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Dakota Fanning Shuts Down Marvel Talks Rumors, Says She’s Open to the MCU

Her on-camera comments at SXSW address years of unverified casting speculation.

Overview

  • Speaking to The Direct at the SXSW premiere of The Sun Never Sets, Fanning said there has been “no” truth to reports she had talked with Marvel.
  • She added that she would be “totally open” to a role in the franchise, saying she would try anything if asked.
  • Past online chatter had linked her to an undisclosed MCU part, with some speculative mentions of Sue Storm that were never confirmed.
  • No casting or negotiations have been announced by Marvel Studios or by Fanning.
  • Coverage notes her lone prior superhero-adjacent credit in 2009’s Push and references sister Elle Fanning’s The Nightingale, slated for February 12, 2027.