One of the first things that struck director S.J. Clarkson about was that this was a superhero who did not have superhuman strength. And unlike Batman, she couldn91裸聊视频檛 just buy herself some. No, Cassandra Webb has a different kind of power: Clairvoyance.

This, the veteran television director found interesting.

91裸聊视频淚 saw the challenge of clairvoyance and the fact that it didn91裸聊视频檛 necessarily scream action as its biggest virtue,91裸聊视频� Clarkson said in a recent interview with The Associated Press. 91裸聊视频淏ecause then we could explore the fact that you don91裸聊视频檛 need superhuman strength to be a superhero.91裸聊视频�

How does one depict clairvoyance? Well, for that, she turned to the movies, re-watching Nicolas Roeg91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淒on91裸聊视频檛 Look Now,91裸聊视频� Christopher Nolan91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淢emento91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淚nception91裸聊视频� and the Wachowskis91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淭he Matrix.91裸聊视频�

91裸聊视频淚 just sort of went across the board looking at movies that had done that, you know, and some horror. I was trying to find that sort of thrilling, scary space,91裸聊视频� she said.

91裸聊视频淢adame Web91裸聊视频� (currently in theaters) is the first of Sony91裸聊视频檚 Spider-Man spinoffs (including 91裸聊视频淰enom91裸聊视频� and 91裸聊视频淢orbius91裸聊视频�) that is centered on a woman. Clarkson had long admired as an actor and was thrilled to get the chance to direct her.

91裸聊视频淪he has such depth and breadth as an actor. She grounds everything. She finds the nuance and pathos in everything. But she91裸聊视频檚 also very funny,91裸聊视频� Clarkson said. 91裸聊视频淚t was important to me that we didn91裸聊视频檛 sort of, like, take ourselves too seriously. Yes, it91裸聊视频檚 a psychological thriller, but there needs to be moments of levity.91裸聊视频�

Johnson was excited about the prospect too, even if she never thought she would be in a comic book movie.

91裸聊视频淚 just loved that it was about a young woman whose power is her mind,91裸聊视频� Johnson said. 91裸聊视频淎nd I thought that that was really important and inspiring.91裸聊视频�

And, perhaps most importantly, Johnson felt safe under Clarkson91裸聊视频檚 leadership.

91裸聊视频淪he just had everything under control,91裸聊视频� Johnson said. 91裸聊视频淚 didn91裸聊视频檛 worry for a second that it wasn91裸聊视频檛 going to be great. Ultimately, like in the edit or even on set, it91裸聊视频檚 just, she91裸聊视频檚 so detail oriented and she operates on such a high level 91裸聊视频� I just felt really held and I really, you know, trusted her.91裸聊视频�

In Johnson, Clarkson said she found an 91裸聊视频渋ncredible collaborator throughout,91裸聊视频� acknowledging the challenge of having to visually showcase the act of seeing into the future.

91裸聊视频淢any of those scenes that she91裸聊视频檚 in, nothing91裸聊视频檚 happening. It91裸聊视频檚 just her reacting and me saying, this is what91裸聊视频檚 going to happen in the future when we film it, right? It really was a bit like clairvoyance for her in that she didn91裸聊视频檛 actually get to see it,91裸聊视频� Clarkson said. 91裸聊视频淪o to have that sort of partnership in that creative collaboration was imperative and invaluable, and we wouldn91裸聊视频檛 have what we have without it.91裸聊视频�

Clarkson has television credits going back 20 years, to the BBC soap opera 91裸聊视频淒octors.91裸聊视频� A journeyman director, she91裸聊视频檚 helmed episodes of 91裸聊视频淗eroes,91裸聊视频� where she first met a very young Sydney Sweeney, 91裸聊视频淒exter,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淗ouse,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淥range is the New Black,91裸聊视频� 91裸聊视频淪uccession91裸聊视频� and, most recently, all six episodes of Netflix91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淎natomy of a Scandal,91裸聊视频� which she also executive produced. And she91裸聊视频檇 had some superhero experience too with Marvel91裸聊视频檚 91裸聊视频淛essica Jones.91裸聊视频� She91裸聊视频檚 found both times that the 91裸聊视频渞ichness of the comics91裸聊视频� provided her with an extraordinary foundation from which to leap.

91裸聊视频淭his is an origin story,91裸聊视频� Clarkson said. 91裸聊视频淪o for me it was like, how can we get the spirit and the essence of this character, and how can we take the things that we know about her and then work backwards and find out what would make the most interesting, fulfilling story with as much depth and breadth of that character to bring her to where she is today and where we will know that she91裸聊视频檚 going to be in the future.91裸聊视频�

The movie also has some easter eggs for Marvel superfans, including the name of a diner where a crucial showdown happens, and a hat tip to 91裸聊视频淢adame Web91裸聊视频檚91裸聊视频� original creators, writer Denny O91裸聊视频橬eil and artist John Romita Jr.

But for Johnson and Clarkson, the ultimate goal to was to create something fresh.

91裸聊视频淚t feels really fun to be a part of something that91裸聊视频檚 also kind of removed and fresh and a new kind of take on a superhero movie,91裸聊视频� Johnson said. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 so grounded and it91裸聊视频檚 more of like a psychological thriller than what I91裸聊视频檝e seen superheroes do before.91裸聊视频�

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