Sources say Sweeney had been weighing several offers in recent weeks, but the opportunity to join Johnson in what would be the first female-centric film in this universe was too good to pass up. Not only is Sweeney on one of the hottest shows of the year in Euphoria (HBO recently announced it is the network’s second most-viewed show behind only Game of Thrones), she clearly came away as one of the big winners from this season and has quickly jumped to the top of every major studio lists for young rising stars. Sony is coming off a hot streak with Venom: Let There Be Carnage making more than $500 million worldwide, while Spider-Man: No Way Home was the biggest film of 2021 with $1.85 billion in worldwide sales. Johnson is repped by WME and Untitled Entertainment.'Madame Web': Dakota Johnson Tapped To Play First Female Superhero Star In Sony Pictures' Universe Of Marvel Characters She was also lead director and executive producer on Marvel’s The Defenders and Jessica Jones. She directed an episode of Jesse Armstrong’s Emmy-winning series Succession and directed and executive produced the miniseries Collateral, starring Carey Mulligan.
She can be seen next in Persuasion.Ĭlarkson is currently directing and executive producing the adaptation of bestselling novel Anatomy of a Scandal. Sony is coming off a hot streak with Venom: Let There Be Carnage making more than $500 million worldwide, while Spider-Man: No Way Home has become the biggest film of 2021 with $1.7 billion in worldwide sales.Īs for Johnson, she has had quite the year starting with her acclaimed role in Netflix’s The Lost Daughter. Her Sundance film Cha Cha Real Smooth sold to Apple for $15 million after premiering at the festival. In the last two months, the list has been cut down, with Johnson gaining front-runner status right before the holiday. Sony execs have taken their time in figuring out who would land the title role, meeting with a number of A-listers. Tom Holland, Tobey Maguire & Andrew Garfield Reunite To Talk Playing Spider-Man And Why 'No Way Home' Was Such An Emotional ExperienceĮither way, getting a female-driven property in Sony’s universe of Marvel characters has always been a top priority for studio brass given the long list of strong female characters that appear in these comics throughout the years.
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