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Sydney Sweeney officially enters the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The 24 year old Euphoria The actress joined the cast for the Spider-Man spinoff Madame Web, according to Deadline. She will star opposite Dakota Johnson, who was hired last month to take over the title role. It is not revealed who Sweeney plays in the film.
Sweeney confirmed the news on Wednesday, sharing an article about the lead role on Instagram. She simply signed the post to a spider emoji. When Johnson, 32, was cast in the upcoming film, she made a similar announcement on her Instagram along with a web emoji.
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The film focuses on Madame Web, a mutant who possesses psychic sensory powers that allow her to predict the future of other superheroes in the universe.
Web will be the first female superhero in Sony Pictures’ MCU, according to Deadline.
In the comic books, Web is a blind, elderly woman suffering from Myasthenia gravis, a car immunization that forces her to use a life support system. She guides others instead of risking their own lives in conflict.
SJ Clarkson, the writer and director of Jessica Jones in the The defendersis set to direct the project with Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless writing the script.
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Sony developed the film after the success of Spider-Man: No Way Homewho fired Avatar as the third-highest grossing film at the violence box office.
In addition to Madame Web, Sony expands Spider verse to include movies with Venom, Morbius and Kraven, Variety The report.
Madame Web would also give Johnson his first major franchise since Fifty Shades of Gray. Recently, she has been in critical acclaim The lost daughter and Sundance Film Festival Audience Award winner Cha Cha Real Smooth.
Meanwhile, Sweeney has been playing recently Euphoria, The White lotus and should appear in the next film, National anthem.
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