Madame Web: Emma Roberts would have been chosen to face Dakota Johnson

Emma Roberts would be the latest addition to the cast of Madame Webthe latest film set in Sony’s Spider-Man universe.

The actor joins a star-studded ensemble, which includes Dakota Johnson as the title hero, and Euphoria breakout Sydney Sweeney in an undisclosed role. As previously announced, Celeste O’Connor, Isabela Merced and Tahar Rahim are also part of the Sony-Marvel film.

Madame Web serves as the origin story for the comic book character, a seer whose abilities allow her to see into the spider world itself. In the comics, her abilities prove to be very beneficial to Spider-Man and his allies, but given her condition, she has never fought the bad guys herself.

SJ Clarkson, whose Marvel bonafides include Jessica Jones And The defendersdirected Madame Web. Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless, who previously collaborated on Jared Leto’s vampire thriller Morbiuswill write the script for the film,

After breaking out on Nickelodeon’s sitcom Unfabulous, Roberts cultivated a film career in teen flicks like Aquamarine, Nancy Drew and Valentine’s Day. She turned her early stardom into roles in Scream 4, We’re the Millers and the FX anthology series American Horror Story. She also starred in the Fox comedy horror show Scream Queens.

Sony scored back-to-back commercial triumphs – with its Spider-Man universe – in 2021 with Tom Hardy’s Venom: Let There Be Carnage ($506 million worldwide) and Tom Holland’s Spider-Man: No Way Home ($1.9 billion). worldwide), but stumbled in 2022 with Leto’s Morbius ($163 million).

Madame Web is Sony’s first modern comic book adaptation to feature a woman in the lead role. It’s one of several Spider-Man related spin-offs in development, including director JC Chandor’s Kraven the Hunter starring Aaron Taylor Johnson; and El Muerto, with famous musician Bad Bunny.

Madame Web is set to hit theaters on July 7, 2023.