Everything You Need to Know About Black Widow Movie (2021): Jun. 29, 2022 - set film release to Disney+ - Movie Insider (original) (raw)

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Who's Involved:

Florence Pugh, Scarlett Johansson, Ray Winstone, Rachel Weisz, Kevin Feige, William Hurt, Ned Benson, Olivier Richters, O-T Fagbenle , David Harbour, Jac Schaeffer, Cate Shortland, Michelle Lee

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Rating Reason: intense sequences of violence/action, some language and thematic material

Runtime: N/A

Language: English

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Plot: What's the story about?

Following the events of 2016's Captain America: Civil War, Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) finds herself alone and forced to confront a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past. Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to bring her down, Romanoff must deal with her history as a spy and the broken relationships left in her wake long before she became an Avenger.

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Production: What we know about Black Widow?

Key Facts

  1. Florence Pugh will play a spy on the same level as Romanoff (Hollywood Reporter, 3/18/19).
  2. Directors Cate Shortland, Amma Asante (Belle) and Maggie Betts (Novitiate) are the top three contenders to helm the film (Deadline, 6/20/18).
  3. According to Chris Evans, who plays Captain America, Black Widow's storyline in The Winter Soldier revolves around "her coming to terms with her history, that she's been a spy, and spies aren't necessarily trustworthy".
  4. Based on the Marvel Comics property.

Filming Timeline

  1. 2021 - April: The film was set to Completed status.
  2. 2019 - December: The film was set to Post-Production status.
  3. 2019 - June: The film was set to Production status.

    Now filming in London.

  4. 2019 - February: The film was set to Development status.

    Ned Benson will rewrite the script.

  5. 2018 - January: The film was set to Development status.

    Jac Schaeffer is on-board to write the script. Variety reports, "[the project is] still very early development as the film has no greenlight".

  6. 2014 - October: The film was set to Concept status.

    Marvel chief Kevin Feige said in late October 2014 there are no plans for a stand-alone Black Widow film, but that Scarlett Johansson's character will continue to be featured prominently in the other Marvel films.

  7. 2014 - February: The film was set to Development status.
  8. 2012 - April: The film was set to Concept status.

    Disney has no scheduled plans for a stand-alone movie

  9. 2010 - September: The film was set to Development status.
  10. 2010 - September: The film was set to Announced status.
  11. 2010 - September: The film was set to Development status.
  12. 2010 - September: The film was set to Announced status.

Q&A Asked about Black Widow

Jul. 22, 2014

When was Black Widow born?

Sep. 8, 2020 1984

Oct. 19, 2012

Will the story between Black Widow and Hawkeye be in the movie?

Aug. 20, 2013

Will Hawkeye/Clint Barton be in it?

Dec. 20, 2014

Is this a Marvel-branded movie?

Jan. 24, 2020

Who is Black Widow's lover?

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