Black Widow Movie: 10 Things It Must Include

So... what DID happen in Budapest?

by Ewan Paterson
Avengers Infinity War Black Widow
Marvel Studios

That's right folks, it's finally happening: Black Widow is finally getting their own film, almost eight years on from those initial calls from fans for one to happen.

It's been a long wait, and an unnecessarily long one at that, but the Black Widow solo film everyone's been waiting for moved a step closer to production last week with the announcement that Jac Schaeffer - of Blacklist fame - is writing the script. Nothing is known about the film other than the fact that Scarlett Johansson will reprise her role as the title character; it could be a sequel, prequel, or even something else entirely.

Irrespective of whatever path Marvel choose to take with the film, there are a few things that it needs to include. Of all the characters in the MCU Nat's past is the one most shrouded in mystery, and while Marvel have divulged the occasional detail here and there, it's clear that she's in major need of some exploration. Add to that the fact that Scar Jo's been fantastic in the role, and you have as strong a case as any for a solo outing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, one that's remained the same for the last eight years.

With a chequered past and an undetermined future, Natasha Romanoff looks set to command the most exciting Marvel movie in years. But what should the studio look to include?

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WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well. In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.