Dakota Johnson is suiting up for the Sony Universe of Marvel Characters.

The actor has been cast as Madame Web in the studio’s next standalone superhero movie. It would mark Sony’s first modern comic book adaptation to feature a female in the title role. Insiders close to the project stress that Johnson’s deal is not closed but confirm she is in talks to secure the role.

S.J. Clarkson, known for her work on Netflix’s darker Marvel series “Jessica Jones” and the MCU-set spinoff “The Defenders,” has been hired to direct the “Madame Web” film. Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless, the duo behind Jared Leto’s upcoming vampire chiller “Morbius,” will write the screenplay.

In the comics, Madame Web is key in the interconnected multiverse, a somewhat confusing concept that Sony, Disney and Warner Bros. have each separately started to tease in on-screen adventures. In effect, the mind-bending theory involves multiple versions of characters from different timelines that, in the case of Sony’s “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” and “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” can intersect to varying degrees of chaos.

Web often appears as a side character in “Spider-Man” comics, where she is depicted as a blind, paralyzed elderly woman who has myasthenia gravis, a chronic autoimmune disorder requiring her to connect to a life support system resembling a spiderweb. The character was introduced in issue 210 of “The Amazing Spider-Man” comic series in 1980, where she’s a clairvoyant mutant whose abilities prove to be greatly beneficial to Spider-Man and his fellow arachnid allies, like Spider-Woman.

Since Johnson’s breakout role in “Fifty Shades of Grey,” she has cultivated an eclectic resume with roles in Luca Guadagnino’s supernatural horror remake “Suspiria,” the romantic comedy “How to Be Single,” the feel-good film “Peanut Butter Falcon” and director Maggie Gyllenhaal’s psychological drama “The Lost Daughter.” Johnson recently received acclaim for two Sundance films, director Cooper Raiff’s sweet coming-of-age story “Cha Cha Real Smooth” and the romantic comedy “Am I OK?”

“Madame Web” is one of several Spider-Man related spinoffs in development as Sony spawns its own separate and expanding film franchise, one that is anchored by baddies like Venom, Morbius and Kraven. It’s not (at least, at this point) related to Disney’s Marvel Cinematic Universe, in which Tom Holland plays the popular web-slinger. He last appeared in “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” a box-office behemoth that has grossed $1.74 billion globally.

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Fresh off his Oscar-buzzed turn in Belfast , Jamie Dornan looks to have found his next big role, as sources tell Deadline he is set to join Gal Gadot in the international spy thriller Heart of Stone from Netflix and Skydance.

Tom Harper is directing the pic from a script by Greg Rucka and Allison Schroeder. Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger are producing, along with Mockingbird’s Bonnie Curtis and Julie Lynn and Pilot Wave’s Gadot and Jaron Varsano. Harper, Rucka and Patty Whitcher are exec producing.

Plot details are being kept under wraps.

As for Dornan, the A-lister has had quite the fall as Belfast has become an award-season front-runner after its festival tour. His performance in the pic directed by Kenneth Branagh and also starring Caitriona Balfe and Jude Hill has delivered Dornan some of the best reviews of his career and, with Oscar voting coming to an end today, a possible first-time nomination as well. – SOURCE

We were able to see the movie last week at a Press Showing here below our review. Don’t read if you didn’t see the movie and if you don’t want to know spoilers. It’s not a spoiler free review!

Dakota: She was even better than in FSOG, more beautiful, more perfect, stunning. Her acting was so on point. Her character became so funny, so dominant because it’s how I saw her in the movie. Anastasia is the queen! Her scene was amazing, seeing her with Jack was a pleasure.

Jamie: His acting was so much better in this movie. His body is hotter as well 😉 I loved his scenes and Christian is so ♥ but I wanted more scenes as the CEO and we don’t have lol

Eric: He was fucking fantastic. I loved everything in the character, he’s handsome and so mean at the hand, and I can’t wait to see him again.

Kim Basinger: She was very good in the role. A bitch, but a very good bitch!

THE SEX: There are much more sex scenes in this one. I didn’t count them but a lot. The fans will love them. It’s much more Vanilla but still very good sex scenes lol. Not to mention Jamie’s ass. Yes we see it a lot 😉

HUMOR: There is so much humor this time around. Mostly from Ana. Nut it was hilarious.

ON THE MOVIE: Darker is my favorite book, I loved the movie but yes I have buts…. it felt like 30 minutes for me, maybe it’s cause I read the book over a billion times since 2012. Lot of scenes are missing, alley kiss, billiard scene and much more. I’m waiting to see what they will add in the DVD. I have the feeling they wanted add so many stuff from the book and I felt like the movie was rushed. But it’s maybe me. I could have go with a 4 hours film xD. But it was good, I loved the songs, they fit the movie so well and Jamie and Dakota were fabulous together. As they always do!

I will probably test the french version this week end!

I’ve added 3 Bigger (UHQ) Outtakes of Jamie for Times Magazine. Check the Pictures in the Gallery. Enjoy!

Jamie attended a Press Conference for The Fall last week in Los Angeles. Check the 61 High Quality Pictures in the Gallery.

I bought Several New Unseen Pictures of Dakota and Jamie on Set on March, 01 and you can watch the HD Video below. You can find 303 High Quality Pictures in the Gallery.

Credit Pictures: John!

I added 220 New Exclusives High Quality Pictures from the Set – the kissing scene from March, 24. You can find them in the Gallery and watch the Video Below!

Credit Pictures: John

Dakota was spotted filming Fifty Shades Darker yesterday. You can find 57 High Quality Pictures in the Gallery.

Credit Pictures: Rick and FameFlynet

I added New Outtakes of Jamie for Shortlist! You can check 26 High Quality Pictures in the Gallery.

I added New Pictures of Dakota from Fifty Shades Promoshoots. You can check 2 High Quality Pictures in the Gallery.

Jamie and Amelia were spotted in West London on June, 30. You can check 30 Exclusives High Quality Pictures in the Gallery.

I added New Exclusives UHQ Outtakes of Jamie for Variety. You can find 7 High Quality Pictures in the Gallery.