Spider-Man: Brand New Day Writers Insist That, 'Technically,' Jean Grey Didn't Kill Anyone — or So We Should Believe

Spider-Man: Brand New Day screenwriters Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers have stated that Jean Grey did not actually kill anyone during the movie — "technically," at least. Since the film's launch, fans have been debating the final act redemption of Sadie Sink's mutant, who is ultimately revealed to be searching for her sister. It's a tragic story, and one that's meant to leave audiences empathizing with the X-Men character. But... what about all those people she killed while terrorizing New York? Well, according to the film's screenwriters, Jean Grey did not actually kill anyone while terrorizing New York. Not the guy she made walk in front of a bus, or the guy left stuck on a crane, and definitely not anyone in the building that she blew up. "I think technically, she's not responsible for any deaths," Erik Sommers told The Hollywood Reporter. "But you come away with the impression, certainly, that she's caused a lot of destruction [and] mayhem." While you don't actually see anyone Jean Grey controls definitively die on screen, fans have certainly noted the level of violence on display from a character who ultimately is meant to be sympathetic. "I audibly gasped when that poor man w

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