Black Widow might not have much in common with Peter Parker save for the Spider motif, but it's a pairing that shouldn't be dismissed out of hand. Natasha Romanoff has always been fond of a globe-trotting adventure (or several), and though the character will also be getting her own solo movie too, having her star in Spidey's next outing could make for a fun subversion of expectations.
The pair have crossed paths on countless occasions before in the comics, dating all the way back to when Natasha was working with Daredevil during the seventies. In the years since, chance encounters involving Widow and Spidey have only increased, with multiple stories in the suitably titled "Marvel Team-Up" having spotlighted the pair caught up in various schemes and scenarios.
It's a slightly left-field pick, especially since Natasha's fate is still to be determined ahead of the fourth Avengers. Her touted solo film could end up being a prequel, even if an appearance in Spider-Man would make a whole load of sense too.
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.
