THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 Star Felicity Jones Keen To Return To The Role Of Black Cat

Felicity Jones (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) only had a small role as "Felicia" in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, but the actress has now revealed why she would like to one day revisit the role of Black Cat...

By JoshWilding - Jan 17, 2021 06:01 AM EST

Filed Under: The Amazing Spider-Man 2

When Felicity Jones was cast in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, she wasn't the A-List, Oscar-winning Star Wars lead we all know today. In fact, it's been said that it was a crew member who suggested her character be called "Felicia" in order to open the door to Black Cat one day showing up!

Her role in the sequel was minimal, though there were rumblings at the time that the character might go on to become Black Cat in Sinister Six or The Amazing Spider-Man 3, serving as an ally to the wall-crawler.

As of now, the Black Cat has yet to make her big screen debut. Silver and Black (which was set to team the anti-hero up with Silver Sable) was scrapped, and while Sony Pictures is said to be working on a solo outing for the fan-favourite character, it doesn't look like the studio is in any real rush.

There's no reason Jones couldn't return to play Felicia Hardy, though, and during a recent interview with Collider, she made it clear that it's still a role that interests her.

"[What] I always liked about that character was the physicality," the actress tells the site. "I thought it would be amazing to explore that side of the character. Black Cat has that incredible way of moving and that's what made me really excited about it. I mean, I think it's a fab role and, yeah, it would be amazing to do."

We don't know how likely this is to happen (probably not very), but it would be a real missed opportunity for Sony to not at least consider giving Jones another crack at playing Black Cat!

What do you guys think?

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a breakdown of the Silver & Black plot!

Silver Sable Vs. Black Cat

It's said that the movie was going to mostly revolve around Silver Sable - a bounty hunter for the U.S. Department of Justice - attempt to track down Felicia Hardy to bring her in to her paymasters.

In her past, Black Cat had volunteered to undergo an experimental surgery at the hands of Dr. Mendel Stromm (using his comic book alias Gaunt here) which would have seen A.I. tech installed in her body to give the master thief powers which would enhance her skill set.

It's unclear whether that means she was going to have Domino-style bad luck abilities, but it seems likely it was just Felicia's strength and speed which were going to end up being enhanced.

Silver Sable's Grudge

After gaining those new abilities, Black Cat escaped with her powers (which she wouldn't have entirely mastered at this point) and headed straight to the border for South America.

Silver Sable, meanwhile, would have been shown as having her own motivations for wanting to capture Felicia; Gaunt was responsible for the deal of her father, Ernst Sablinova, not to mention the torture and death of many of her fellow Symkarians (the anti-hero's fictional home country).

Sable's plan was to use Hardy to lead her back to Gaunt so she get her revenge on the villain.

The Wild Pack

If you've followed Silver Sable's comic book adventures, then you'll know all about The Wild Pack. This group of mercenaries have a storied history in the comic books, and were brought together by Silver Sable's father. In Silver & Black, Dominic Fortune would have been given a leading role, and worked with both Ernst and Sable before joining the U.S. Department of Justice.

Reunited with Sable under the direction of Agent Mark Sim, we were seemingly getting a version of the team here too, though the use of that character is particularly interesting as his comic book counterpart is known as Haechi, a NuHuman who first appeared in the pages of New Warriors in 2014. It's unclear how many other members of this group were set to appear, though.

Ties To Spider-Man's World

Given when Silver & Black was being made, there probably weren't any plans for the movie to tie into what Spider-Man was up to in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, this report explains that Sable and Fortune (potentially joined by a team resembling The Wild Pack) were set to team up to track down Black Cat, with the end goal being to take down Gaunt.

In order to achieve that, it's said Sable would have reached out to one of her contacts in the Tri-Border region of South America (an epicenter for organised crime): Dimitri Smerdyakov.

As you should hopefully already know, his alter-ego is Chameleon, a classic Spider-Man villain...

The Chameleon

So, what exactly should we have expected from this take on the character? Well, he was reportedly a man on the run from his own past, and that he's got quite the reputation in the Tri-Border area for being a man in the know. Surprisingly, it doesn't sound like he was supposed to be a full-blown baddie, and was instead another mercenary who served as an ally to Silver Sable.

Chameleon was only going to have a handful of scenes in Silver & Black, but was set to help Sable find Felica, while showing off his skills as a master of disguise. Some will argue that he deserved more than this, but it sounds more like this movie was meant to serve as an introduction for the character, with a return planned further down the line in perhaps a sequel or different spinoff.

Scorpion And Tarantula

While all that was going on, more familiar faces from Spider-Man's adventures were set to appear.

Gaunt's plan was to add Felicia to his gang of surgically enhanced villains, and after she ruined that, he has Mac Gargan (Scorpion) and Anton Rodriguez (Tarantula) chase her down South.

As you might expect, they've both been enhanced, with Gargan wearing a full exoskeleton suit, and Rodriguez rocking a boot with some razor sharp upgrades. It does sound a little like they were just generic goons meant to chase her down, so expecting them to look exactly like their comic book counterparts may have been wishful thinking. It's hard to say for sure, however.

