As Hollywood continues to grapple with the global coronavirus pandemic, studios are doing their best to continue with film development and production. One particularly promising development is happening at Sony, as the studio looks to be developing another movie for their Marvel characters universe.

According to Variety, Sony Pictures has tapped television director S.J. Clarkson to come up with a Sony Marvel movie that will center on a female character. While the studio itself has refused to comment, Variety says an insider has told them that the film may be centered around the character Madame Webb.

Madame Webb is an interesting choice to center a movie around, as the character suffers from a disease called myasthenia gravis that requires her to be constantly connected to a life support system that resembles a spider web. Variety also quotes sources as saying that this Madame Webb project could still turn to something else, with a possibility of Amy Adams or Charlize Theron taking the lead role.

Tapping S.J. Clarkson to develop this female-centric female is also an inspired choice. As noted by The Hollywood Reporter, Clarkson has directed a female-led superhero story before, specifically Netflix’s original Marvel series, “Jessica Jones.” She has also directed episodes of Showtime’s “Dexter” as well as HBO’s “Succession.”

This untitled female-centric Marvel movie could be a first for Sony Pictures if it does not meet the same fate as the “Silver & Black” movie that was being developed by Gina Prince-Bythewood. Unfortunately, that movie did not move forward at Sony.

If the movie moves forward, it will be joining the other Marvel films Sony has in line. On Mar. 19, 2021, Sony Pictures will be premiering “Morbius,” while the sequel “Venom: Let There Be Carnage” will premiere on June 25, 2021. The third Spider-Man film will be on Nov. 5, 2021.

The film industry certainly needs tentpoles like superhero films as the industry as a whole has been hit hard by the global coronavirus pandemic. Due to moviehouse closures brought about by the coronavirus during the month of March, the North American box office suffered a loss of $600 million. On top of that, the global film industry is projected to lose $5 billion because of the closure of moviehouses in huge markets like South Korea and Japan.

Having these films premiere next year is also an optimistic decision, as coronavirus infections continue to rise around the world. According to the May 20 situation report from the World Health Organization, there are now 4,789,205 confirmed COVID-19 cases around the world. The number of deaths caused by COVID-19 is now at 318,789 people worldwide.

Meanwhile, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention puts the number of confirmed cases in the United States at 1,528,235 people. There are now 91,664 people that have died from COVID-19 in the United States.