Arachne (New MCU)

Julia Carpenter

Portrayed by Hilary Duff

Julia Carpenter enters the New MCU as a woman forged by responsibility rather than bravado. Duff brings a grounded intensity to the role; measured, watchful, and unshakably composed. This Julia doesn’t posture; she assesses. Every movement feels deliberate, every silence heavy with experience. She carries herself like someone who’s already paid the cost of heroism and refuses to romanticize it.

A former government operative enhanced under morally gray programs, Julia walks the razor’s edge between sanctioned hero and controlled asset. She believes in order, but not blindly, trusting systems only as far as they prove worthy. Her moral compass is firm, but her patience is thin, and when lines are crossed, she responds with precision rather than spectacle.