FIRST LIVE-ACTION SPIDER-WOMAN CONFIRMED TO APPEAR IN SONY'S SPIDER-MAN SPINOFF MADAME WEB
Sony's Spider-Man spinoff movie, Madame Web, is set to officially feature Spider-Woman, making this film her live-action debut. One of the most mysterious films that are coming up in Sony's Spider-Man Universe is Madame Web, featuring Dakota Johnson as the titular heroine. Based on set photos and videos throughout production, Madame Web will seemingly be a prequel to some degree, supposedly taking place in the early 2000s. While Johnson is headlining the film, Madame Web has tapped multiple cast members whose characters have been kept under wraps.
One of them is Euphoria star Sydney Sweeney, who has been rumored to have been cast as Spider-Woman, specifically the Julia Carpenter version. After several months of staying silent on the mystery, Sweeney has officially been confirmed to be playing Julia in Madame Web. In an interview with Total Film Magazine (via Games Radar,) Sweeney broke her silence about landing the role as one of Marvel's iconic Spider-heroes while also teasing her dynamic with her co-stars, sharing the following:
I couldn't be more excited. I can't wait to be able to talk about it. I can't wait to be able to be next to the girls that I filmed with – Dakota and Isabela, and Celeste. We had so much fun together. And I'm really excited that it's just gonna be a powerhouse of badass females for the world to see.
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Who Is Marvel's Julia Carpenter?
Created by Jim Shooter and Mike Zeck, Julia debuted in Marvel Comics all the way back in June 1984 and has had several heroic titles throughout her history. In the lore, she is the second Spider-Woman, with Jessica Drew being the first and most famous one. At one point, Julia even became Madame Web when Cassandra Webb passed away once she passed on her powers to the younger hero.
Julia has had a variety of powers both as Spider-Woman and Madame Web, which poses many questions about what the live-action film will do with Sweeney's version. What is more interesting is that Madame Web may be setting up Sweeney to have a larger role within Sony's Spider-Man Universe. Spider-Man movie producer Amy Pascal recently confirmed that a Spider-Woman movie is in development, which could potentially be a spinoff for Sweeney's character.
With Madame Web being less than a year away from releasing in theaters, Sony will likely start marketing the film sooner rather than later. Whenever the first trailer comes out, that will likely give a better idea of what Sweeney's Spider-Woman will be like in the Spider-Man spinoff film. Hopefully, Madame Web will be one of the big comic book films highlighted at this year's San Diego Comic-Con, where the world can finally get a taste of the mysterious Marvel movie.
Source: Total Film Magazine (via Games Radar)
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