How Bryce Dallas Howard Brought Gwen Stacy To Life In Spider-Man 3

The vast world of Marvel encompasses many different factions, even within the same medium. In film alone, multiple different studios have connections to the company due to various legal agreements struck at different points in Marvel history. This sometimes means the same actor ends up playing multiple superheroes across films helmed by different studios attached to the Marvel name. For example, Chris Evans played the Human Torch in 20th Century Studios' "Fantastic Four" films, years before he became Captain America for Marvel Studios.

Using this same logic, Bryce Dallas Howard is not completely ruled out from entering the MCU proper just because she was Gwen Stacy in "Spider-Man 3," a film produced by Sony before Marvel Studios made their own movies. In 2015, long before Brie Larson became Carol Danvers, Cinema Blend asked Howard if she'd have any interest in playing Captain Marvel. Howard replied, "That would be so rad" and emphasized her enthusiasm to be part of the MCU.

In 2022, as rumors swirled that Howard could become the MCU's Invisible Girl in the 2025 "Fantastic Four" reboot, TikTok user Andrés Navy asked Howard to sign an Invisible Girl Funko Pop figurine. Bursting into laughter, Howard replied, "I swear to God, for real, total rumors, but I'll sign it just for fun for this moment!"