Olivia Wilde to direct female-centered Marvel movie at Sony
The movie will center around the story of Spider-woman
'The Girl Next Door' actress and activist Olivia Wilde is set to direct an untitled movie which revolves around a female character in the universe.
According to reports by Deadline, the movie is expected to center on Spider-Woman.
The film will be penned by Katie Silberman with Amy Pascal producing. Rachel O'Connor will exec produce.
The Spider-Woman character has actually been the alter ego of several characters in the Spider-Man timeline over the years including Gwen Stacy, Mary Jane Watson and Jessica Drew, who was the first to sport the costume in the late 1970s.
Sony is also developing Black Cat and Silver Sable movies and is clearly making the effort to diversify the universe.
