Rachel McAdams Rules Out Black Cat Role in 'Spider-Man 4'

Tue, 17 November 2009 02:57:20 ET

Rumored to be a strong contender to play the ex-girlfriend of Spider-Man in the fourth film installment, the 'Sherlock Holmes' beauty comes out with a denial.

Rachel McAdams has nixed the possibility of her portraying Black Cat in "Spider-Man 4". Clearing up the air from the flying speculation, the actress who will soon be seen as Irene Adler in "Sherlock Holmes" told Entertainment Weekly that the story is a false report. "That's a total rumor, I have to say," so she claimed.

The 31-year-old actress went on recalling the first time she heard about the rumor. She said, "I was hanging out in Toronto the other day and someone came up to me and said, 'I just heard you're doing Spider-Man 4.' And I said, 'Really? No one told me!' It's not true." Her words are also supported by Sony Pictures' representative who stated, "It's an Internet rumor, as so many things are these days."

Report on Rachel McAdams being the strong contender to play the skilled cat burglar Felicia Hardy a.k.a. Black Cat was first sparked by Mania. The site claimed at the time that the leading lady of "The Time Traveler's Wife" has met with the producers of the fourth installment of the "Spider-Man" series for the part.

While one rumor related to this fourth movie has been shot down, another one built up and it involved the possibility of the web-slinging superhero having a baby with Mary Jane Watson. The new rumor was sparked by the film's recent casting call posted on Spoiler TV. The casting call unraveled that the producers are looking for a young boy with red hair to play a character simply called "Toddler Boy".

While there is yet words denying or confirming the speculation, Spoiler TV pointed out that there is a chance that the character won't be Spider-Man's kid. Instead, the site noted that Toddler Boy could be the young Cletus Kasady who eventually grows up to be Spider-Man's nemesis, Carnage.

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