Black Widow Movie 2020: Everything We Know
Step aside, boys.
Captain Marvel will be the first female-led standalone film in the MCU, but seasoned Marvel fans have been waiting patiently for the first lady of the Avengers to get her own solo effort. And now it seems those prayers have been answered as a Black Widow movie is on its way for Phase 4.
Scarlett Johansson has starred as Natasha Romonaff in six Marvel films, and is arguably the foundation that holds the Avengers together. Needless to say, the KGB spy-turned-S.H.I.E.L.D. operative is long overdue her own title.
It was recently announced that the film will begin production much earlier than originally suspected. Cameras will roll on February 28th and will take place in two locations: Miami and Croatia.
Making a Black Widow film makes so much sense after the success of DC’s Wonder Woman, and the high anticipation from fans for Captain Marvel.
A Natasha Romanoff film would definitely be something new for Marvel to experiment too, given her background in espionage and lack of superpowers.
Once you start digging there are quite a lot of concrete details, letting us get a solid idea of what Black Widow will look like.
8. Cate Shortland Will Direct The Film Written By Jac Schaeffer
Black Panther and Captain Marvel definitely prove the MCU is committed to the ongoing movement of diversity in Hollywood. Marvel have hired their first female director with Anna Boden for Captain Marvel, and have found their second to helm the story for Natasha Romanoff.
You can tell they're taking this film very seriously, as the studio completed a year and a half search with over 70 female directors before making their choice. The Hollywood Reporter revealed that Australian filmmaker Cate Shortland - who is known for Lore and Berlin Syndrome - finally got the gig.
THR also confirmed Romanoff's spy story has hired a female writer to pen the script. Jac Schaeffer, who got her start with the feature film TiMER, will write Widow's solo endeavour. She is known for writing Olaf's Frozen Adventure and the upcoming gender-swapped Dirty Rotten Scoundrels remake, Nasty Girl.
It should also be mentioned that the film will be shot by Cinematographer Rob Hardy, whose most recent credit is the box office hit Mission: Impossible - Fallout. Marvel have put a solid crew together that sounds promising even before we get to any plot details.
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