Jason Sudeikis on How Olivia Wilde Helped Inspire His New Apple TV Plus Series (Exclusive)

Ted Lasso is back in the game. Apple TV+ has renewed its Jason Sudeikis soccer comedy from prolific showrunner Bill Lawrence for a second season.

Olivia Wilde is close to landing a deal to direct a top-secret new Marvel blockbuster.After impressing with her critically-acclaimed filmmaking debut Booksmart last year (2019), Wilde has been looking for a big-budget project to sink her teeth into, and it looks like she might have found the perfect job.According to Deadline sources, she’s the frontrunner to take charge of a female-centered new comic book caper, perhaps based on the Spider-Woman character, written by her Booksmart collaborator K

A Vigilante actress Olivia Wilde has seemingly confirmed that she’s working on a Spider-Woman movie! After news broke that the 36-year-old actress/director had teamed up with Marvel to direct and co-write a female-led movie, Olivia took to Instagram to share a photo of her daughter Daisy, 3, wearing a Spider-Man costume. Olivia didn’t specifically say that her Marvel project was Spider-Woman, but she did post a spider emoji on Twitter and now fans think these two clues confirm she’s working on a

Olivia Wilde has closed a deal to direct and develop a secret Marvel film project revolving around a female character in the universe. While not confirmed, it is expected that the story will be centered on Spider-Woman.Sony had no comment.The film will be penned by Katie Silberman with Amy Pascal producing.

Marvel film for Sony.According to Deadline, the project has merely been confirmed as focusing on “a female character in the universe”, but rumours point to a new film about Spider-Woman.Wilde, who made her directorial debut with the coming-of-age comedy Booksmart, confirmed the news on Twitter by posting a spider emoji, fuelling expectations.

Olivia Wilde has dropped a major hint about the Marvel film she is directing, sharing a spider emoji on Twitter to spark speculation it will centre around Spider-Woman.

Olivia Wilde directing a major Marvel film? Wilde seemingly teased her involvement in an upcoming female-focused superhero movie on Wednesday, after she reposted a tweet that mentioned that she had closed a deal to direct and develop an upcoming Marvel film.The article mentioned that, while it hasn't been confirmed, it will be centered on Spider-Woman. Wilde, on her end, retweeted the website's news and simply added a spider emoji -- making fans very excited about her upcoming venture.

Olivia Wilde has seemingly confirmed that she’s working on a Spider-Woman movie!

Still hot off the heels of her tremendous directing debut, “Booksmart”—one of the most accomplished first films in recent memory—actor/director Olivia Wilde has been tapped to direct a Marvel film over at Sony Pictures, meaning one of the characters within Spider-Man’s Spiderverse, or as it’s officially known as, Sony Pictures Universe of Marvel Characters. Update: Deadline now retroactively says, Spider-Woman is believed to be the character, but none of that is official.

Olivia Wilde is reportedly making some Marvel power moves.

Dave McNary Film ReporterOlivia Wilde has signed a deal with Sony Pictures to develop and direct an untitled, female-centric Marvel film project for the studio, sources have told Variety.Representatives for Sony and Marvel had no comment about the project.

“Booksmart” director Olivia Wilde is set to develop and direct an untitled female-centered Marvel film at Sony Pictures, according to an individual with knowledge of the nascent project.Not many details were disclosed, but it’s to be expected that the film would center on Spider-Woman, seeing as Sony has a partnership with Marvel to produce films based on the Spider-Man characters.A spokesperson for Sony declined to commentMore to come…

Also Read: Bill Lawrence on Why This Ted Lasso Is So Nice, How They Decided Which Jokes to RecycleOn the streaming service’s adaptation of the viral NBC Sports sketch, Jason Sudeikis plays Ted Lasso, a small-time college football coach from Kansas hired to coach a professional soccer team in England, despite having no experience coaching soccer.

Nellie Andreeva, Denise Petski On the heels of its breakout series premiere, Apple has given an early season 2 renewal to sports comedy Ted Lasso. The streaming service has ordered a 10-episode second season of the series from Saturday Night Live alum Jason Sudeikis and Bill Lawrence, set to debut next year.Co-written by Sudeikis and Lawrence, Ted Lasso is based on the popular Coach Ted Lasso character Sudeikis played in NBC Sports videos several years ago.

Apple TV+ sports comedy “Ted Lasso.” The series follows Ted (played by show co-creator and “SNL” alum Jason Sudeikis), an American football coach who’s recruited to coach an English Premier League soccer team — despite having little knowledge of soccer or of the UK. Goldstein plays the team’s surly captain, Roy Kent.Goldstein also co-created “Soulmates,” premiering Oct.

Jason Sudeikis and Olivia Wilde’s 3-year-old daughter, Daisy, thinks she’s an expectant mother.“Daisy has matured, she’s 3 almost 4, and she’s in that full-blown pre-nager mode,” the Saturday Night Live alum, 44, told James Corden on The Late Late Show With James Corden. “I got home yesterday and our nanny helped her out … She put her whole head in all rollers, hair rollers.

If 3-year-old Daisy had it her way, her parents Jason Sudeikis and Olivia Wilde would be grandparents already.