Zendaya's new red hair has fans in a frenzy as they speculate she may play an iconic comic book character in Spider-Man: Far From Home By Terry Zeller For Dailymail.com and Jason Chester Published: 19:32 BST, 18 June 2019 | Updated: 20:57 BST, 18 June 2019 8 shares 13 Viewcomments Zendaya debuted a new scarlet hair color at the Spider-Man: Far From Home promo event at the Tower of London on Monday and sparked a wave of online speculation. Fans of the web-slinging superhero were quick to point out that the actress, 22, could be playing a version of Mary Jane 'MJ' Watson, the famously red-headed girlfriend of Peter Parker aka Spider-Man portrayed in the Marvel comic books. And at the end of 2017's Spider-Man: Homecoming, Zendaya's character, Michelle Jones, revealed that her close friends call her 'MJ'. Sparks flying: Zendaya debuted a new scarlet hair color at the Spider-Man: Far From Home promo event at the Tower of London on Monday and sparked a wave of online speculation Although Michelle and Tom Holland's Peter Parker weren't romantically linked in the prequel, fans believe she could be following in the footsteps of Kirsten Dunst, who played MJ in the 2002-2007 Spider-Man series. And Zendaya added more fuel to the rumor fire as she posted an Instagram snap of her new hair hue with the caption: 'Face it, Tiger...' Eagle-eyed fans pointed out that Mary Jane says 'Face it tiger... you just hit the jackpot' upon first meeting Parker in the comic books. 'THAT’S OUR MARY JANE I CAN’T BREATHE ZENDAYA REALLY DID THAT,' one Twitter user enthusiastically wrote. Speculate: Fans of the web-slinging superhero were quick to point out that the actress, 22, could be playing a version of Mary Jane 'MJ' Watson, the famously red-headed girlfriend of Peter Parker aka Spider-Man portrayed in the Marvel comic books Clues: At the end of 2017's Spider-Man: Homecoming, Zendaya's character, Michelle Jones, revealed that her close friends call her 'MJ' Another fan shared: 'Zendaya goes full Mary Jane. She is MJ in real life!!' Meanwhile, Tom and Jake Gyllenhaal joined Zendaya on the promo trip. The three actors visited the historic English landmark during the latest stop on their worldwide publicity campaign for forthcoming Marvel adventure Spider-Man: Far From Home. More hints: And Zendaya added more fuel to the rumor fire as she posted an Instagram snap of her new hair hue with the caption: 'Face it, Tiger...' The origin: Eagle-eyed fans pointed out that Mary Jane says 'Face it tiger... you just hit the jackpot' upon first meeting Parker in the comic books Co-star Jacob Batalon, who reprises his role as Ned, and director Jon Watts were also present during the film's latest promotional event. Spider-Man: Far From Home marks the first film in Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, following Phase 3 coming to an end with Avengers: Endgame. The story follows Peter Parker (Holland) who, after the events of Avengers: Endgame, goes on a trip with his classmates to Europe. Full on: 'THAT’S OUR MARY JANE I CAN’T BREATHE ZENDAYA REALLY DID THAT,' one Twitter user enthusiastically wrote IRL: Another fan shared: 'Zendaya goes full Mary Jane. She is MJ in real life!!' But Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) tracks him down and brings him in to help Mysterio (Gyllenhaal), who is from another world in the 'multi-verse.' Returning from Spider-Man: Homecoming is Cobie Smulders as Maria Hill, Marisa Tomei as Aunt May, Tony Revolori as Flash Thompson and Jacob Batalon as Ned Leeks. Spider-Man: Far From Home is projected to debut with a three-day opening haul of $120 million across the United States, according to Pro.BoxOffice.com. It will only be going up against A24's Midsommar in wide release over the 4th of July long weekend. The film goes on general release across the United Kingdom and United States from July 2. In good company: The actress was joined by co-stars Tom Holland (L) and Jake Gyllenhaal (R) Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility