It’s easy to jump the gun sometimes with casting announcements. Sometimes negotiations don’t work out, or the actors take an active role in swerving fans by teasing things that are never gonna happen. Let’s hope Dakota Johnson isn’t doing that right now. A few days ago she was said to be up for playing Madame Web in Sony’s upcoming Spider-Man spinoff film, making this her first foray into superheroes. And soon after, Johnson posted to her Instagram stories an image that appears to be a confirmation…
OMG! Dakota just confirmed she is playing Madame Web ? #DakotaJohnson
? dakotajohnson IG Stories pic.twitter.com/UTh7rmymfJ
— Dakota Johnson Updates (@dakotaj_updates) February 5, 2022
A single spider web. Numerous sites have run with this as confirmation she has inked a deal to play Madame Web, the blind psychic who runs in Marvel’s Spider circles. But is it, though? Or is Johnson just playing into the speculation?
It would be a curious role for Johnson. The original version of Madame Web is much older and stuck in a life support system. The likelihood is that she’s playing former Spider-Woman Julia Carpenter, a former Avenger who is much younger and recently adopted the identity.
