Spider-Man Fans Speculate Sydney Sweeney Is Playing Black Cat
Sydney Sweeney's Madame Web casting has Spider-Man fans speculating she could play Black Cat. Sony is in the midst of making another run at building a cinematic universe after Venom became a surprise hit in 2018. The studio is currently working on a growing slate of projects, which includes Jared Leto's Morbius and Aaron Taylor-Johnson's Kraven the Hunter. Part of these plans has long included getting a female-led Marvel movie into production, as Black Cat, Silver Sable, Spider-Woman, and others were eyed for solo films. However, it is Madame Web, led by Dakota Johnson, that is on track to be Sony's first female superhero movie.
The Madame Web movie has been in development since 2019, and fans have wondered just as long why Sony selected this character to lead a movie. Once Johnson became attached to star, it became clear that the studio was taking Madame Web in a different direction. It is widely expected that the movie will see Johnson play Julia Carpenter, who becomes Madame Web after previously being Spider-Woman. Now, Johnson has her first Madame Web co-star, as Euphoria star Sydney Sweeney has joined the Marvel film. Since her role was not revealed, speculation has started to run rampant about who she could be playing.
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Following news that Sweeney is joining Sony's Spider-Man Universe for Madame Web, fans immediately began to speculate that she's Felicia Hardy a.k.a. Black Cat. The Euphoria and The White Lotus actress has long been a fan-favorite option online to play the Spider-Man love-interest/anti-hero. Now that she is officially part of a Marvel franchise, the speculation quickly has turned to this hope becoming a reality. It resulted in
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