Olivia Wilde Tapped To Direct SPIDER-WOMAN(?) Movie For Marvel And Sony Pictures

Actress/director Olivia Wilde (Booksmart) has been brought on to helm an untitled Marvel movie for Sony Pictures. Though unconfirmed, the female-centric project is believed to focus on Spider-Woman...

By MarkCassidy - Aug 19, 2020 03:08 PM EST

Filed Under: Spider-Woman

Olivia Wilde has reportedly closed a deal to helm an untitled Marvel movie for Sony Pictures that's believed to center around Spider-Woman.

The Tron: Legacy actress recently gained a lot of attention for her first directorial feature, Booksmart, and also has psychological thriller Don't Worry Darling starring Florence Pugh, Chris Pine and Shia LaBeouf on her to do list.

This mysterious Marvel project is said to be a "top priority" for the studio, and Wilde came close to passing. However, "the idea of having a chance to launch her own female superhero was too hard to pass up."

Wilde will also pen the script with Booksmart writing partner Katie Silberman. Amy Pascal and Rachel O’Connor are on board as producers.

Several different characters have held the mantle of Spider-Woman over the years, including Jessica Drew and Gwen Stacy, but since this concept is being "completely revamped by Wilde," it's entirely possible that we'll see a brand new face under the mask.

Deadline's report also confirms that S.J. Clarkson's Madame Webb movie is still in development along with Silver Sable and Black Cat.

What do you guys make of this news? Do you think Wilde will be a good fit to bring Spider-Woman to the big screen? Let us know in the comments.

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133 Comments

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Doomsday8888 - 8/19/2020, 3:37 PM

Dayum! Nice!

My Lois Lane from a parallel Earth. :3

Darth258 - 8/19/2020, 4:28 PM

@Doomsday8888 -

Steel86 - 8/19/2020, 4:35 PM

@Doomsday8888 - Kool, she is my choice too. And from that movie.

GothamSon - 8/20/2020, 3:10 AM

@Doomsday8888 - Wilde's mother was a journalist and became producer on '60 Minutes'. Her father was an investigative journalist in Britain & Ireland. So yep, she has a pedigree. DC were sleeping when they cast Amy Adams over her.

tmp3 - 8/19/2020, 3:39 PM

Really exciting choice, she's a great director. Going from Ruben Fleisher on Venom to this is a pretty big glow up, haha.

ALegendaryPanda - 8/19/2020, 3:39 PM

Now this could actually be really good!

dracula - 8/19/2020, 3:43 PM

Spider Woman could be cool, although isnt she connected to hydra, wonder how they will alter her origin if there is no hydra anymore

NathanielX - 8/19/2020, 6:44 PM

@dracula - Alesteir Smythie, Jackal, Oscorp, Alchemax.

MUTO123 - 8/19/2020, 3:43 PM

Booksmart is so [frick]ing good.

I pray to God that Sony doesn't steamroll her.

thejon93rd - 8/19/2020, 3:43 PM

marvel72 - 8/19/2020, 3:44 PM

Shroombeast - 8/19/2020, 3:46 PM

If Marvel has creative control I'm 100% for this. If it's Sony, kill it with fire.

eagc1995 - 8/19/2020, 4:51 PM

@Shroombeast - Its Sony, the only Spidey related films Marvel has any control are the Tom Holland films

Shroombeast - 8/19/2020, 6:59 PM

@eagc1995 - I love Olivia Wilde but

https://giphy.com/gifs/movie-very-yelp-CNna9G8BQvnoI

MUTO123 - 8/19/2020, 3:46 PM

Also, please keep Tom Hardy and Jared Leto as far away from this as humanly possible.

tmp3 - 8/19/2020, 3:48 PM

@MUTO123 - Jared Leto I can get, but Hardy? Come on, he rules lol.

tmp3 - 8/19/2020, 3:51 PM

@TheDoctor1225 - Yeah, he's a charisma machine in Inception and insanely good in Locke too. All Hardy needs is a director to reign him back and he's dynamite.

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