RUMOR: Sabrina Carpenter Is Being Eyed To Play Dazzler In The Marvel Cinematic Universe

RUMOR: Sabrina Carpenter Is Being Eyed To Play Dazzler In The Marvel Cinematic Universe

After previously being rumored to be up for the lead role in Disney's live-action Tangled remake, we're hearing that Sabrina Carpenter has met with Marvel Studios about potentially playing Dazzler...

By MarkCassidy - Jun 16, 2025 04:06 PM EST
Filed Under: Marvel Studios

Previous rumors have claimed that Sabrina Carpenter has been setting meetings with movie studios in an effort to secure a high-profile acting role, and it sounds like she may be in line to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

According to scooper MTTSH, Carpenter has met with Marvel Studios and is being eyed for the role of Dazzler. It's easy to assume that this would be for the long-awaited X-Men reboot, but we have heard that a number of other X-related projects are also in various stages of development.

Given Carpenter's background, Alison Blair would seem like a perfect fit for the pop megastar, but there are plenty of "Swifties" who still feel that Taylor Swift would be the ideal candidate for the part.

Carpenter will obviously be best known for her career as a singer/songwriter, but she actually started out as an actress and has appeared in the likes of Adventures in Babysitting (2016), The Hate U Give (2018), The Short History of the Long Road (2019), Clouds (2020), Emergency (2022), and Netflix's Tall Girl movies. She also played Cady Heron in the Broadway musical Mean Girls (2020).

Though Capreneter hasn't spoken about potentially playing a superhero, specifically, she has revealed that she is a huge Spider-Man fan, and would like to star in an action movie.

"Dream acting role: I’ve always wanted to do an action film," she told Yahoo! back in 2022. "I think when I was younger, I remember watching Kick-Ass for the first time and I was like ‘That looks like so much fun’, so I would love to do something in that world. Also a period piece I think would be really cool, and [is] something I’ve always wanted to do."

"My first job was a guest starring role on Law and Order: SVU," she said in a separate interview with Teen Vogue. "I’d just turned 11 and I filmed it here in New York City actually. It was a very very crazy moment in my life. I always thought that I would start with comedy or I’d do musical or something in that world, and it was very hard hitting drama. But it taught me a lot and it made me fall in love with acting."

We recently got word that Thunderbolts* director Jake Schreier is in line to helm the X-Men reboot, though this has yet to be made official.

Casting is not yet underway (as far as we know), but the likes of Harris Dickinson, Margaret Qualley, and Julia Butters are said to be on the studio's radar (they were reportedly in contention to play Cyclops, Rogue and Kitty Pryde, but we don't know if this is still the case), along with Alien: Romulus star David Jonsson and Trinity Bliss, who may be in line to play Jubilee.

Other names that have popped up in the rumor mill include Hunter Schafer (Mystique), Ayo Edebiri (Storm) and Javier Bardem (Mr. Sinister). 

Macbeth (2015), The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes (2023) and Assassin's Creed (2016) scribe Michael Lesslie penned the script, but we wouldn't be surprised if another writer (or two) were brought in to give it another pass before the movie enters production.

No release date has been set.

Do you think Carpenter would be a good fit for Dazzler? If not, are there any specific Marvel Comics characters you think she'd be more suited for? Let us know in the comments section down below.

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Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 6/16/2025, 4:53 PM
She looks cheaper than a Tuscaloosa broad
SuperiorHeckler
SuperiorHeckler - 6/16/2025, 5:47 PM
@Malatrova15 - She looks cheap and would come cheap (in comparison to Swift's salary demands I would imagine) 🤨
harryba11zack
harryba11zack - 6/16/2025, 4:57 PM
josh would have included instagram photos
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99OPTIMISTPRIME
99OPTIMISTPRIME - 6/16/2025, 4:58 PM
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🤣
MCUKnight11
MCUKnight11 - 6/16/2025, 5:00 PM
Would prefer this over Taylor. Should actually be Gwen.
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TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 6/16/2025, 5:07 PM
@MCUKnight11 - honestly , her as Gwen could be interesting.

