After making her directorial debut with 2019’s Booksmart, it looks like Olivia Wilde is ready to make the jump to directing films of the superhero variety.
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According to Deadline, the actress has reportedly been hired by Sony to co-write and direct an untitled female-centric Marvel movie and rumour has it that the film will be centered around Spider-Woman.
Wilde will be co-writing the script with Katie Silberman, with Amy Pascal producing the film alongside Rachel O’Connor as executive producer. O’Connor also served as the producer on both Spider-Man: Homecoming and Spider-Man: Far From Home so there is a chance that Wilde’s film could be based in the MCU. At the very least we know someone with tons of experience on Spider-Man films will be on board.
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Not long after news of Wilde’s involvement with Sony was published by Deadline, the actress took to Twitter to retweet a post by Deadline, along with a spider emoji, adding further confirmation to the reports.
Sony has yet to release an official statement on the matter.
Prior to making her directorial debut with Booksmart, Wilde first made a name for herself with roles in TV series like House and films such as TRON: Legacy.
It remains unclear which version of Spider-Woman we will be seeing, with possible candidates for the role ranging from Jessica Drew to Gwen Stacy, and Mary Jane Watson. The Spider-Gwen version of the character has already made an appearance in Sony’s award-winning animated feature, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, voiced by Hailee Steinfeld.
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It was first announced in 2018 that Sony was planning to develop a Spider-Woman film that will focus on three generations of women with Spidey powers. It was later reported in 2020 that a Madame Web movie is also in the works at Sony.
A release date for Wilde’s female-centric superhero movie has yet to be announced.