Sony’s Spider-Man Universe: Who Is Madame Web?

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Tom Holland’s Spider-Man might be in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but before that, Sony had the big-screen rights to Spider-Man and all his related characters. The studio still does, giving Sony the ability to create their own interconnected universe of comic book characters — or keep them separate. The studio has big screen ventures with Venom and Morbius, but it’s also got a slew of projects in development. Kraven and Chameleon will also come to the big screen, movies are in development for Black Cat and Silver Sable, and a television series is in development for Silk.

Spider-Woman is also rumored to have a movie in development. One character that’s no longer a rumor is Madame Web. Sony has already found an actress to play the leading role. Dakota Johnson is set to bring Madame Web to live action for the first time. The movie has been in development for a few years now, but it’s still not clear when filming will begin or when it will be ready for theaters. Some fans of comic book properties on the big screen might not be as familiar with Madame Web as they are Spider-Man.

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Madame Web, real name Cassandra Webb, was created by Dennis O’Neal and John Romita Jr, making her comic book debut in 1980 in Amazing Spider-Man. The character has appeared off and off ever since, but she first appeared as someone with psychic abilities that Peter Parker thought was a fake. When she eventually revealed to him that she knew he was Spider-Man, he began to believe in her abilities.

Her nickname didn’t just come from her last name being Webb, but also the machinery that surrounded her. Cassandra was born with a rare neurological condition called myasthenia gravis. In reality, the neurological