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Hollywood Reporter: Cate Shortland will direct Marvel Studios' Black Widow
- Thread starter Neoxon
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I was on-board for the first 3 panels, but everything after that has me completely confused on how the logistics of it works.
It's a prequel set before Avengers 1?
I'm interested. Although, it's odd how the two female-led MCU films are set in the past.
EDIT: I see I'm not the first one to notice that.
I'm interested. Although, it's odd how the two female-led MCU films are set in the past.
EDIT: I see I'm not the first one to notice that.
Cool and if we get to see badass Winter Soldier again as well that's a bonus. Interested to see how the film does.
I have hard time believing that the entire film will be a prequel, especially with Winter Soldier being involved. It makes more sense for a plot like that to tie to the present. It would feel weird to me if there is a prequel story that shows us they had some sort of a relationship without actually seeing the relationship now in some form.
Another option: Marvel has locked down Scarlet and Sebastian for a multi-film deal. Captain America 4 will follow the Black Widow film and feature Bucky in the Cap role, showing us a relationship similar to that of what we got in the comics. The Black Widow film will help set up the context for that.
Also, Scarlet is awesome as Widow. Don't @ me.
Another option: Marvel has locked down Scarlet and Sebastian for a multi-film deal. Captain America 4 will follow the Black Widow film and feature Bucky in the Cap role, showing us a relationship similar to that of what we got in the comics. The Black Widow film will help set up the context for that.
Also, Scarlet is awesome as Widow. Don't @ me.
I wanted to see that Black Panther guy, but apparently he had already gotten a movie
Just make it like that JLaw Russian spy movie but actually good and you nailed it. Or female Bourne.
No, don't make it anything like that JLaw film.
Besides the ballet school and her working as a spy, there wasn't anything about the film that should be emulated. She wasn't even an action spy, just a seductress.
Ah, true. As for myself, I mean, I wanted to see one before the first Avengers movie, that's for sure. Definitely more than Thor. (Although I love Thor now after Ragnarok)
Will that be like, the third MCU movie where females aren't just underwritten love interests? Wow. Marvel is on a roll lately.
Hope it's more of a break from the usual Marvel movies. I would love if they tried to make something more niche and subversive, since she's the last of the original Avengers to get a film (poor Hawkeye and Hulkfallo).
Hope it's more of a break from the usual Marvel movies. I would love if they tried to make something more niche and subversive, since she's the last of the original Avengers to get a film (poor Hawkeye and Hulkfallo).
I think they should try to keep this a lower budget affair (as far a Marvel Studios film goes).
Wow, awesome bold choice.
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I'm surprised ScarJo has time for this project given her busy schedule of stealing roles from minorities
Seriously. Their backstory and character are so much better and more interesting. Also, I wonder how many times Black Widow will do the hurricanrana when fighting because that's pretty much all she does.
That happened a long time ago. Stan is on a nine-picture deal and iirc Scarlett's on an eight-film deal, which this movie would then be the end of. Unless she has reupped again since.
Right, that's what I meant: they've extended their contracts for 2-3 move movies after Infinity War.
This feels like a what...80 mil kinda project? Since it's a prequel I would imagine it could really deal with anything. Probably not very many superpowers on display, maybe some globetrotting spy stuff. Dosen't strike me as all that expensive of a movie.
I can see it being around $100m, which is about the same as what Logan was (and what Solo should have been). Scarlet is a big star and will be getting a very nice paycheck. And Winter Soldier should lend to some more expensive-looking fights.
I truly don't believe this will 100% be a prequel though. And if it is, I think it leads into a Bucky as Cap/Natasha CA4.
Yeah that seems like a modest enough budget for this. It would be interesting to see how it would tie into modern day events. I don't think we are going to hear much about those kinda details for awhile. Outside of a leak that is, ha.
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As others have mentioned, its placement in the timeline does raise some questions as to if Black Widow survives the events of Avengers 4, but perhaps I'm over-thinking it.
quite a lot of nominations for all the stuff she's directed, at least according to her wiki page.
And she's Aussie, so that is only a good thing ;)
And she's Aussie, so that is only a good thing ;)
Sounds interesting but I reeeeaally hope they don't milk the whole prequel idea to death. A few standalones here and there are cool but I think people are invested in the MCU timeline and want to see how it progresses.*
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A4 is likely going to fuck with the timeline anyway though and Feige has made a point to let everyone know that future stories won't be so linear to it. What I do wonder about is if this is their work around for potential A4 deaths? Chris Evans said it's better to get off the ride when you want to instead of being thrown off so while he might die in 4, they could always do a film set between CW and IW later if he wants to do another one. This makes me wonder if BW and Hawkeye are going down in 4.
You mean where she had a totally unconvincing romance with Bruce Banner that came almost completely out of nowhere?
Or the part where she gets kidnapped by Ultron, a subplot which has absolutely no bearing on anything or anyone in the film?
just get satisfaction she's finally playing a white woman again
They had interactions in the original Avengers, and they built it up in Age of Ultron. It was also three years after of the Avengers and things can happen on screen. It's fine.
And maybe your right about the kidnapping, but oh well.