Black Widow (film)

Black Widow is an upcoming superhero film, based on the Marvel Comics superheroine of the same name. The film is a sequel to Captain America: Civil War and a prequel to Avengers: Infinity War. It is the twenty-fourth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the first film of Phase Four. It will be released in the United States on May 1, 2020.

The film is directed by Cate Shortland and stars Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow, David Harbour as Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian, Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova, O-T Fagbenle as Rick Mason, and Rachel Weisz as Melina Vostokoff.

Synopsis
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Cast

 * Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow
 * David Harbour as Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian
 * Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova
 * O-T Fagbenle as Rick Mason
 * Rachel Weisz as Melina Vostokoff
 * William Hurt as Thaddeus Ross
 * Robert Downey, Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man
 * Ray Winstone as a to-be-confirmed character
 * To-be-confirmed actor as Taskmaster

Locations

 * Russia
 * Dubrovnik, Croatia
 * Belarus
 * Red Room Academy
 * Budapest, Hungary

Events
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Items

 * Black Widow's Batons
 * Black Widow's Bite

Vehicles
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Sentient Species

 * Humans

Creatures
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Organizations

 * Red Room
 * S.H.I.E.L.D.

Mentioned
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Production
On February 12, 2014, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige revealed in an interview with Total Film that some developmental groundwork had been done on a potential film featuring Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow, saying: "We start filming the next Avengers film at the end of March. [Black] Widow's part in that is very big. We learn more about her past and learn more about where she came from and how she became in that film. The notion of exploring that even further in her own film would be great, and we have some development work with that."

In August 2014, Nicole Perlman announced that she had written a "pretty in-depth" treatment for the film in 2010/2011, while British director told Vanity Fair in an interview that he wanted to direct the film.

While at Fan Expo Canada on August 31, 2014, Stan Lee revealed that the film may be moving forward.

In an interview with Collider, Johansson revealed that she and Feige had discussed a series of standalone Black Widow films for Marvel.

In January 2016, actor Clark Gregg stated that Marvel should make a Black Widow film; meanwhile, Joe and Anthony Russo wanted to direct the film.

On May 6, 2016, Feige announced to Deadline during a Q/A that Marvel Studios has had a discussion about creating a Black Widow film.

On July 23, 2016, Feige stated that they were committing to do the film and that The Avengers and Avengers: Age of Ultron director Joss Whedon was open to directing the film.

In February 2017, Johansson told Total Film Magazine while talking about her film  that "timing" was key to making the film a reality.

In October 2017, Taika Waititi told i09 that he would like to direct the film as a comedy.

On January 10, 2018, it was announced that the film was in early development, with Jac Schaeffer being hired to write the script.

In an interview in February 2018, Chris Evans confirmed that the film was in development.

On April 26, 2018, it was reported that Marvel Studios was searching for a director for the film and had been meeting with filmmakers such as, Chloé Zhao, , , and.

On May 2, 2018, it was reported that Marvel Studios was still searching for a director for the film and had been meeting with more than 65 directors.

On June 20, 2018, it was reported that Cate Shortland,, and were being eyed by Marvel Studios to direct the film.

On July 12, 2018, it was revealed that Cate Shortland was chosen to direct the film.

On November 30, 2018, it was reported that filming would start in 2019 for a potential release in 2020.

On February 6, 2019, Production Weekly listed that filming was expected to begin in June in the and wrap in September.

On February 15, 2019, Collider reported that Ned Benson had been hired to rewrite the script.

On March 18, 2019, Variety reported that Florence Pugh had entered negotiations to star in the film.

On April 3, 2019, David Harbour and Pugh were cast in the film, while Rachel Weisz entered negotiations to star. The same day, it was reported that filming would begin on June 3, 2019, and would last until September. A week later, O-T Fagbenle was cast in an undisclosed leading role.

In May 2019, it was revealed that Johansson would serve as a producer on the film.

On May 28, 2019, it was reported that filming had began on in Norway.

In June 2019, it was announced that Ray Winstone had joined the film.

On July 20, 2019, at San Diego Comic-Con 2019, the cast was revealed and Kevin Feige announced that the film was scheduled to hit theaters on May 1, 2020.

On October 2, 2019, it was reported that William Hurt would reprise his role as Thaddeus Ross in the film.

On October 7, 2019, it was reported that filming had wrapped and post-production had begun.