Actress Bryce Dallas Howard recently revealed that she has not been approached to reprise her role as Gwen Stacy in director Sam Raimi’s upcoming “Spider-Man 4.” Additionally, Howard is unsure whether Gwen Stacy will reappear in the “Spider-Man” movie series at all.
“I don't know,” Howard told ComingSoon.net.
“It was really made clear to me when we all did ‘Spider-Man 3’ that it was entirely possible that a character could come back or a character could not," she added, "and this could be just a specific plotline to that film because there's so many stories in the comic book series and you want to pack as much in as possible — so it's truly up to Sam, up to, you know, the writers and the people who have done such an amazing job protecting that franchise and choosing the best storylines for audiences and I'm a fan first.”
“I had an incredible time working with them,” continued Howard. “But more than anything what I want is for that franchise to just continue to kick butt and to really appease the really really really loyal fans, so, including myself.”
“But really, I mean, there's no disappointment because it's just, it's exciting,” added Howard. “It's exciting like what's happening with that franchise. I'm just so glad that there's going to be two more. You know, 'cause like, after the third that was the question and... or I guess during the third that was the question and after it came out it was pretty clear that, you know, people were really supportive of the franchise. So, I'm just really stoked that it's continuing on.”
Last year, Howard expressed her desire to return for "Spider-Man 4" to MTV News and even welcomed James Cromwell’s suggestion that Captain Stacy be killed early in the movie to mirror the Stacy family’s tragic role in the “Spider-Man” mythos.
Earlier this year, Howard also mentioned that she's interested in appearing in an adaptation of the Luna brothers’ “The Sword.”
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