Olivia Wilde roped in by Sony Pictures to direct female-centric film on Marvel Comics character

Actor, filmmaker Olivia Wilde has been signed by Sony Pictures to helm and develop a female-centric Marvel film for the studio. For the currently untitled project, the actor-turned-director will reunite with writer Katie Silberman, who worked with Wilde on her critically-acclaimed directorial debut Booksmart in 2019. According to Variety, there have been speculations about Sony developing a movie around the character of Spider-Woman. Several Marvel comics have held the title of Spider-Woman with Jessica Drew in the 1970s. Besides Drew, Mary-Jane Watson and Gwen Stacy have also been a part of the title. The Spider-Gwen version of the character has most recently appeared in the animated feature Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse , voiced by Hailee Steinfeld. Wilde seemed to confirm her participation in the project, tweeting an article by Deadline, which was first to report the news, and a spider emoji. Check out her tweet here

🕷 https://t.co/hkchsQsaaX

— olivia wilde (@oliviawilde) August 19, 2020

The new female-centric film will be bankrolled by Amy Pascal. The executive producer for the film will be Rachel O’Connor. Wilde’s next directorial venture is the psychological thriller _Don't Worry Darling for New Line_, starring Florence Pugh, Shia LaBeouf and Chris Pine. Sony has a number of films set in the Spider-Man space in different stages of development, including Tom Hardy’s Venom: Let There Be Carnage and Jared Leto-starrer Morbius. Both are expected to hit the screens next year. (With inputs from agencies)