Madame Web still hasn't grossed $100 million at the worldwide box office and likely never will. Not only will the Sony-produced Marvel movie go down as one of the biggest flops ever, but it's also among the worst-reviewed.
During a lengthy interview with Josh Horowitz to discuss her role in the new horror movie Immaculate, Julia Cornwall/Spider-Woman actress Sydney Sweeney was once again asked for her thoughts on Madame Web's failings. Unlike Dakota Johnson, though, she's choosing her words carefully,
"Well, I want to point out the timeline of projects and explain a few things...Madame Web was my first ever studio project that I ever got cast in," Sweeney told the crowd. "I am so thankful to Sony because it was such a building block for me. While I was filming that, I was actually building the packages for Immaculate and Anyone But You."
"I then took Anyone But You when I'd put the pitch together and I called up Sony and said, 'Hey, we have this movie we're filming together...let's build a relationship,'" she adds. "That's how Anyone But You got made and I'd have never been able to do that without Madame Web."
It's clear the actress isn't looking to compromise her working relationship with Sony, so we can likely forget about her ever throwing this project under the bus, especially when this echoes other recent comments from the rising star.
Sweeney later pointed out she was pleased to have done a project her younger cousins can watch (yes, some of you will inevitably wonder what they did to deserve that) and admitted, "It's so hard not being able to be fully involved. I was an actor."
When a guy in the crowd decided to shout, "[Madame Web] wasn't that bad," Sweeney gently poked fun at the Marvel Comics adaptation by responding, "They should use that in some quotes."
You can check out her comments in full in the video below.
Meanwhile, in another universe...In a switch from the typical genre, Madame Web tells the standalone origin story of one of Marvel publishing's most enigmatic heroines.
The suspense-driven thriller stars Dakota Johnson as Cassandra Webb, a paramedic in Manhattan who may have clairvoyant abilities. Forced to confront revelations about her past, she forges a relationship with three young women destined for powerful futures...if they can all survive a deadly present.
The movie stars Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Celeste O’Connor, Isabela Merced, Tahar Rahim, Mike Epps, Emma Roberts, and Adam Scott.
Madame Web is now available on Digital platforms.