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Scarlett Johansson’sBlack Widowwill be more serious than other MCU cinema . Marvel Studios is kicking off its Phase 4 with the long - overdue standalone focused on Natasha Romanoff . mastermind by Cate Shortland , the movie take place in the two years betweenCaptain America : Civil WarandAvengers : Infinity Warto work around the quality ’s tragical end inAvengers : Endgame .
Black Widowwill be a more personal story as it deals with Nat ’s previous life before she becomes a SHIELD secret agent , and then finally an Avenger . Introducing the populace to new characters who roleplay a pivotal role in the graphic symbol ’s retiring life as a Russian spy , lover will learn more about her say first kinsfolk compose of David Harbour ’s Alexei Shostakov , aka Red Guardian , Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova , Rachel Weisz as Melina Vostokoff . They ’ll team up up against the mystical villain only known as Taskmaster whose real identity is still tightly under wrap .
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Other specific plot of ground details forBlack Widoware still shrouded in silence , but Shortland reveals in a unexampled characteristic withTotal Film(viaGames Radar)that the film will be more serious than previous MCU picture show . According to the managing director , this was bear out of Natasha ’s deficiency of superpowers , and so throughout her life , she had to lean on utter moxie and determination which will be amply highlighted in the project :
She ’s the only character that does n’t have great power . We saw that as a strength , because she always has to dig really deep to get out of sh - t billet .
by from that , Black Widowwill also deal with the Time ’s Up and Me Too movements , which both take on the systemic abuse of charwoman in all forms . 2015’sAvengers : Age of Ultronteased Natasha ’s horrific experience being trained in the Red Room , including her undergo a forced hysterectomy . Since then , it was never tackle again in the MCU , but with the novel film directly dealing with the Black Widow Program , it could further let out not only Nat ’s woe , but also Yelena and Melina , who also came from the same breeding honorary society .
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Source : Total Film ( viaGames Rader )
