Comingsoon.net recently interviewed Bryce Dallas Howard and the topic of Spider-Man 4 came up and her role as Gwen Stacy. Here’s what she had to say:
Q: Will your character Gwen have a big role in “Spider-Man 4?”
Bryce Dallas Howard: Oh goodness! I don’t know. I mean, 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 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 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.
I can’t decide how I feel about it if she is indeed not going to be in Spider-Man 4. I love the character, but she obviously isn’t as big of a part in the Spider-Man movie continuity as she is in the comics. I would like to see the death of Captain Stacy play out and that dynamic, but we have a long way to go in the development of Peter and Gwen for that to happen with the appropriate emotional impact. Not to say Raimi couldn’t do it justice changing some things up, but, just like with all of these casting rumors and news stories, we will just have to wait and see.
What do all of you think? Should the Gwen and Captain Stacy story ark be played out in the Spider-Man movie on some level?