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CaptainFlapjaks
CaptainFlapjaks - 6/16/2025, 5:51 PM
@TheVisionary25 - im thinking if miles is coming and gwen is his love interest, i think mckenna grace would be great as gwen. But if its older gwen to pair with peter, i want annasophia robb. Sabrina can act but she wouldnt be among my choices for gwen although she can act. Her as dazzler would work for sure. I did prefer taylor for the cameo but sabrina actually can act vs taylor so it might be better in the long run if they dive deeper with dazzler. Sabrina as gwen at the end of the day could probably pull off gwen, but she may be too busy with her music to do it. Which is why dazzler works better for her. She can film segments as dazzler during her concerts
ModHaterSLADE
ModHaterSLADE - 6/16/2025, 5:04 PM
That'd be great, especially after seeing her new video😏
TheVisionary25
TheVisionary25 - 6/16/2025, 5:09 PM
I guess her comes our monthly or so rumor if “insert pop star here” being eyed for Dazzler…

Anyway , I could perhaps see this being true and if so then I think Sabrina could pull it off given her acting experience etc.

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Lisa89
Lisa89 - 6/16/2025, 5:16 PM
Great idea. Love her.

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McMurdo
McMurdo - 6/16/2025, 8:42 PM
@Lisa89 - yeah we bet you do, Mr. Lisa.

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Lisa89
Lisa89 - 6/16/2025, 8:55 PM
@McMurdo - Been a fan since “Girl Meets World”, Miss McMurdo. 😵‍💫
NGFB
NGFB - 6/16/2025, 5:23 PM
@Lisa89 - Yes, in 6" heels.
NGFB
NGFB - 6/16/2025, 5:22 PM
She's like 4'6" with stubby thick little legs and trashy makeup. No thanks.
Lisa89
Lisa89 - 6/16/2025, 5:23 PM
@NGFB - As you can see here, she is 5' 0".

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NGFB
NGFB - 6/16/2025, 5:25 PM
@Lisa89 - Taylor is all class in that picture, while the other one looks like her trashy trailer park friend.
Feralwookiee
Feralwookiee - 6/16/2025, 5:29 PM
@Lisa89 - Holy moley.
Tay Tay is like a foot taller than this little Billy Barty broad.
Lisa89
Lisa89 - 6/16/2025, 5:30 PM
@NGFB - By the time Disney is actively shooting X-Men films, Taylor Swift will be nearly 40. It's going to have to be someone else.
SuperiorHeckler
SuperiorHeckler - 6/16/2025, 5:49 PM
@Feralwookiee - "Billy Barty".... 😄 I got that reference!
NGFB
NGFB - 6/16/2025, 8:12 PM
@Lisa89 - Lainey Wilson? She's a few years younger than Taylor.
Lisa89
Lisa89 - 6/16/2025, 8:21 PM
@NGFB - Only 3. At 26, Sabrina Carpenter probably represents the age they’ll look for. That is, when they’re actually casting.
Kiba
Kiba - 6/17/2025, 9:53 AM
@Feralwookiee - God rest...

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DocSpock
DocSpock - 6/16/2025, 5:22 PM

Great choice. Make it so.

TK420
TK420 - 6/16/2025, 5:30 PM
This is what happens when normies invade your fandom: You get tiktok bullshit like this...
AllsNotGood
AllsNotGood - 6/16/2025, 5:59 PM
Who is this tramp
Shivermetimbers
Shivermetimbers - 6/16/2025, 6:11 PM
I mean, if they are going with a real pop star, then sure…why not if she can act. That said, she is super tiny. Might look silly as a super hero.
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 6/16/2025, 6:40 PM
@Shivermetimbers - I mean part the thing of having super powers is you don't need to be big but also do we even know if she will be a main character, if in a film at all, or just singing on stage in a mutant nation where a one off fight breaks out.

