Buckle up Spider-Man fans, because a new report has shed some light Madame Web characters such as Spider-Woman, Ben Parker, and Peter Parker’s pregnant mother, Mary Parker.
Madame Web is a film close to Sony’s Marvel Universe, a franchise that includes Venom and Morbius. The project is directed by SJ Clarkson with a script by Burk Sharpless and Matt Sazama, writers responsible for Morbius, Gods Of Egypt and more. Clarkson has worked with Marvel properties on the small screen, directing episodes of The Defenders and Jessica Jones.
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Madame Web may be set in the early 2000s, judging by leaked photos, but this is not confirmed. It’s likely to exist in continuity with Venom and Morbius, though a multiversal approach is also very likely. In addition, Kevin Feige will produce Madame Web, increasing the connections between Sony’s Marvel universe and the mcufranchises that have been flirting since Let There Be Carnage.
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Cast members including Daktoa Johnson, Adam Scott, Isabela Merced, Emma Roberts and more had been announced, but before today, the characters they would be playing were a mystery. A new report from The Cosmic Circus has finally revealed the core cast for this project, giving fans a great look at Sony’s Spider-Man spin-off project.
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Adam Scott will play there Ben Parker, who is apparently a paramedic in this universe. Emma Roberts will play Mary Parker, the pregnant mother of Peter Parker and the sister of Adam Scott’s Ben Parker. Celeste O’Connor will play Mattie Franklin, the third Spider-Woman from the source material. Isabela Merced plays Anya Corazon, aka Spider-Girl in Madame Web. The character originally operated under the superhero alias “Arachne”.
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Dakota Johnson plays Cassandra Webb, the film’s main character, Madame Web. She has historically been portrayed as a mutant with psychic and precognitive abilities that allow her to see the future, the human mind, and more. Created by Dennis O’Neil and John Romita Jr, Madame Web first appeared in 1980’s The Amazing Spider-Man #210. Johnson will lead this exciting project and has been seen in leaks as a taxi driver and paramedic, apparently working alongside Ben Parker.
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Sydney Sweeney plays Julia Carpenter in Madame Web. Carpenter has served as both Spider-Woman and Cassandra Web’s successor, making her the second Madame Web in the original material. Sweeney’s casting is perhaps the most exciting, as the actress wowed the nation with her standout performance in the second season of Euphoria in early 2022. Those familiar with her work will be delighted to see Sweeney don -se as Spider-Woman when Madame Web is released.
This is one of the biggest leaks from a reliable outlet to make headlines in quite some time. Sony Pictures had done an admirable job keeping public knowledge of this project to a minimum before now, but so many pieces of the puzzle have come out with this report from The Cosmic Circus, which also revealed some massive details about Wakanda Forever at the end of last year. Now, there’s still a lot we don’t know about Madame Web.
Who will be the supervillain against whom this incredible group of spider-heroes must unite? Is Mary Parker really pregnant by Peter Parker, and if so, which Peter Parker? Is it a prequel to an existing franchise like the Venom or Raimi Spider-Man universes? Given Madame Web’s connection to Spider-Man’s multiverse stories in the comics, could this project tie into Spider-Man: Across The Spider-Verse in some way?
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The answers to some of these questions may begin to emerge as marketing for the film begins and more outlets release information about Madame Web, but some of these mysteries may remain under wraps until the official release. at the cinema But for today, we should be celebrating incredible heroes like Julia Carpenter and Anya Corazon who are heading to live action for the first time. 
Madame Web opens on October 6, 2023. Are you excited for Madame Web? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below or below our social networks!
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Source: The Cosmic Circus
