“People just make such a joke out of everything now.”

ForEmma Roberts, the true villain ofMadame Webwasn’t Ezekiel Sims it was the internet.

“Things work; things don’t work,” Roberts said.

Emma Roberts attends the World Premiere of Sony Pictures' Madame Web at Regency Village Theatre on February 12, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

Emma Roberts.Lionel Hahn/WireImage

“Everyone likes to act like they can predict if they’re going to work or they’re not.

And the truth is, it’s possible for you to’t.

Things do badly, and then they blow up later on TikTok.

Emma Roberts in Madame Web

Emma Roberts in ‘Madame Web’.Sony

She added, “There is no secret.

It’s about doing something goodish and it hitting at the right time.

Everything else is like a wish and a prayer.”

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“I personally really lovedMadame Web.

I really enjoyed the movie.

I thought everyone in it was great,” she said.

“The director, S.J.

Clarkson, I think did an amazing job.

She’s the reason I wanted to do that movie.

(The line wasabsent from the film’s final cut.)

Still, Roberts isn’t letting the negative response toMadame Webdissuade her from taking on future superhero projects.