Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty ImagesDakota Johnsoncould soon be suiting up to play her first superhero.Theactress, 32, is in talks to take on the title role of the Spider-Man spinoffMadame Web, according toThe Hollywood Reporterand other outlets.The film is centered on Madame Web, a mutant with psychic sensory powers making her able to predict the future of other superheroes in the universe.Web will be the first female superhero in the Sony Pictures' Marvel Cinematic Universe, according toDeadline.In the comic books, Web is a blind, elderly woman who suffers from myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune disorder that forces her to use a life support system. She guides others rather than risking her own life in conflict.S.J. Clarkson, the writer and director ofJessica JonesandThe Defenders, is set to direct the project with Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless writing the script.Sony is developing the film following thesuccess ofSpider-Man: No Way Home, which as of Sunday had grossed $735 million in the U.S. and Canada. It’s only $25 million away from unseatingAvataras third-highest grossing film at the domestic box office.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.In addition toMadame Web,Sony is expanding the Spider-Verse to include films starring Venom, Morbius and Kraven,Varietyreports.Madame Webwould also markJohnson’s first major franchise sinceFifty Shades of Grey.Most recently, she is starred in the critically acclaimedThe Lost Daughterand Sundance Film Festival Audience Award winnerCha Cha Real Smooth.
Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images
Dakota Johnsoncould soon be suiting up to play her first superhero.Theactress, 32, is in talks to take on the title role of the Spider-Man spinoffMadame Web, according toThe Hollywood Reporterand other outlets.The film is centered on Madame Web, a mutant with psychic sensory powers making her able to predict the future of other superheroes in the universe.Web will be the first female superhero in the Sony Pictures' Marvel Cinematic Universe, according toDeadline.In the comic books, Web is a blind, elderly woman who suffers from myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune disorder that forces her to use a life support system. She guides others rather than risking her own life in conflict.S.J. Clarkson, the writer and director ofJessica JonesandThe Defenders, is set to direct the project with Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless writing the script.Sony is developing the film following thesuccess ofSpider-Man: No Way Home, which as of Sunday had grossed $735 million in the U.S. and Canada. It’s only $25 million away from unseatingAvataras third-highest grossing film at the domestic box office.Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.In addition toMadame Web,Sony is expanding the Spider-Verse to include films starring Venom, Morbius and Kraven,Varietyreports.Madame Webwould also markJohnson’s first major franchise sinceFifty Shades of Grey.Most recently, she is starred in the critically acclaimedThe Lost Daughterand Sundance Film Festival Audience Award winnerCha Cha Real Smooth.
Dakota Johnsoncould soon be suiting up to play her first superhero.
Theactress, 32, is in talks to take on the title role of the Spider-Man spinoffMadame Web, according toThe Hollywood Reporterand other outlets.
The film is centered on Madame Web, a mutant with psychic sensory powers making her able to predict the future of other superheroes in the universe.
Web will be the first female superhero in the Sony Pictures' Marvel Cinematic Universe, according toDeadline.
In the comic books, Web is a blind, elderly woman who suffers from myasthenia gravis, an autoimmune disorder that forces her to use a life support system. She guides others rather than risking her own life in conflict.
S.J. Clarkson, the writer and director ofJessica JonesandThe Defenders, is set to direct the project with Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless writing the script.
Sony is developing the film following thesuccess ofSpider-Man: No Way Home, which as of Sunday had grossed $735 million in the U.S. and Canada. It’s only $25 million away from unseatingAvataras third-highest grossing film at the domestic box office.
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free weekly newsletterto get the biggest news of the week delivered to your inbox every Friday.
In addition toMadame Web,Sony is expanding the Spider-Verse to include films starring Venom, Morbius and Kraven,Varietyreports.
Madame Webwould also markJohnson’s first major franchise sinceFifty Shades of Grey.
Most recently, she is starred in the critically acclaimedThe Lost Daughterand Sundance Film Festival Audience Award winnerCha Cha Real Smooth.
source: people.com
