“Booksmart” director Olivia Wilde is set to develop and direct an untitled female-centered Marvel film at Sony Pictures, according to an individual with knowledge of the nascent project.
Also Read: Olivia Wilde Says She'll Approach Real-Life Characters Differently After 'Richard Jewell' Flap Since “Booksmart,” Wilde has lined up “Don’t Worry, Darling” at New Line, which she will produce, star in, and direct from a script penned by Silberman. She was also tapped to direct “Perfect,” a biopic of U.S. Olympic gymnast Kerri Strug, for Riverstone Pictures and Pulse Films.
Sony’s lauded 2019 animated feature “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” pulled in $376 million on its way to winning best animated feature at the Oscars. The studio also has “Morbius” starring Jared Leto set to come out in 2021.There are more than a few versions of the Spider-Woman character, most notably — based on the characters who’ve made there way into Spider-Man films already — Gwen Stacey and Mary Jane Watson. The original Spider-Woman, however, was Jessica Drew, created in 1977.