“Who she is and why she is the way she is”: Amidst Gwen Stacy Being Trans Rumors, Hailee Steinfeld Signals Spider-Gwen’s “Big Evolution”
Once again Marvel Studio’s Spider-verse has been able to achieve critical and box-office success with the latest Spider-Man: Across Spider-Verse. The movie got a lot of love from fans all over the world, and the sequel did not disappoint, with its many spider-people existing all over the different universes.
One of the important characters, Gwen Stacy voiced by Hailee Steinfeld, was given a lot of dimensions this time in terms of character and her life. Fans have also come up with the theory that she could be a trans kid after all. Steinfeld also shared her view on the character of Spider-Gwen and how much her story was explored in the latest film.
Hailee Steinfeld Opens Up About Her Spider-Verse Character
The second installment of the Spider-Verse film series, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, took the multiverse to a whole another level. It turns out that apart from Miles Morales and Peter Parker, there exist millions of other “spider-people” across the multiverse.
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The concept has been easily digested by fans as is evident from the success of the film revived critically and at the box office. One of its main characters, Gwen Stacy or Spider-Gwen, was also explored more in the latest release. And some eagle-eyed fans have since come up with the theory that this Gwen belonging to Earth-65 might be a trans kid.
But there is no confirmation of this rumor as of now. The evolution of the character was also noticed by Hailee Steinfeld who voiced Spider-Gwen. Talking with The Hollywood Reporter, she opened up about the character and what she felt about it at this time.
According to Steinfeld, the sequel captured and explored the character more deeply than the predecessor movie Into the Spider-Verse. Discussing more on the character, the Bumblebee actor shared,
“We dug a little deeper into who she is and why she is the way she is, and it’s a big evolution”
Moreover, she also revealed that only she wasn’t given a script at all. Therefore apart from her dialogues, Steinfeld hardly knew what the whole story would be like.
Is Spider-Gwen Being Trans Rumor True?
When it comes to LGBTQ representation in superhero movies, it is not as prevalent. Even in this day and age, there is hardly any significant superhero character that is openly queer. There have been indications and suggestions in some cases, but that side of their life never gets explored in the films.
But after some eagle-eyed fans noticed the “protect trans kids” slogan in Spider-Gwen’s room in Across the Spider-Verse, rumors have gotten out about Gwen being trans. Moreover, even her father (a policeman by profession) has a badge concerning the trans community. This has further fueled many theories regarding Gwen’s gender identity.
Source: The Hollywood Reporter
