Those Marvel rumors are right – at least partially(?!) – as Stranger Things‘ Sadie Sink has been cast in Spider-Man 4 and joins Tom Holland.
Welcome Sadie Sink to the MCU
The casting announcement comes via Deadline. The site says with production on Spider-Man 4 set to start later this year that Sadie Sink has joined the flick. It’s noted Sony and Marvel haven’t commented.
Who is Sadie Sink playing?
A previous rumor said Sadie Sink is the frontrunner to play Jean Grey for the MCU’s X-Men and could debut in the MCU as early as Avengers: Doomsday.
According to Deadline, they don’t know who the 22-year-old actress is playing but they do report on that the “prevailing theory is she’ll be introduced as X-Men character Jean Grey” in Spider-Man 4.
Spider-Man really doesn’t have a Jean Grey connection that I can think of off the top of my head. Deadline continues and notes, “But don’t count out the idea that she shows up as another beloved redheaded Spider-Man character.”
The site adds that Sadie Sink’s role in Spider-Man 4 will be “a significant one.” Hmmm… how about Sadie Sink as the real version of Mary Jane? Firestar would be wild. Or how about a villain? There’s Janine Godbe aka Hallows’ Eve. Sadie Sink could also be playing Gwen Stacy aka Spider-Gwen.
The end of No Way Home saw Doctor Strange cast the spell where everyone forgets who Peter is, including MJ and Ned and all his friends. It’s been reported that Zendaya will have a reduced role and that a new female lead will play opposite Holland. Obviously, that’s Sadie Sink. Fan theories have offered the new female character could be Black Cat. I can’t but help think it could actually be a powered-up multiversal version of MJ who has powers in the comics now and goes by Jackpot.
Release info
The untitled Spider-Man 4 gets released on July 31, 2026. Shang-Chi‘s Destin Daniel Cretton is directing.
Plot info
Plot details haven’t officially been released but producer Amy Pascal previously teased the story.
“We have to deal with the fact that he decided he was going to give up being Peter Parker and he was gonna focus on being Spider-Man because being Peter Parker was too hard. So that’s what the movie is about,” Pascal said in a recent interview.
Sadie Sink stars in Hulu’s O’Dessa
Sadie Sink also stars in Hulu’s O’Dessa which gets released on March 20.
Set in a post-apocalyptic future, O’Dessa is an original rock opera about a farm girl on an epic quest to recover a cherished family heirloom. When her journey leads her to a strange and dangerous city, she meets her one true love – but in order to save his soul, she must put the power of destiny and song to the ultimate test. Starring Sadie Sink, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Murray Bartlett, and Regina Hall. O’Dessa now streams on Hulu March 20.
Watch the O’Dessa trailer:
