Who does Sadie Sink tell about her secret Spider-Man role
Who does Sadie Sink confide in about her top-secret Spider-Man: Brand New Day character? At the Los Angeles premiere, the Stranger Things star told PEOPLE her family and close friends knew — just not the press. She kept the Marvel mystery under wraps for more than a year.
Key Takeaways
- Sink told PEOPLE she shared her role with family and close friends only.
- She called herself “kind of a vault” and said secrecy was not that hard.
- Fan theories have ranged from Jean Grey to Gwen Stacy and Mayday Parker.
- Director Destin Daniel Cretton said there is a real reason the role stayed secret.
Who does Sadie Sink say already knew her Spider-Man role?
Speaking exclusively to PEOPLE at the film’s Los Angeles premiere on Monday, July 27, Sink, 24, confirmed she did let the secret slip — but only to a tight circle.
“Yeah, for sure,” she said when asked if anyone knew. “My family knew, my friends, close friends knew, but yeah, just not the press.”
How hard was it for Sink to stay quiet for so long?
“I'm kind of a vault, so it wasn't that hard,” Sink told PEOPLE. Excitement about joining the Marvel universe helped her stay silent for roughly a year and a half.
“I was mostly just so excited to join this universe. So I was fine with keeping a secret for a year and a half or however long it's been,” she added.
Asked whether anyone had guessed her character to her face, she said yes — and that it happens “all the time online.”
What characters have fans guessed Sadie Sink plays?
Marvel kept her identity closely guarded in trailers and promo. Online theories have pointed to Jean Grey, Gwen Stacy, Mayday Parker, or Rachel Summers.
Jean Grey would be a striking MCU add: an omega-level mutant and founding X-Men member whose comic debut dates to 1963, according to coverage tracking the Jean Grey rumor ahead of Brand New Day. For more Marvel and sci-fi buzz, browse our Future Tech & AI Wonders hub.
Sink joked in an official Instagram promo that she could only confirm she wasn’t Spider-Man or Aunt May — just that she was in the movie.
Why did Marvel keep her character under wraps?
Brand New Day director Destin Daniel Cretton told Rolling Stone there is “a very real reason not to tell people who Sadie Sink is playing,” and that viewers may be glad they did not know going in.
That caution did not stop every public slip. Musician Steve Lacy, whose song appears in the film, named Sink’s character during a red-carpet interview around the premiere livestream — sparking fan backlash online, Rolling Stone reported.
Sink, for her part, praised exploring a new character with a supportive cast and called Brand New Day “a fun movie.” The film hits theaters Friday, July 31.