Spider-Man spinoff Madame Web could star Dakota Johnson, reports say – CNET
Dakota Johnson of 50 Shades of Gray could be the next Sony-Marvel superhero.
Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for DeadlineDakota Johnson is in talks with Sony to star as Madame Web in an upcoming Spider-Man spinoff movie, reports Thursday said.
Marvel character Cassandra Webb, an elderly blind woman with psychic abilities, was introduced in the Amazing Spider-Man comic books when she discovered Spider-Man’s identity. She also served as a mentor to multiple Spider-Women.
Madame Web is reportedly being penned by the writers of fellow Spider-Man spinoff Morbius.
Morbius, starring Jared Leto, is set to release April 1. Leto’s character, Michael Morbius, is a scientist who tries to cure his rare blood disease by using bat DNA, and becomes a vampire in the process.
The latest Spider-Man movie, No Way Home, was released Dec. 17.
Sony declined to comment on Johnson’s reported casting.
