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S.J. Clarkson is set to direct the feature, which has Dakota Johnson in the lead role, and Emma Roberts and Sydney Sweeney already cast.

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00:00Adam Scott is joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

00:03The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that the actor has jumped on board Sony's Madam Web.

00:08Scott shared the news with his Twitter followers, simply writing,

00:10Very, very excited, followed by three Spider-Web emojis.

00:14Dakota Johnson is set to star in the film as the title character.

00:17Sidney Sweeney and Emma Roberts are also already cast in the project, with S.J. Clarkson set to direct.

00:22Introduced in the 1980 comic The Amazing Spider-Man No. 210,

00:26Madam Web is a clairvoyant mutant who specializes in predicting the future of Spider-themed superheroes like Spider-Man.

00:33Madam Web starring Johnson is part of Sony's growing list of films based on Marvel characters.

00:38The studio has been riding high following the release of Spider-Man No Way Home,

00:41which has grossed $1.9 billion globally, the highest in Sony history.

00:46As for Scott, he recently starred in Season 1 of Severance on Apple TV+.

00:50The show received a 2022 Emmy Awards nomination for Best Drama Series,

00:54and Scott received a nod for Best Actor in a Drama Series.

00:58My name is Mark S., and I have of my own free accord elected to undergo the procedure known as Severance.

01:08For more on this story and the latest movie news, go to THR.com.

01:12For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.