J. Jonah Jameson (2002 film series character)
| J. Jonah Jameson | |
|---|---|
| Sam Raimi's Spider-Man character | |
| First appearance | Spider-Man (2002) |
| Based on | |
| Adapted by | David Koepp Sam Raimi |
| Portrayed by | J. K. Simmons |
| Voiced by |
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| In-universe information | |
| Full name | John Jonah Jameson Jr. |
| Occupation | Chief of the Daily Bugle |
| Spouse | Julia Jameson |
| Children | John Jameson |
| Nationality | American |
J. Jonah Jameson (JJJ) is a fictional character portrayed by J. K. Simmons in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man trilogy. Based on the Marvel Comics character by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko, he was adapted to screen by David Koepp and Sam Raimi.
Jameson is the head editor-in-chief for the newspaper agency The Daily Bugle in New York City. He is introduced as a blustering, grumpy, loudmouthed individual who retains an extreme distaste for the emerging vigilante Spider-Man, and takes significant pride in carrying out an unrelenting smear campaign against him and driving a rift in public opinion on his heroics. Jameson eventually hires struggling high school student Peter Parker as a freelance photographer, as he remained the sole person able to capture clear photos of Spider-Man for the newspaper, unaware that Parker and Spider-Man are one and the same. He later hires Eddie Brock to expose a perceived history of Spider-Man's criminal activity, only to reluctantly fire and retract his photos upon the revelation they were doctored from similar pictures taken by Parker himself.
Originally appearing in Spider-Man (2002) and its sequels Spider-Man 2 (2004) and Spider-Man 3 (2007), Simmons' portrayal has been universally praised and as a result, he voiced the character in a video game film tie-in, multiple television series and specials including recurring appearances on Robot Chicken, Ultimate Spider-Man, Avengers Assemble, Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H., and Lego Marvel Super Heroes: Maximum Overload, as well as guest roles on The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes and The Simpsons. He also portrayed an alternate universe version of the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) and the web series The Daily Bugle (2019–present), as well as the Sony's Spider-Man Universe (SSU) film Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021), in addition to voicing alternate reality versions of the character in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023).