Madame Web, 2024. Directed by S.J. Clarkson. Starring Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, Celeste O’Connor, Tahar Rahim, Mike Epps, Emma Roberts, Adam Scott, Zosia Mamet, José María Yázpik, Kerry Bishé, Kathy-Ann Hart, and Josh Drennen. SYNOPSIS: Cassandra Webb develops the power to see the future. Forced to confront revelations about her past, she forges […]
Video Review – Madame Web is deliciously messy trash
EJ Moreno with a video review of Sony’s Madame Web… Sony’s latest Spider-Man movie without Spidey, Madame Web, is messy, but it’s a perfect kind of mess. As we are flushed with self-serious superhero films, we need more of these types of movies. For the ecosystem of comic book movies, we need earnestly cheesy films […]
Dakota Johnson introduces her Marvel superhero in Madame Web featurette
Following yesterday’s first trailer, Sony Pictures has released a featurette for its Marvel movie Madame Web, which sees stars Dakota Johnson and director S.J. Clarkson discussing Johnson’s character Cassandra Webb and what we can expect from the Spider-Man spinoff; watch it below… “Meanwhile, in another universe…” In a switch from the typical genre, Madame Web […]
Sony’s Madame Web begins production as Adam Scott joins the cast
Sony’s fledgling Spider-Man Universe may have suffered a setback with Morbius, the Jared Leto-led movie being so bad it tanked TWICE at the box office, but that hasn’t stopped the studio from pushing ahead with its plans to squeeze every inch out of the Spidey movie rights. No sooner has the J.C. Chandor-directed Kraven the […]
Dakota Johnson is Madame Web in Sony’s Spider-Man Universe
A few years back there were reports that Sony was looking to expand its then-clunkily titled Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters with a Madame Web movie, and not only do we have confirmation that the project is indeed happening, but it seems the studio has already found its star in Dakota Johnson. S.J. Clarkson […]
Sony planning a “secret” female-centric Marvel movie, rumours point to Madame Web
Variety is reporting that Sony is working on a brand new Marvel movie, but specific details are scarce. Sources close to the trade say that director S.J. Clarkson (Jessica Jones) has signed on to develop a female-centric film from Sony’s catalog of Marvel characters. This project is said to be in the same universe as […]
Simon Pegg explains why the Star Trek movie franchise has stalled
It’s closing in on four years since we last saw the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise on the big screen in Star Trek Beyond, and while there’s been plenty of talk of instalment (see projects from S.J. Clarkson, Quentin Tarantino, and most recently Noah Hawley), so far there’s been no official word from Paramount Pictures regarding […]
S.J. Clarkson directing first two episodes of Marvel’s Jessica Jones
Ahead of its premiere next month, Marvel has announced that S.J. Clarkson (Orange Is the New Black, Dexter) is handling directing duties on the first two episodes of the Netflix series Jessica Jones. “S.J.’s vision of the material is spectacular. She drew performances from our cast that are nothing short of remarkable,” said executive producer/Head […]
The 5 DC Comics Storylines That Deserve Standalone Movies
Ben Robins on the 5 DC Comics storylines that deserve standalone movies… With reports spreading across the DC/Warner Bros. fence this week that we might well be looking at a number of stand-alone movies from the DC Comics world, talk of possible adaptations has been rife once again. Ironically, stepping back momentarily from the DCEU […]
Paramount reportedly shelves Star Trek 4
Yesterday it was announced that S.J. Clarkson has signed on to direct and executive produce HBO’s Game of Thrones spinoff pilot The Long Night. Clarkson was previously tapped to become the first female filmmaker to helm a Star Trek movie after being hired by Paramount to direct Star Trek 4, although Deadline is reporting that […]
