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Madame Web spins a psychological thriller within the superhero genre

Star Johnson and director Clarkson wanted to create something fresh
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This image released by Sony Pictures shows Dakota Johnson, left, in a scene from “Madame Web.” (Columbia Pictures/Sony via AP)

One of the first things that struck director S.J. Clarkson about “Madame Web” was that this was a superhero who did not have superhuman strength. And unlike Batman, she couldn’t just buy herself some. No, Cassandra Webb has a different kind of power: Clairvoyance.

This, the veteran television director found interesting.

“I saw the challenge of clairvoyance and the fact that it didn’t necessarily scream action as its biggest virtue,” Clarkson said in a recent interview with The Associated Press.

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