Which is kind of a thing with mutants across the board, almost all Avengers will have been solo fighters and the like, oft before even getting any upgrades where as with mutants any of your friends of family could end up with a mutant kid thus will be all shapes and sizes.

All that aside in the comics Dazzler is a modest 5'8 height, so yeh for source accurate Sabrina's 5'0inches would be too short IF they wanna be in the ballpark on such things (unlike Fox casting a 6'2 dude for a 5'3 character).

Beyond that for a popstar in the comics they should cast someone who can sing and a lot of RL popstars started out or were trained as actors prior to releasing hit songs so yeh, picking a popstar is fine if they CAN act to a satisfactory level for the role at hand.
gambgel
gambgel - 6/16/2025, 6:11 PM
where exactly has MTTSH said Dazzler? thats not what the tweet says
movieguy18
movieguy18 - 6/16/2025, 6:28 PM
STOP WITH MTTSH! F***************************
ThouBear8
ThouBear8 - 6/16/2025, 8:02 PM
This rumor might hold weight if we didn't hear it about one pop star or another at least once every 6 months for the past 15 years.

I'm not exaggerating, I've literally heard this same type of rumor hundreds of times by now.
NGFB
NGFB - 6/16/2025, 8:20 PM
Dua Lipa! When she went blonde in Argylle she was stunning!
BlackStar25
BlackStar25 - 6/16/2025, 8:22 PM
Man....Dazzler must be real popular....Never seen such a relentless rumor...
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 6/17/2025, 6:57 AM
@BlackStar25 - Popular or not, it is a character that is an easy way to get a big name singer to draw in their fans for added BO in a way that actualy fits perfectly and have a hit single whose video helps promote the movie. Depends what they do with the character if introduced, may only be a small supporting role but as long as whoever they cast can sing and act well then feel it is fair to include...

...just probably not on the main Xmen team as she was after all one many teams tried to recruit but far as I recall always refused and focused on her singing career.

There are ample places you could fit in this character that makes sense such as if you have a mutant nation state singing in a venue there, or the Hellfire club even failing that, or like with one of the stories she featured in singing at a UNICEF charity gig or other such thing which would be a logical target for villains that comes under attack. Can also factor in to delving into public opinion of mutants and how some may hide that they have powers to have a 'normal' life and the whole do you try to fit in or fight dynamic you oft get with the opposing approaches of the Xmen and Brotherhood.

Ultimately however the rumor gained traction cos of Swifties and simply failed to go away since regardless if it was ever under consideration, and any time a female singer says they want to do action films it is an easy guess for scoopers to go with (ie make up), without anyone batting an eyelid much if it doesn't occur (as they MAY have considered them for the role then opted to drop using the character at all, or at least that is what the scoopers could claim).
dragon316
dragon316 - 6/16/2025, 8:28 PM
Bet no fan cast choice had her as option
RitoRevolto
RitoRevolto - 6/16/2025, 9:03 PM
Waaaaay better rumored option than Taylor swift.
TheShellyMan
TheShellyMan - 6/16/2025, 9:14 PM
I thought Taylor Swift would be playing her.
PartyKiller
PartyKiller - 6/16/2025, 10:39 PM
She looks ugly enough to be an MCU girl in 2025. They only want ugly women now.
Lisa89
Lisa89 - 6/16/2025, 10:47 PM
@PartyKiller - Is your comment some kind of cry for help?

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Deadinside
Deadinside - 6/17/2025, 10:14 AM
@Lisa89 -
😳🤮
BE GONE...BE GONE WITH YOU, FOUL HIDEOUS BEAST OF THE NETHERWORLD...! ☮️😆
TheUnworthyThor
TheUnworthyThor - 6/16/2025, 11:17 PM
I wouldn’t really be rushing to introduce Dazzler but if you are going to then yeah Sabrina Carpenter is exactly the type of person to cast, in her 20’s and a big pop star who is also an actor.
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