Madame Web


  • Release: February 16, 2024
  • Director: SJ Clarkson
  • Franchise: Sony’s Spider-Man Universe
  • Studio: Sony
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A Madame Web movie is coming and there is pretty good reason to get excited for this one. It can hardly be denied that we are in the Golden Age of comic book films, at least in terms of quantity and variety. Where previous generations had to make do with the occasional Tim Burton Batman or maybe a Superman Returns here or there, we are being flooded with spin-offs and starring roles for some of the more obscure characters out there.

And while we are largely still getting movies based on some of the bigger superhero properties out there, we are also starting to see some more interesting ones pop up. In this case, Sony Picture is producing a feature-length film starring Marvel Comics’ Madame Web. So who is Madame Web and what do we know so far? Here it is: 

DAKOTA JOHNSON IS MADAME WEB

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So far, it has been announced that Fifty Shades of Grey star and noted lime flip-flopper Dakota Johnson will be playing the titular role of Madame Web in the upcoming Sony Pictures film. It is probably safe to assume that she will be playing the Cassandra Webb version of the character, given that the second one, Julia Carpenter, was also Spider-Woman at one point, then Arachne, and that is a lot of table-setting to do for a single movie.

There has also been some controversy over Johnson’s casting in the role of a disabled person, an issue that has been a growing discussion in Hollywood. Despite that, it does appear that Sony is moving forward with Johnson. 

SYDNEY SWEENEY, EMMA ROBERTS, AND ADAM SCOTT WILL ALSO BE IN MADAME WEB

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There have been a number of other confirmed casting pieces for Madame Web so far. One is Sydney Sweeney in an undisclosed role. Sweeney is currently most famous for starring in the hit HBO teen drama Euphoria (along with fellow Spider-Man adjacent actor Zendaya), but starring in one of Sony’s growing roster of films is sure to blow her up even more.

Sweeney recently revealed that she has begun to read comic books (good move for starring in a comic book movie, Sweeney) and that the role is not like anything she has played before. That’s not a lot to go on, but there is already speculation that she could be playing Felicia Hardy aka The Black Cat, or longtime Spider-Man supporting character Gwen Stacy. 

While those do seem like likely choices, there have been persistent rumors that Sony Pictures is trying to kickstart a Black Cat movie in the near future, possibly starring Anya Taylor-Joy. That would be a pretty big get for the still-developing shared universe Sony has been working on, but we will just have to wait and see what happens with that.

Additionally, Emma Roberts is in Madame Web in another undisclosed role. Plus, there is Adam Scott (also unsure of his character) who was spotted on set recently:

But as is the theme here, we don’t know the exact role he will play. We are sure to get more word on all of these casting decisions, but Sony is playing things close to the vest right now.

MADAME WEB IS IN THE SPIDER-MAN UNIVERSE

There have been two characters named Madame Web in the regular Marvel Comics canon, and naturally many more in various continuities (the Multiverse being what it is and all). The first version of Madame Web first appeared in 1980 in an issue of The Amazing Spider-Man, created by Dennis O’Neil and John Romita Jr.

The character was initially Cassandra Webb, a young woman suffering from a severe neuromuscular disease that causes her to be blind and paralyzed. She is kept alive by an elaborate life-support system (invented by her husband), which is notably reminiscent of spider webbing (which is called foreshadowing). Despite her paralysis, Madame Web is a powerful mutant telepath (like Professor Charles Xavier or Jean Grey) and is a clairvoyant. 

In most appearances, Madame Web is an ally of Spider-Man and has come into conflict with many different supervillains over the years. While the degree of her paralysis has varied over the years, the most consistent part of her characterization is that she is blind. 

IT COULD CONNECT TO VENOM IN SONY’S SPIDER-MAN UNIVERSE

Based on the previous two movies that Sony Pictures has launched in their attempt to compete with the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Warner Bros’ DCEU, it seems most likely Madame Web will be an origin story for the character.

While more established characters like Batman and Spider-Man have the luxury at this point to begin their movies and trust that audiences know how they got there (as in the recent Robert Pattinson The Batman or Spider-Man: Homecoming), a less well-known character will have to give moviegoers something to latch onto. 

Both the first Venom movie (starring Tom Hardy) and the recently released Morbius (starring Jared Leto) primarily functioned to introduce these characters to the wider public that might not be as aware of second-tier Spider-Man villains.

They both had the same issue that will also affect Madame Web: although Sony technically has the film rights to Spider-Man and associated properties, they have leased the character to Disney for the MCU films. And though there have been increasing links between the Sony movies and the MCU, they will at least initially have to work around introducing a Spider-Man character in the absence of the Web-slinger himself. 

SJ CLARKSON IS DIRECTING

Madame Web is being written by the team of Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless, who also wrote Morbius. It seems Sony Pictures has a lot of faith in the pair and is putting the responsibility of building out their shared universe on the two. Sazama and Sharpless’ previous writing credits include the 2014 Luke Evans movie Dracula Untold and the 2015 film The Last Witch Hunter, starring Vin Diesel. While both movies were critical flops, both were big enough box office successes that they seem to have been given some keys to the kingdom. 

The movie is set to be directed by S. J. Clarkson, a prolific television director who was at one point attached to HBO’s upcoming Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon. She has worked on a number of popular series like Bad Girls, The Defenders, and Anatomy of a Scandal. She also co-created the BBC series Mistresses.

MADAME WEB’S RELEASE DATE IS FEBRUARY 16, 2024

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In April 2022, Sony announced release dates for a number of different movies, including letting fans know when to expect to see Madame Web. As reported by Deadline, the film was scheduled to hit theaters on July 7, 2023. Interestingly, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse — Part One, which had originally been scheduled for release in October 2022, was pushed back June 2, 2023.

But Madame Web has shifted its release window again and now will hit theaters on February 16, 2024.

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