Dakota Johnson who became a massive sensation following the Fifty Shades of Grey franchises all set to play a superhero avatar in her next by collaborating with Sony. As per reports, the actress will play Madame Web in Sony's upcoming Spider-Man spin-off. The film will be centred around her character who has previously appeared in the comics in the 1980s The Amazing Spider-Man.

According to reports S.J. Clarkson is set to direct the feature, which is part of Sony’s calendar of films based on Marvel characters. As for details of who Madame Web is in the Marvel universe, the character is a mutant who specializes in predicting the future of Spider-themed superheroes. She has also served as a mentor to Peter Parker's alter ego and also generations of heroes calling themselves Spider-Woman.

Madame Web in the comic book world is depicted as a blind, paralyzed old woman. It's not clear yet, how Johnson's character will be presented in the film. The film's script is being penned by writers Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless, who have previously written Morbius starring Jared Leto which is slated to release on April 1, 2022.

On the other hand, Sony's upcoming superhero projects include, Morbius, the film starring Jared Leto is waiting for release. The story revolves around, Biochemist Michael Morbius who tries to cure himself of a rare blood disease, but when his experiment goes wrong, he inadvertently infects himself with a form of vampirism instead.