Spider-Man spin-off Madame Web casts Emma Roberts

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She’ll join Dakota Johnson and Sydney Sweeney in the upcoming Marvel movie

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Another star is swinging into Marvel's Spider-Man spin-off Madame Web as Emma Roberts joins the movie. The actor is best known for her roles in American Horror Story, Scream Queens, and We’re The Millers.

Per Deadline, she joins the ensemble cast in a yet-unknown role. Plot details of Madame Web still remain shrouded in mystery but it’s thought it will be an origin story for the title character. She’s a clairvoyant whose psychic abilities allow her to see within the spider world.

Alongside Roberts, Johnson, and Sweeney, the movie will also feature Celeste O’Connor, Isabela Merced, and Tahar Rahim. S.J. Clarkson is directing after previously helming episodes of Jessica Jones, Succession and Orange Is the New Black. The movie is written by Morbius scribes Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless. 

This will mark Roberts’ first Marvel movie. She recently worked on the romantic comedy Maybe I Do alongside Diane Keaton, Richard Gere, and Susan Sarandon. Madame Web is set for release on July 17, 2023.

Fay Watson
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