We only have one more week left to wait until Spider-Man: Brand New Day hits screens, but Sadie Sink's character is still a total mystery. However, the star has spilled on what attracted her to the role.
"I think I just really wanted to play the character and to join the world. The Spider-Man universe is amazing, I'm such a fan," said Sink to Access Hollywood. Sink landed the role without auditioning or even reading a script. In fact, she wasn't handed the script until she landed in London for filming, which is probably due to the team not wanting the character's identity to be released before they had cast the role.
But the star already knew director Destin Daniel Cretton, and had worked with him before on the 2017 movie The Glass Castle. "[Cretton] talked me through the character and what he had in mind and is obviously someone that I'd worked with before," added Sink. "I was very comfortable. So that kind of made it a no-brainer for me."
Despite the Stranger Things star being part of the Brand New Day press tour, we still haven't seen her in any of the trailers or promotional material. Sink says promoting the movie has "just kind of been boring" because she "can't talk about anything." However, the star says she has told "a few people, just close family" about who she is really playing.
Marvel fans are convinced Sink is playing X-Men mutant Jean Grey, after spotting a hooded figure in the Spider-Man: Brand New Day trailer. Plus, the synopsis hints that Tom Holland's Spidey will be fighting a villain that no one can see, who uses other villains as puppets. This fits Grey to a T, who has telekinetic powers. Plus, the hero has been known to join the dark side every now and again.
Spider-Man: Brand New Day arrives in UK cinemas on July 29, and in US theaters on July 31. In the meantime, get up to speed on the rest of Marvel Phase 6 with our guide to the other upcoming Marvel movies and shows.
