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TOPLINE
Actress and director Oliva Wilde has signed a deal with Sony Pictures to develop and direct an untitled female-centric Marvel film, a source with knowledge of the situation told Forbes.
Olivia Wilde attends the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on February 9 in Beverly Hills, California.
Patrick McMullan via Getty Images
KEY FACTS
There is speculation that the story will be about Spider-Woman.Â
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.Â
The movie will reportedly be written by Katie Silberman with Rachel O’Connor and Amy Pascal producing, making it a female-led project.
Sony is working on multiple Marvel movies and director S.J. Clarkson signed on in May to develop the first female-centric movie from Sony’s catalog of characters.Â
The Spider-Woman costume has been worn by several Marvel Comics characters, starting with Jessica Drew in the 1970s and later including Mary-Jane Watson and Gwen Stacy.Â
Four superhero/action movies set to be released in 2020 have a female director: Birds of Prey, Mulan, Black Widow, Wonder Woman 1984 and Eternals.Â
tangent
Marvel movies are big at the box office, with Avengers: Endgame, Avengers: Infinity War, and The Avengers leading the pack of 24 movies to date at $2.79 billion, $2.05 billion and $1.52 billion, respectively, in ticket sales.
further reading
Olivia Wilde Tapped To Direct Untitled Female-Centered Marvel Movie At Sony (Deadline)
Women Will Direct Four Major Superhero Movies in 2020, and Hollywood May Never Be the Same (Variety) Â Â Â Â
All 24 Marvel Cinematic Universe Films Ranked At The Box Office—Including ‘Black Widow’ (Forbes)
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