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S.J. Clarkson

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S.J. Clarkson
'Madame Web' stars Dakota Johnson, Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, Celeste O'Connor, and writer/director/executive producer S.J. Clarkson reveal surprising inspirations for their thriller based on Marvel's Spider-Man comic books. The filmmaker looked to Wong Kar-wai's '2046' and 'In the Mood for Love' as well as Nicholas Roeg's 'Don't Look Now' for visual inspiration, while Johnson cites the Tom Cruise and Emily Blunt action-thriller 'Edge of Tomorrow' as a film she watched to get into the same headspace for 'Madame Web.' Plus, Sydney Sweeney sounds off on a close encounter with a spider on 'Anyone But You.'
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S.J. Clarkson is known for Madame Web (2024), The Defenders (2017) and Life on Mars (2006).
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      • 1 win & 6 nominations total

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    Dakota Johnson, Tahar Rahim, Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, and Celeste O'Connor in Madame Web (2024)
    Madame Web
    4.0
    • Director(as SJ Clarkson)
    • 2024
    Charlie Cox, Krysten Ritter, Mike Colter, and Finn Jones in The Defenders (2017)
    The Defenders
    7.2
    TV Mini Series
    • Director(as SJ Clarkson)
    Life on Mars (2006)
    Life on Mars
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Director(as SJ Clarkson)
    Krysten Ritter in Jessica Jones (2015)
    Jessica Jones
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Director(as SJ Clarkson)

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    Director

    • Unaired Game of Thrones Prequel Pilot
      • Director
      • Completed
      • TV Movie
    • Dakota Johnson, Tahar Rahim, Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, and Celeste O'Connor in Madame Web (2024)
      Madame Web
      4.0
      • Director (as SJ Clarkson)
      • 2024
    • Sienna Miller, Rupert Friend, and Michelle Dockery in Anatomy of a Scandal (2022)
      Anatomy of a Scandal
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Director (as SJ Clarkson)
      • 2022
    • Kieran Culkin, Alan Ruck, Brian Cox, Matthew Macfadyen, Jeremy Strong, Nicholas Braun, and Sarah Snook in Succession (2018)
      Succession
      8.8
      TV Series
      • Director (as SJ Clarkson)
      • 2018
    • Billie Piper, Nicola Walker, Carey Mulligan, Ahd, Nathaniel Martello-White, and Jeany Spark in Collateral (2018)
      Collateral
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Director (as SJ Clarkson)
      • 2018
    • Charlie Cox, Krysten Ritter, Mike Colter, and Finn Jones in The Defenders (2017)
      The Defenders
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Director (as SJ Clarkson)
      • 2017
    • Helena Bonham Carter, Faye Marsay, Ethan Rouse, and Harry Webster in Love, Nina (2016)
      Love, Nina
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • Director (as SJ Clarkson)
      • 2016
    • Bobby Cannavale in Vinyl (2016)
      Vinyl
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Krysten Ritter in Jessica Jones (2015)
      Jessica Jones
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Director (as SJ Clarkson)
      • 2015
    • Dig (2015)
      Dig
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • Director (as SJ Clarkson)
      • 2015
    • Kate Mulgrew, Natasha Lyonne, Selenis Leyva, Laura Prepon, Taylor Schilling, Uzo Aduba, Dascha Polanco, and Danielle Brooks in Orange Is the New Black (2013)
      Orange Is the New Black
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2014
    • Jamie Bell in TURN: Washington's Spies (2014)
      TURN: Washington's Spies
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Director (as SJ Clarkson)
      • 2014
    • Toni Collette and Dylan McDermott in Hostages (2013)
      Hostages
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Demián Bichir and Diane Kruger in The Bridge (2013)
      The Bridge
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Director (as SJ Clarkson)
      • 2013
    • Vera Farmiga and Freddie Highmore in Bates Motel (2013)
      Bates Motel
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Director (as SJ Clarkson)
      • 2013
    • Anjelica Huston, Debra Messing, Jack Davenport, Christian Borle, Leslie Odom Jr., Jennifer Hudson, Katharine McPhee, Megan Hilty, Jeremy Jordan, Krysta Rodriguez, and Andy Mientus in Smash (2012)
      Smash
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2013

    Writer

    • Dakota Johnson, Tahar Rahim, Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, and Celeste O'Connor in Madame Web (2024)
      Madame Web
      4.0
      • screenplay
      • 2024
    • Yunjin Kim, Rochelle Aytes, and Jes Macallan in Mistresses (2013)
      Mistresses
      7.1
      TV Series
      • based on the UK television series created by
      • 2013–2016
    • Orla Brady, Shelley Conn, Sarah Parish, and Sharon Small in Mistresses (2008)
      Mistresses
      7.6
      TV Series
      • creator
      • co-creator
      • 2008–2010

    Producer

    • Dakota Johnson, Tahar Rahim, Sydney Sweeney, Isabela Merced, and Celeste O'Connor in Madame Web (2024)
      Madame Web
      4.0
      • executive producer (as SJ Clarkson)
      • 2024
    • Cristin Milioti in Made for Love (2021)
      Made for Love
      6.9
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2021–2022
    • Sienna Miller, Rupert Friend, and Michelle Dockery in Anatomy of a Scandal (2022)
      Anatomy of a Scandal
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Billie Piper, Nicola Walker, Carey Mulligan, Ahd, Nathaniel Martello-White, and Jeany Spark in Collateral (2018)
      Collateral
      6.8
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2018
    • Charlie Cox, Krysten Ritter, Mike Colter, and Finn Jones in The Defenders (2017)
      The Defenders
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer (as SJ Clarkson)
      • 2017
    • Helena Bonham Carter, Faye Marsay, Ethan Rouse, and Harry Webster in Love, Nina (2016)
      Love, Nina
      7.2
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2016
    • Krysten Ritter in Jessica Jones (2015)
      Jessica Jones
      7.8
      TV Series
      • executive producer (as SJ Clarkson)
      • 2015
    • A Week in the West End
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 2002

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    How 'Edge of Tomorrow' and Wong Kar-wai Inspired 'Madame Web'
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    How 'Edge of Tomorrow' and Wong Kar-wai Inspired 'Madame Web'
    "House of the Dragon" Rises From Ashes of "Game of Thrones" Prequels
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    "House of the Dragon" Rises From Ashes of "Game of Thrones" Prequels
    "House of the Dragon" Rises From Ashes of "Game of Thrones" Prequels
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    "House of the Dragon" Rises From Ashes of "Game of Thrones" Prequels
    Meet the Ladies Leading "Game of Thrones" Prequel
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    Meet the Ladies Leading "Game of Thrones" Prequel

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