By PTI
LOS ANGELES: Hollywood star Dakota Johnson is about to step into the world of superheroes with “Madame Web”.
The challenge comes from Sony Pictures that’s plotting a number of initiatives in its efforts to broaden its Spider-Man universe, dubbed as Sony Universe of Marvel Characters.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Johnson is in negotiations for the film, which might be directed by SJ Clarkson.
Screenwriters Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless have penned the script.
Madame Web is a clairvoyant mutant who excels in predicting the longer term particularly of Spider-themed superheroes, having mentored not solely Peter Parker’s web-slinger, but additionally a number of generations of heroes calling themselves Spider-Woman The character was launched in 1980’s “The Amazing Spider-Man No.210” comics.
Sony, which controls the movie rights to Spider-Man and different associated characters, has already launched “Venom” (2018) and “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” (2020) as a part of Sony Universe of Marvel Characters.
Up subsequent is Jared Leto-starrer “Morbius”, which has been written by Sazama and Sharpless.
The film is about to be launched worldwide in April.
Sony additionally has “Kraven the Hunter” within the works with star Aaron Taylor-Johnson.
Dakota Johnson most lately featured within the Netflix film “The Lost Daughter”, directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal.