Ahead of the upcoming premiere of Disney's
Marvel Rising: Initiation, Marvel HQ has released a new video featurette highlighting Ghost-Spider (formerly known as Spider-Gwen). In the video, actress Dove Cameron, who voices Gwen Stacy, boasts about her character and what makes Ghost-Spider so badass.
"Gwen Stacy, Ghost-Spider, is a really strong female character. She represents someone who is strong-willed, who knows what they want and goes after what they want, is confident, and who's also goofy," describes Cameron.
"She's got the mental prowess of a detective," the actress adds, also commenting on the dilemma Gwen Stacy faces. Her father, Captain George Stacy, is not only head of the NYPD, but is also spearheading the manhunt to capture Ghost-Spider.
"The person who has trained her to be as magnificent at what she does as she is, is the one person who can never know," Cameron explains.
Check out the featurette below to see more of Ghost-Spider in action ahead of the series premiere.
Gwen Stacy AKA Ghost-Spider, wrongly accused of a crime she didn’t commit, seeks justice and to clear her name. Unfortunately, her dad is not only Captain of the NYPD, but spearheading the manhunt! To make matters worse, other young heroes - Ms. Marvel, Squirrel Girl, Quake and Patriot are after Ghost Spider as well. But, as the chase to uncover the truth winds down— a darker threat looms along the horizon, and very soon, these heroes will need to put aside their differences and work together as a team.
Marvel Rising: Initiation premieres on Disney XD on August 13. The program will launch as a series of six, four-minute digital shorts that will ultimately lead into the feature-length animated film, Marvel Rising: Secret Warriors, which will debut later this year.