Since 2010 and perhaps before, fans have been crying out for a Black Widow film. Those calls always seemed to fall on deaf ears though, with Marvel falling further into hot water when the character was blatantly omitted from merchandise for both Avengers films, despite the fact she's easily one of the most popular heroes out there.
There's no denying Marvel have been particularly poor in that area, and while no one is looking for an apology per se, the studio would be wise to acknowledge that Nat hasn't always had it good these last few years, whether that be in the statement announcing the film for good, or with a nod and/or wink from the character herself in the actual film itself.
It might be difficult to do so in the film, depending on when it's set, but there is a way of addressing the fact the character's been overlooked in an organic and timely manner, particularly when Marvel are now playing catch-up with DC after Wonder Woman.
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.
