"Spider Lady" entered the filming process, Emma Roberts and Dakota Johnson entered the starring cast, and THR critic Wesling commented on the work. Weslin said: "The creative scope of 'Spider Lady' is very small, Sony is fully responsible for the creation of this series, and this studio will not open up the creative space of Marvel characters." "If the production company for 'Spider Lady' is Disney, Weslin thinks the scope of the film is OK, but Sony does not have such a large layout, and the scope of the series is very small. Weslin worries that "Spider Lady" may be boring, and of course the film may also follow the path of "Eternals" - such works are well-made, visual and auditory very atmospheric, but the ratings of these films are not up to standard, because they lack novelty and scope in their creation.
Weslin also commented on the cast of "Spider-Lady" - Dakota is suitable for "Doctor Strange", and the actor's identity in the superhero series is suitable for supporting roles, but her role as the protagonist Cassandra Webb in "Spider-Lady" has a sense of contradiction. In Weslin's view, Dakota belongs to the traditional actress, and her appearance makes people feel "weak and beautiful". Thirty or forty years ago, as long as her acting skills were strong, she could become the protagonist of the big hit series, but she could not be the protagonist in today's film industry. This type of actor is suitable for Doctor Strange, a series that not only makes people feel thrillers, but also shows fans a lot of absurd things, similar to the ideas conveyed by Forrest Gump. Since Dakota wanted to gain a foothold in the cosmic film, Weslin suggested that she play a supporting role in the Doctor Strange sequel, and she would be able to balance the aura.
Many people mistakenly think that "Spider-Woman" is a derivative series of "Spider-Man", and when many media reports on this work, some reporters use the word "Spider-Man's sequel", which is obviously misunderstood by everyone. In the comic book world, the character debuted in The Amazing Spider-Man, and there is still some relationship between the two. However, on the big screen, "Spider-Lady" has nothing to do with any "Spider-Man", and the plot and content are basically not related, so in Weslin's view, Clarkson can have a broader creative space. Clarkson is a new generation of female filmmakers, and in her own words, the day when the gender of female directors is not noticed, this is when Hollywood is truly equal. "Love Core" is her masterpiece, although this is a TV series, but this work can be seen that Clarkson's pattern is very large.
Why, in Weslin's opinion, once Clarkson directed the superhero series, her creative scope would be very small? And her pattern can't be reflected? Weslin explained that Sony has a lot of restrictions on creators, and when the film industry and Disney had copyright entanglements, directors and screenwriters who had worked with these two companies said that although these two films are old Hollywood studios, Disney's thinking is more open, they can accept new things, but also try to lead the trend. Sony is a lot like Warner in this regard — they're very conservative and sometimes even a bit rigid. "Spider Lady" debuted on the big screen, Sony naturally did not dare to take risks in the scope of the work, and the author (watching the film with smugness) also felt that the direction of the film was very strict, and there was almost no room for development.
Looking at Sony's film works at this stage, the box office of "Uncharted Sea" is extremely dusty, but the quality of this film is high, mainly reflected in the acting skills of the actors and post-production, and the scope of pre-creation is quite small. It can be seen that "Spider Lady" itself has no popularity basis, after all, this is not a derivative work like "Doctor Strange", and the scope of creation is certainly very small. So Weslin believes that the creative scope of "Spider Lady" is very small, and it is difficult for the director team to break through the limitations of Sony's works. Some have questioned Wesling's view that Cassandra Weber is a paralyzed patient herself, and the actor is of course weak once. If Sony finds a strong female hero, there is a sense of discord. Why, in Weslin's view, Dakota doesn't fit the layout of "Spider-Lady", but instead fits "Doctor Strange"?
Although Cassandra Weber is a sick character, this character needs to support the overall direction in the comic book movie. Obviously, Dakota is still a weak character on the inside, and the inside of "Spider Lady" is very strong, and the pattern of the two sides does not match. In Weslin's view, Dakota had a hard time jumping out of the feel of a small work like "The Little Assistant of the Queen of Heaven". In the cosmic film, Weslin suggested that she first find a work that could play a supporting role, and if the third series of Doctor Strange came out, Dakota could consider it. So, Dakota is a good fit for Doctor Strange.