OK, no one really knows what’s up with Sony’s Spider-Man spinoff movie, “Madame Web,” at least whether it’s good or not. Still, journalist Drew McWeeny’s tweet this weekend, “I have never seen a more defeated press tour than MADAME WEB.
10.01.2024 - 17:53 / nypost.com
Marvel’s “Madame Web” swings into theaters Valentine’s Day, and a first look at Sydney Sweeney’s Spider-Woman costume has just been unveiled.The “Euphoria” star, 26, appears in the superheroine flick alongside “Fifty Shades of Grey” star Dakota Johnson in the role of Julia Carpenter, a.k.a. Spider-Woman.The Chinese poster for the Sony-produced film features Sweeney donning a black and gray latex suit and a mask.
White spider webs serve as accents on the bodysuit.According to Marvel Comics lore, there is a stark difference between her outfit in the movie and on paper.In the comic book series, Spider-Woman has white eyes on her mask. But on the poster, there is a cut-out for Sweeney’s eyes.The film also stars Celeste O’Connor as Mattie Franklin and Isabela Merced as Anya Corazon a.k.a.
Araña.The Madame Web character was first introduced in 1980’s “The Amazing Spider-Man” comic, issue number 210.Johnson’s character is described as a mutant who can predict the future of Spidey superheroes.The character is usually drawn as an elderly female who is blind and paralyzed. She is essentially surrounded by web-like machinery to help her live and stay safe.“Madame Web” is Sony’s first female-led superhero movie and is the fourth film in the studio’s “Spider-Man” universe.The flick follows arachnid-esque features “Venom” (2018), its sequel ”Venom Let There Be Carnage” (2020) and “Morbius” (2022).Sweeney opened up to Variety in November 2022 and gushed over what it was like to work with Johnson.
The Washington native joked that she was nervous to film with the “How to Be Single” star because “she’s so hot.” “I have to say — I snuck ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ in high school. My parents didn’t let me watch it, and I watched it.
OK, no one really knows what’s up with Sony’s Spider-Man spinoff movie, “Madame Web,” at least whether it’s good or not. Still, journalist Drew McWeeny’s tweet this weekend, “I have never seen a more defeated press tour than MADAME WEB.
Dakota Johnson is sharing details about filming Madame Web!
Michaela Zee Dakota Johnson put a lot of trust in director SJ Clarkson while filming “Madame Web.” The actor, who stars as Cassandra Webb in the upcoming superhero thriller set in Sony’s “Spider-Man” universe, reflected on her experience working with a blue screen for CGI effects. “I’ve never really done a movie where you are on a blue screen, and there’s fake explosions going off, and someone’s going, ‘Explosion!’ and you act like there’s an explosion,” Johnson said in a recent interview with Entertainment Weekly. “That to me was absolutely psychotic.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Sony Pictures‘ “Madame Web,” a standalone origin story in the studio’s array of “Spider-Man”-based Marvel characters, has been granted a theatrical release in mainland China. The film will open in the country on March 1 — two weeks after the title’s Valentine’s Day bow in North America and multiple international territories, including the Chinese-language markets of Taiwan and Hong Kong. The release marks a welcome opportunity for Sony, which, along with the other traditional studios faced difficulty in securing theatrical runs in China over recent years.
Madame Web is headed East. Sony said today that its stand-alone origin tale from Marvel will hit China on March 1, two weeks after its North American bow.
If you’ve seen Hot Ones interviews before, you know the wings always start deceptively mild. Sydney Sweeney had apparently never seen the show?
Neon is on such a tear this year. After the Oscar-nominated success of “Anatomy Of A Fall,” “Perfect Days,” “Robot Dreams,” and the critically acclaimed “Ferrari,” and new films like “Mother’s Instinct” on the way, the indie company shows no signs of slowing down.
Sydney Sweeney opened up about some of her biggest projects while sampling spicy wings on the new episode of Hot Ones.
Jaden Thompson In Season 2 of “Euphoria,” Sydney Sweeney‘s Cassie famously proclaims that she has “never, ever been happier.” It seems the same cannot be said for her new character Cecilia in the upcoming psychological horror film “Immaculate,” which is set to release in theaters March 22. Directed by Michael Mohan, Sweeney stars as a devoutly religious woman who moves into a haunted Italian convent in the countryside, which seems picturesque on the outside. The newly released trailer from Neon reveals that Cecilia will undoubtedly experience some “suffering” while dealing with a mysterious pregnancy.
Paramount’s musical biopic Bob Marley: One Love and Sony/Marvel’s Madame Web are expected to provide more pulse to what’s been a very dormant 2024 box office that’s -9% behind last year’s near half billion.
Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell‘s new film Anyone But You has become the highest-grossing R-rated romcom for nearly a decade.The new film sees the pair play Bea and Ben – two people who hate each other. However, they decide to pretend to be a couple during a destination wedding in Sydney, Australia.According to Deadline, Anyone But You has now crossed $100million (£78.6million) globally since its release last month.That makes it the highest-grossing R-rated romcom since British classic Bridget Jones’s Baby in 2016 – the latter sequel took $211.9million (£166.6million) worldwide across its run.Meanwhile, Powell admitted in December that he “almost died” filming a nude scene for Anyone But You, explaining that filming on a cliff presented a big safety risk.“You just have to grip it and rip it on a scene like that,” he told Variety.
Dakota Johnson has said that acting on the set of Madame Web, with a high volume of CGI effects, was “absolutely psychotic”.The film is marketed as the fourth instalment in the Sony Spider-Man Universe, and in November, the first trailer for the film was released. Based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name, the movie also stars The White Lotus’ Sydney Sweeney, as well as Emma Roberts and Adam Scott.
Dakota Johnson stars in Madame Web and said that she put her trust in director S.J. Clarkson as filming it was “absolutely psychotic.”
Dakota Johnson is set to become a superhero with the release of Madame Web, but she learned a very real skill while on the set of the movie.
William Earl administrator Johnny Depp is back in the directors chair — complete with his big signature hats — for the first time in decades. Depp is seen directing the cast of the film “Modi” in first look photos that were released from the set. Al Pacino plays a supporting role as real-life French art collector Maurice Gangnat.
Stephen and Robbie Amell are back for the upcoming Code 8 Part II!
Peacock has set May 2 as the premiere date for The Tattooist of Auschwitz, the streamer’s original limited series based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Heather Morris. Additionally, the series will air on Sky Atlantic and NOW in the UK, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Austria and Switzerland on the same day.
EXCLUSIVE: XYZ Films has acquired all U.S. rights to distribute under-the-radar martial arts sci-fi action threequel Skyline: Warpath, written and directed by Liam O’Donnell (Beyond Skyline) and starring Iko Uwais (The Raid Franchise) and Scott Adkins (Undisputed).
according to IMDB’s Box Office Mojo.The Washington Post said the action thriller, starring Jason Statham, has “more zzzzz than bzzzz.”The rom-com “Anyone But You,” which was in third place last week, moved up a notch to second, with $2.1 million in sales.The film stars Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell, who The Hollywood Reporter said “can’t fake the fizz” in the flick, which is based on William Shakespeare’s play “Much Ado About Nothing.”Things soured for “Wonka,” which dropped to third, with earnings of $1.8 million. Its star, Timothée Chalamet, was nominated at Jan.
The trailer for Season 8 of Summer House is finally here — and the summer doesn’t look so fun for anyone this season, especially exes Carl Radke and Lindsay Hubbard!