Madame Web Movie Casts Celeste O'Connor Opposite Dakota Johnson

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From Venom to Morbius, Sony is clearly moving forward with Marvel films based on characters from the vast world of Spider-Man comics. One of many Spider-Man spin-offs in the works, Madame Web, will star Dakota Johnson and Sydney Sweeney in a film that's noticeable as Sony's first female-driven Spider-Man spinoff. Now, a new actor is set to join Johnson and Sweeney, as Ghostbusters: Afterlife's Celeste O'Connor has been cast in Sony's Madame Web in an undisclosed role.

Now, Celeste O'Connor has joined co-stars Dakota Johnson and Sydney Sweeney in what could very well be their biggest role yet. Celeste O'Connor previously starred in notable supporting roles in Selah and the Spades and Freaky, and they also appeared in another recent Sony Pictures film, Ghostbusters: Afterlife. Neither Celeste O'Connor nor Sony Pictures has confirmed what role they will be playing.

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In the Spider-Man comics, Cassandra Webb (a.k.a. Madame Web) is a woman afflicted by myasthenia gravis, a neurological disorder that causes blindness and paralysis, and her husband develops machinery for her that allows her to see visions. Sony has not confirmed whether Dakota Johnson is playing Cassandra Webb's version of Madame Web, and she may be playing Julia Carpenter, a version of Madame Web with similar powers to Spider-Man. Interestingly, S.J. Clarkson, a notable director of series including Netflix's Jessica Jones, has been confirmed as the film's director, with the screenplay written by Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless.

Madame Web is one of many Marvel spin-offs in the works by Sony. The studio is also working on El Muerto, which stars musician Bad Bunny as the titular wrestler. Sony has also lined up a