Dating back in August 2020, Olivia Wilde was announced to be helming a mysterious Marvel Comics adaptation for Sony Pictures, diving straight into the blockbuster business despite only having one movie to come. its active behind the camera.
Olivia Wilde could be at the head of an adaptation of Spider-Woman!
Obviously that kind of helped Library nearly won unanimous critical acclaim, even ending with a 96% Rotten Tomatoes score despite failing to live up to expectations at the worldwide box office. Wilde’s next effort don’t worry darling It’s also slated for release next September, so chances are it’ll dive into Sony’s Spider-Man universe after that.
Although not much official information has been revealed other than that Wilde will be seen reuniting with Don’t worry honey and Booksmart writer Katie Silberman on the film, but she also teased what to expect during a recent appearance in an interview with Entertainment Weekly.
“I’m just honored to be part of this wave of women coming forward and saying ‘we’re not just going to step in and try to tell this story the way men do, we’re actually going to reframe the stories themselves. And the industry is, as far as I know, really supportive of that. There’s a sea change and it’s because of those decades of pioneering demanding it again and again and again and it’s finally breaking through and I’m very lucky to be here with it.
It has not yet been confirmed, but there is a lot of speculation under the assumption that Olivia Wilde will be revealed as the director of a spider woman adaptation. The sequel to Venom, Venom: let there be carnage and No Way Home has already created enough goodwill for Sony Pictures’ latest stab at a superhero universe, something that Morbius, Kraven the hunter, and whatever Olivia Wilde cooks up hopes to capitalize on.