Dakota Johnson Says She's 'Really Excited' to Join the MCU in 'Madame Web' (Exclusive)

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Dakota Johnson is ready to join the Marvel Universe! The actress sat down with ET's Lauren Zima to discuss her upcoming film, the comedy-drama, but also took a moment to share how excited she is to be starring in the upcoming Sony-Marvel film .

While the actress is of course under strict orders to keep major Marvel secrets to herself, joking, «I can tell you pretty much nothing that isn't already on the internet,» she did admit that, «It's pretty cool to be in the Marvel world, especially with a character that's not so known.»«There's a lot of space for us to make her very cool, and I'm so excited,» Johnson added.In the Marvel comic canon, Madame Web is a clairvoyant mutant, who has served as a mentor to Peter Parker's Spider-Man, as well as several heroes calling themselves Spider-Woman.

She is traditionally depicted as an old woman kept alive via a life support system that resembles a spider web, however, it's not yet known how the upcoming film will adapt the character.«It's always been a dream of mine to do some kind of massive action movie,» Johnson shared. «I always wanted to do, like, a female Indiana Jones… There's something about those movies that you're like, 'Wow, a real human being can do that!'»The actress' role in however,is certainly a bit more grounded.

Johnson stars as a single mom of an autistic daughter, who becomes close with a bar mitzvah party host, played by the film's writer and director, Cooper Raiff.The film, which also stars Leslie Mann, Brad Garrett, Raúl Castillo and more, has earned positive reviews at festivals like Sundance, SXSW and Tribeca, ahead of its Apple TV+ debut on June 17.