Actress Dakota Johnson is in talks to star in Madame Web, a new Spider-Man spinoff in development at Sony.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, the 32-year-old actress is currently in talks to take on the title role of Madame Web.
It would mark the first appearance of a female superhero in the Sony Pictures’ Marvel Cinematic Universe.
In the Marvel comics Madame Web is a mutant with physic sensory powers making her able to predict the future of other superheroes in the universe.
The film is set to be directed by S.J. Clackson, with Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless writing the screenplay.
No other cast members have been confirmed yet.
Johnson most recently starred in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Lost Daughter which released on Netflix at the end of last year.
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