the character he played in the Sam Raimi trilogy.[2] This is confirmed in Spider-Man: No Way Home, as this Jameson is the Jameson native to the MCU and not the Raimiverse Jameson, despite being played by the same actor as the Raimiverse Jameson.
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ "SPIDER-MAN: BRAND NEW DAY - J.K. Simmons Reportedly Set To Return As J. Jonah Jameson". ComicBookovie.com (April 27, 2025).
- ↑ "Spider-Man's JK Simmons Explains How MCU Character Differs From Tobey Maguire Version". The Direct (November 24, 2021).
See also[]
- J. Jonah Jameson (The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes)
- J. Jonah Jameson (Marvel Animated Universe 2012-18)
External links[]
J. Jonah Jameson on Wikipedia- J. Jonah Jameson on the Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki
- John Jonah Jameson (Earth-199999) on the Marvel Database
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