



It is unknown who Sweeney will be playing in the film. Insiders say due to her psychic sensory powers, she is essentially Sony’s version of Doctor Strange. For that reason, sources have stressed it’s possible the project could turn into something else. Due to her age and medical condition, Madame Web never actively fought any villains. In the comics, Madame Web is depicted as an elderly woman with myasthenia gravis and thus was connected to a life-support system that looked like a spider web. Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless penned the screenplay, with Kerem Sanga also penning a previous draft. ‘Euphoria’s Sydney Sweeney To Co-Star Opposite Dakota Johnson In Sony’s Marvel Pic ‘Madame Web’ Johnson is repped by WME and Untitled Entertainment.EXCLU: Dakota Johnson in talks to play Madame Web She was also lead director and executive producer on Marvel’s The Defenders and Jessica Jones.

She directed an episode of Jesse Armstrong’s Emmy-winning series Succession and directed and executive produced the miniseries Collateral, starring Carey Mulligan. She can be seen next in Persuasion.Ĭlarkson is currently directing and executive producing the adaptation of bestselling novel Anatomy of a Scandal. Sony is coming off a hot streak with Venom: Let There Be Carnage making more than $500 million worldwide, while Spider-Man: No Way Home has become the biggest film of 2021 with $1.7 billion in worldwide sales.Īs for Johnson, she has had quite the year starting with her acclaimed role in Netflix’s The Lost Daughter. Her Sundance film Cha Cha Real Smooth sold to Apple for $15 million after premiering at the festival. In the last two months, the list has been cut down, with Johnson gaining front-runner status right before the holiday. Sony execs have taken their time in figuring out who would land the title role, meeting with a number of A-listers. Tom Holland, Tobey Maguire & Andrew Garfield Reunite To Talk Playing Spider-Man And Why 'No Way Home' Was Such An Emotional ExperienceĮither way, getting a female-driven property in Sony’s universe of Marvel characters has always been a top priority for studio brass given the long list of strong female characters that appear in these comics throughout the years.
