Sydney Sweeney As Black Cat? Why She's Great For Sony's Spider-Man Universe

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Following the announcement of her casting in Sony’s Madame Web movie, many fans have speculated that Sydney Sweeney could be portraying the classic Spider-Man anti-hero Felicia Hardy, aka Black Cat. With the surprise success of 2018’s Venom, Sony has been in search of ways to expand upon its Spider-Man/Venom universe. Sweeney has been tapped to star alongside Dakota Johnson in the budding franchise’s first female-led film, but exactly who she is slated to portray remains a mystery, leaving fans to draw their own conclusions.

Madame Web is a telepathic clairvoyant with a deep history in the Spider-Man universe. Cassandra Webb is a paralyzed blind woman who becomes stricken with a rare neuromuscular disease, resulting in her being hooked up to an appropriately web-like life support system. She is a frequent ally of Spider-Man and his associates and is even the grandmother of Charlotte Witter, the fourth Spider-Woman. It is yet unknown whether Johnson will be Cassandra Webb’s incarnation of the hero or that of her popular successor, Julia Carpenter, though the former certainly seems more likely.

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There is a slew of potential characters Sydney Sweeney could portray in the upcoming Madame Web movie, from Spider-Gwen to Webb’s eventual replacement Julia Carpenter. Perhaps the most exciting possibility would be for her to finally bring Black Cat into the fold. Felicia Hardy bears a great many similarities to Batman’s Selina Kyle, and with the recent popularity of Zoë Kravitz’s Catwoman, now seems a good time to give Black Cat her time in the spotlight. Fans of the comics are excited for the opportunity to see Hardy brought to life in a meaningful way, and