EuphoriastarSydney Sweeneywill join the pantheon of Marvel heroes, with the rising starset to join Dakota Johnsonin Sony’s upcomingMadame Webmovie. Revealed courtesy ofDeadline, Sweeney will star alongside Johnson in the hugely mysterious Sony/Marvel flick, which is due to be directed by S.J. Clarkson.
Sydney Sweeney’s star is rapidly on the rise thanks to her role in the acclaimed HBO teen drama seriesEuphoria, in which she features alongsideSpider-Man: No Way Homeactress Zendaya. Sweeney first gained mainstream attention for her role in the Netflix seriesEverything Sucks!back in 2018, and has since starred in a whole host of well-known and well-regarded projects on both the big and small screen, such asThe White Lotus, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Sharp Objects,andThe Handmaid’s Tale.
Sydney Sweeney’s role in Sony’sMadame Webmovie is currently unknown, but speculation has already begun that theEuphoriastar could be herself suiting up as a recognizableMarvelcharacter. The most popular theories so far regarding Sweeney’s role in proceedings include Felicia Hardy AKA Black Cat, a world-renowned cat burglar who has leaped from being Spider-Man’s enemy, to associate, to love-interest, and back again; Silver Sable, a mercenary, hunter of war criminals, and leader of the superhero team Wild Pack; with some even suggesting that Sydney Sweeney could be the new live-action Gwen Stacy.
Madame Web Will Introduce Another Marvel Character to Sony’s Comic Book Movie Universe
There is a lot of mystery surrounding the upcomingMadame Webmovie, and almost nothing has been revealed about the direction of the story or character. All we know so far is thatFifty Shades of GreyandSuspiriastarDakota Johnsonwill play the title character. A powerful clairvoyant, and precognitive mutant, Madame Web has often been depicted as a blind elderly woman suffering from myasthenia gravis. Due to her illness, she is connected to a life support system resembling a spiderweb, and thus given the name Madame Web.
Madame Web usually steps in to helpSpider-Manon his missions, particularly the multiversal ones, but with Dakota Johnson on board, it is expected that Sony will either tell some kind of origin of the characteror make some changes along the way.
Madame Webwill no doubt play into Sony’s growing Spider-Man Universe, which includes the likes ofVenom, Morbius, andKraven the Hunter. “Well, there’s the Marvel Universe, which is one container, and then there’s the Spider-Verse movies, which are different and then there’s the other universe where the Sony characters are in,” producer Amy Pascal explained recently. “We all are very respectful of each other and work together and make sure that we’re only being additive.”
Next up for Sony’s Shared Spider-Man Universe isMorbius. Starring Jared Leto, Morbius will introduce the latest in the line of antiheroes, with Leto leading the movie as a doctor who attempts to cure himself of a deadly blood disorder. Instead, he manages to transform himself into a blood-thirsty vampire.Morbiusis scheduled to be released in the United States on July 05, 2025.
