In Marvel Comics, Cassandra Webb a.k.a. Madame Web is a psychic mutant who can see the future and thus peek into all possible futures and alternate realities thanks to her connection to the Web of Life and Destiny. She has mentored not only Peter Parker but also other spider-heroes such as the Spider-Women Julia Carpenter and Jessica Drew. As a more ethereal Marvel character, Madame Web's abilities could help link Sony's Spider-Man Universe with the Marvel Cinematic Universe, perhaps serving as Sony's answer to the MCU's Doctor Strange. Before that, however, Sony will introduce various characters in the upcoming Madame Web movie.
Dakota Johnson as Madame Web
The main character in Sony's Madame Web, Cassandra Webb, is played by Dakota Johnson, best known for her role as Anastasia Steele in the Fifty Shades of Grey movie and its sequels. Johnson has also appeared in other films such as The Social Network, How to Be Single, and Bad Times at the El Royale, where she portrayed Amy Ritter, Alice Kepley, and Emily Summerspring, respectively. Dakota Johnson, whose parents are Hollywood stars Don Johnson and Melanie Griffith, also starred in the series Ben and Kate as Kate Fox.In Madame Web, Dakota Johnson plays a younger version of the titular Marvel character. While Cassandra Webb is usually depicted as an elderly blind woman with partial paralysis in the souce material, some appearances feature her as a younger woman and cure her neurological condition. This change in Sony's growing Spider-Man Universe allows Madame Web's main character to have a more action-oriented role than her comic book counterpart.
Sydney Sweeney
Euphoria star Sydney Sweeney co-stars in Madame Web alongside Dakota Johnson's Cassandra Webb. While Sydney Sweeney's Madame Web role hasn't been officially confirmed, she's likely to be portraying Julia Carpenter, the second Spider-Woman in Marvel Comics. Sydney Sweeney rose to fame playing Cassie Howard in HBO's Euphoria, but she has also appeared in Once Upon A Time In Hollywood as Snake, in Night Teeth as Eva, and The White Lotus as Olivia Mossbacher. Sydney Sweeney starred as Pippa in The Voyeurs and played Eden Spencer in The Handmaid's Tale, as well as Alice in Sharp Objects.Julia Carpenter gained spider-like abilities after the original Spider-Woman, Jessica Drew. After some time as the second Spider-Woman and the hero Arachne, Julia Carpenter received Madame Web's powers in the latter's dying moments, after which Julia became the new Madame Web. As Madame Web, Julia Carpenter eventually founded the Order of the Web, a team of spider-people made up of Miles Morales, Cindy Moon a.k.a. Silk, Gwen Stacy, Jessica Drew, and Anya Corazón a.k.a. Araña.
Emma Roberts
Emma Roberts joins the star-studded all-female main cast of Madame Web in an undisclosed role. Roberts is known for her various roles in American Horror Story, as well as for playing Casey Mathis in We're The Millers and Jill Roberts in Scream 4. Born to a family of artists, Emma Roberts' breakout role was Addie Singer in the Nickelodeon sitcom Unfabulous. One of the characters Emma Roberts could be playing in Madame Web could be Charlotte Witter, Madame Web's granddaughter, who steals the clairvoyant's powers and de-ages her in the process.
