Sony focused on developing new female superhero for Marvel with veteran director S.J. Clarkson … whose impressive resume includes projects such as Jessica Jones and Succession
- Studio is anxious to establish a female superhero akin to Brie Larson’s Captain Marvel or Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman
- Clarkson has directed shows like Made for Love and Love, Nina
- Superhero Madame Web has a life support system that resembles a spider web
Sony is focused on developing a new female superhero for Marvel, looking to veteran TV director S.J. Clarkson to lead the project.
Clarkson has build her resume directing high-profile programs including Jessica Jones for Netflix, HBO’s Succession, and Banshee
Variety on Wednesday reported that the British director will likely commandeer a project based off the comic book character Madame Web.
At the helm: Sony is focused on developing a new female superhero for Marvel, looking to veteran TV director S.J. Clarkson to lead the project. Clarkson was snapped in 2017 in NYC
The superhero’s special twist is that she appears to be older, and always on a life support system – that resembles a spider web – as she deals with myasthenia gravis.
The outlet reported that Sony hopes to put an established A-lister in the leading role, with Charlize Theron and Amy Adams being mentioned as possible centerpieces for the latest hot project coming from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Sources said no meetings or offers have been made to any performers, as a number of essential personnel decisions remain undetermined early into the project, including who will write the script.
The character’s link to Spider-Man paves a potential path to bring the Tom Holland character into the mix, as a deal made between the studio and Marvel opens up the superhero to be in both Avengers movies, and standalone action films.
Established: Marvel currently has the popular character Captain Marvel, played by Brie Larson, which it works on with Disney
Experience: Clarkson has past directed a Marvel linked character on the show Jessica Jones, starring Krysten Ritter
Variety reported that Sony execs have long coveted a female superhero to market films around that Clarkson has been ‘on short lists to direct several major tentpoles’ with her emerging reputation.
Marvel currently has the popular character Captain Marvel, played by Brie Larson, which it works on with Disney; while Gal Gadot’s turn as Wonder Woman made for an international hit and new tent-pole franchise for DC and Warner Bros.
Sony execs, in their search for another high-profile heroine, have also tapped screenwriter Marc Guggenheim for a project centered around a female lead, Deadline reported.
The project, which is titled Jackpot, is about a mom with superhuman strength who fights crime. Guggenheim has past penned comics for the series.
Amid the planning, Hollywood remains largely shut down amid lockdown efforts to combat the spread of the coronavirus, with production folding up and studios shutting down.