'Madame Web' Star: 'Drastic' Changes Made After Project's Start

Madame Web star Dakota Johnson says the film’s script underwent some “drastic changes” after she signed on to the project. ...

“There were drastic changes” made to the script she told The Wrap with a laugh. “And I can’t even tell you what they were.”

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It’s a revelation that suggests one of two things: The Madame Web script — by director S.J. Clarkson along with Matt Sazama, Burk Sharpless and Claire Parker — was weakened as it got closer to shooting by creatives second guessing the original work. Or, heaven help us, the superhero film was somehow greenlit by a major studio with an even worse script than the one currently being ridiculed.


Ed Morrissey

I'd guess Johnson means the former rather than the latter -- although she praises Clarkson's work on the film. Right now, Madame Web is rocking an embarrassing 17% fresh rating at Rotten Tomatoes from 87 film-critic reviews, and the opening weekend box-office projections are coming in at around $25 million. The film's production budget was reportedly $80 million, and that doesn't count the distribution and promotion costs. Yikes. 

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