MADAME WEB Won’t Be An Action Movie Says Producer; Describes It As “More Of A Thriller”

Morbius‘ writers somehow talked themselves into being given another job by Sony Pictures, hence why Madame Web is coming our way next year. 

The movie is expected to introduce a whole roster of female Spider-Heroes, along with a pregnant Mary Parker who is targeted by Ezekiel Sims. It appears the studio is planning to explain why the Venomverse has no Spider-Man, with set photos confirming the action takes place in the early 2000s.

Well, maybe not action. 

Talking to Collider about Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Madame Web producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura explained, “It’s a different kind of movie in that universe. It’s almost, in a way, more of a thriller.” He’d add that, “it’s not an action piece, because, in a way, [Madame Web’s] skill set is not conducive to an action piece.”

Adding that the character’s “clairvoyance is a tricky skill set,” di Bonaventura went on to say that Sony is looking to keep as many of the movie’s secrets under wraps as possible. 

Recently, the producer also confirmed Madame Web will explore who the title character was before we meet her in the comics, a similar approach to, you guessed it, Morbius. The movie definitely has potential, but Sony has yet to deliver a truly great live-action Spider-Verse project not made in partnership with Marvel Studios.

Other titles on the way include Kraven the Hunter, Venom 3, and a Spider-Woman movie, though there’s been no solid news about the latter for some time now. On the small screen, we’re waiting on TV shows about Spider-Man Noir and Silk.

Madame Web features a cast that’s led by Dakota Johnson as the title character, with Adam Scott, Emma Roberts, Sydney Sweeney, Celeste O’Connor, Isabela Merced, Tahar Rahim, Mike Epps, and Zosia Mamet set to join her. 

S.J. Clarkson (The Defenders) is directing Madame Web from a screenplay by Morbius scribes Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless. As of now, the movie is expected to swing into theaters on February 16, 2024.