Madame WebNew film Spider-Man Universe from Sony., already in cinemas. The film aims to follow in the footsteps I And Morbius, introducing its fans to new characters. Specifically, the film tells the story Cassandra Webbto whom he gives life Dakota Johnson. He made his comic book debut in 1980, but has never appeared on the big screen until now. Now he’s finally doing it, taking the lead role in his own project. And along with her will arrive three more long-awaited heroines: Julia Carpenter, Anya Hart And Matty Franklin. That is, three versions of Spider-Woman.
Actresses Sydney Sweeney, Isabella Merced And Celeste O’Connor They play these three characters in their teenage version, but still without powers. Thus, Cassandra You must protect them from the evil one Ezekiel Sims. Because Madame Web It focuses on how its protagonist gradually discovers his superpowers of clairvoyance. That is, he can see the future. A challenge for the crew as it is not an ability that manifests itself physically like webs, lasers or the ability to fly.
This is exactly what we talked about with its director. S. J. Clarksonwho gave in an interview Hypertext He told us what the creative process was to bring these abilities to the screen. “This was probably the most difficult part of the film, but also the most exciting. You think about it and say: how will I demonstrate psychic abilities and clairvoyance? Then you think: how is memory remembered?” admits the film’s director. Madame Web.
Madame Web’s powers
“I recently filmed a six-part series on Netflix that was full of flashbacks and flashbacks. I thought about these methods and thought: what if clairvoyance was similar? But obviously it’s a Marvel movie, so there has to be a little more chichi to it,” he adds. Clarkson. To do this, he came up with a way to record Madame Web based on quickly changing the camera lens.
“I wanted to find a way to merge the future and the present, to create these fragmented, non-linear, visceral, impactful moments where we jump into the future and the present. This was the most important thing. We literally used a diopter lens. something that happened in front of the camera that the crew would probably find annoying,” he continues before laughing Tahar Rahimevil actor Ezekiel from Madame Web. When you put this lens on and off, it creates a disorienting effect where you don’t know if you are seeing the present or the future.
“I apologize to Panavision, but I used to move it in front of the camera. And my amazing cast just had to ignore me and keep playing,” he continues. Clarkson with an anecdote. “Lenses turned out to be a wonderful technique that my brilliant editor Lee [Folsom Boyd] and I use both hands to glue and pull it apart,” says the director. She goes on to give an example of how they had to record these sequences, which required a lot of work even in the simplest shots.
“If you think about the scene on the train with Takharthere are two characters, himself [señalando a Rahim] and his superhero version. These are fragmented moments. Everything was recorded two or three times and then played back in the edit. Keeping it in her head and at the same time in a chronology of where everything was, what she was thinking, what she saw, what she felt, what she was going to see… was the biggest challenge. But also the most exciting thing. And we had fun,” says the film’s director. Madame Web“It was crazy, but fun.”
Rahim joins in the reflection, confirming the complexity of filming. “It was very funny. We changed from a suit to a super suit. I was a little confused, but she did it very well: ‘Okay, now let’s do it here.’ And now there. It was fun,” the actor insists. interpreter.
In what universe does the action take place?
One of the moments that raised the greatest expectations Madame Web He knew in which universe the action would take place. Early rumors suggested that the film would take place in the Spider-Man universe. Andrew Garfield. Later it was changed to Tom Holland. And finally, it was announced as a standalone film set in its own universe.
“They sent me a script about this incredible character called Madame Web, which I was incredibly happy about, because it is unique, we have not seen it before. And his abilities were something original. I found the superpower of clairvoyance really exciting. So it became its own thing,” he defends. Clarkson. “There’s also the fact that we had three wonderful young Spider-women and an incredible villain playing Tahar Rahim. For me, it was a gift of a film where I could be free in many ways and give it the life I wanted,” he says.
Debut in superhero films
Rahim is one of the big names included in the cast Madame Web. Actor, winner of the prestigious Cesar Award in 2009 for the film prophet, little by little, is gaining a place in Hollywood. Moreover, he was twice nominated for a Golden Globe for his roles in Mauritanian And in Snake. Now with a new movie USS makes the leap into the superhero genre.
The translator admits that it was important for him to get in touch with history, but there were many ingredients that convinced him to join. Madame Web. “There were a lot of things: superpowers, a super suit, a psychological aspect, the story itself… You don’t want to play a villain in a story that you don’t like. So yeah, everything: the script, the team working with S.J., Dakota and Spider Women. Yes, all this attracted me,” he sums up. Rahim.
Madame Web It has already been released theatrically by Sony Pictures.
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