Videos by ComicBook.com
Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, Sink touched on the rampant rumors surrounding her role in Brand New Day. “A lot of people forget that hair color can change, but, yeah, I understand all of the theories,” she said, alluding to the fact many people are hypothesizing she plays a character with red hair. “People will just have to wait and see. I’m excited for all of it to maybe be put to rest.”
When Will Marvel Reveal Sadie Sink’s Spider-Man Character?
The Spider-Man film franchise actually has a history of actresses changing hair colors for roles. Kirsten Dunst is a natural blonde and dyed her locks red to portray Mary Jane Watson in Sam Raimi’s original trilogy. Coincidentally, Emma Stone is best known for being a redhead, but she shifted back to her natural color of blonde for her performances as Gwen Stacy. So Sink’s comments have some weight to them. She isn’t just saying this to be coy, she’s evoking memories of her predecessors. If Dunst and Stone changed their hair for Spider-Man, so can Sink.
Some of the most popular theories about Sink in Brand New Day have been about redheads from Marvel lore (Jean Grey, Rachel Cole-Alves), but since so little is known about the movie’s plot at this point in time (other than an interest in telling a more street-level Spider-Man story), there’s no shortage of characters Sink could be playing. The secretive nature of the part combined with Sink’s Marvel Cinematic Universe future in Secret Wars suggests she could be playing someone of importance, and it will be interesting to see when Marvel decides to pull the curtain back and properly reveal Sink’s character.