Tombstone

Black Cat obviously has a criminal past, and that means Gaunt isn't the only one after her.

Once upon a time, it seems Felicia Hardy crossed Lonnie Lincoln, a villain better known in the comic books as Tombstone. He's out to put an end to her, but only has what sounds like an extended cameo. Was it worth even including him? Well, once again, it seems this may have been Sony's way of introducing yet another classic character whose presence could be felt in future.

Luckily for Felicia, Sable find her first, and the duo then go on the run from, well, everyone!

An Action-Packed Final Act

With Silver Sable and Black Cat being pursued by Scorpion and Tarantula, they team up for what sounds like an action-packed final act which sees a set piece on a train among other big moments.

Tarantula ends up being taken out, but Scorpion manages to get Felicia back to Gaunt and takes great pleasure in torturing her after having his ass handed to him by the two female leads.

Teaming up with Fortune, Sable manages to infiltrate Gaunt's lab and gets her revenge after saving her newfound ally. Here's where things would have taken a very unexpected turn, though...

A Female Team Of Heroes

It's not specified how this came together, but Silver & Black was reportedly set to end with the two titular characters assembling an all-female team of heroes made up of Spider-Woman, Jackpot, Stunner, and Dusk. Described as a "female version of the Dirty Dozen," this was clearly meant to tease both solo projects for the characters and a future Avengers-style movie for them.

Casting this lot for a cameo and then locking them in for future films would have been a big undertaking. However, it's hard not to get excited about what a scene like this may have looked like.

Of course, the big question many of us had about the film was Norman Osborn's role...

What About Norman Osborn?

Fairly early on, the plan was for Norman Osborn to appear in Silver & Black. As much as fans want to see the villain clash with Spider-Man again, it's been done before, and Marvel Studios definitely appears to be intent on using bad guys who haven't been featured in previous movies.

In an early draft, Osborn was the one funding Stromm's work, while Charles Standish was set to serve as his messenger. The future Green Goblin, meanwhile, would only be seen, not heard.

However, once Marvel Studios seemingly started expressing an interest in the character, both Osborn and Standish were reportedly removed from the screenplay, so take that as you will...

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WakandanQueen - 1/17/2021, 6:48 AM

Felicity Jones CONFIRMED to Reprise Her AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2 Role as Black Cat in the UNTITLED FAR FROM HOME SEQUEL

Origame - 1/17/2021, 2:38 PM

@WakandanQueen - That is standard policy here apparently.

marvel72 - 1/17/2021, 6:48 AM

Yeah let her return as Black Cat,it would be cool to see her turn up in the movies.

RokoVII - 1/17/2021, 6:49 AM

MahN166A - 1/17/2021, 6:53 AM

Ehhh. Idk. Maybe?

I would prefer someone like Kate Upton or someone. Perhaps Elisha Cuthbert. Just fan head canon.
NO ONE SHOULD TAKE THIS COMMENT, literally.

marvel72 - 1/17/2021, 7:02 AM

@SatsuiNoJXA - Kate Upton..

Yes please

MahN166A - 1/17/2021, 7:32 AM

@marvel72 -

🤤🤤🤤🤤 Ohhh Kate would be perfect!

Idk, something about her just screams, “Felicia” to me.

I think she could really bring that sultry and seductive attitude that Felicia is known for.

MahN166A - 1/17/2021, 7:47 AM

@Zodos -

Mrcool210 - 1/17/2021, 8:08 AM

@SatsuiNoJXA - got to agree with zodos. She's a bad choice cause she can't act. Like at all.

MahN166A - 1/17/2021, 8:16 AM

@Mrcool210 -

Hey, that is fine. Everyone is entitled to their opinion.

I mean its not like she doesn’t have time or room to improve herself as an actress.
People have been proven wrong.

Who would have thought Gal Gadot being known for nothing but Fast and The Furious films would have played Wonder Woman?

marvel72 - 1/17/2021, 9:34 AM

@SatsuiNoJXA - Peter Parker would soon dump MJ for her.

MahN166A - 1/17/2021, 9:49 AM

@marvel72 - Yep. AND THEY JUST GOT TOGETHER TOO!
Peter in the MCU can't keep anything going. Doesn't know how to keep his identity a secret, and he would lose MJ to Felicia.

IronGenesis - 1/17/2021, 6:56 AM

We need her back as Jyn Erso.
We ALL know she got off that beach before it blew.
#JynLives!

😉

Doomsday8888 - 1/17/2021, 6:56 AM

Ya know what?

*Looks to the right*
*Looks to the left*

F*ck it.

Feralwookiee - 1/17/2021, 6:58 AM

GhostDog - 1/17/2021, 6:59 AM

Love her but it ain’t happening

Ha1frican - 1/17/2021, 7:12 AM

I’m torn bc I want to see the character but also with anything Spiderman I’m convinced Sony is going to try and make a spin-off like Venom and I’d just rather they didn’t

theFUZZ008 - 1/17/2021, 7:17 AM

Reeds2Much - 1/17/2021, 7:44 AM

TheWalkingCuban - 1/17/2021, 7:52 AM

Be somethin if they could get Toby and Garfield, particularly Garfield with all that bad blood and burnt lasagna

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