Madame Web Spider-Man Spinoff | Cast, Release Date
Sydney Sweeney "Loved Working" With Dakota Johnson on "Madame Web": "She’s So Hot"
Dakota Johnson and Sydney Sweeney have entered the Spider-Verse. Johnson is starring as the titular character in the upcoming Spider-Man spinoff "Madame Web," which would make her the first woman superhero to appear in Sony's Marvel universe. On 16 March, Variety announced that Sweeney has been added to the cast, although her role has not yet been revealed.
Despite Sweeney being a certified star, best known for playing Cassie on HBO's "Euphoria" and Olivia on "The White Lotus," she still got starstruck when meeting Johnson, and admitted she "loved working" with the actress. "I was a little nervous," she told Variety at the LACMA Art + Film Gala on 5 Nov. "I have to say — I snuck '50 Shades of Grey' in high school. My parents didn't let me watch it and I watched it. So I'm a huge fan of her. She's so hot."
On 24 May, it was announced that "Ghostbusters: Afterlife" star Celeste O'Connor will also be in the film's cast. O'Connor's role has not yet been announced.
And the cast is still growing: on 7 June, The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that Emma Roberts has also hopped on board, although her role remains a secret. Two month later, on 3 August, Deadline announced that "The Flight Attendant"'s Zosia Mamet has signed on for the film as well.
While no other details regarding the movie's plot have been revealed at this time, Madame Web appears in the comics as an elderly woman with myasthenia gravis who is connected to a life-support system resembling a web. Due to her medical condition, she never actively fights any villains. It's unclear if this will change for Johnson's character.
The Sony movie will be directed by S.J. Clarkson, with Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless writing the screenplay. On 20 April, Sony announced that "Madame Web" will hit cinemas on 7 July, 2023.
