Marvel’s Black Widow Movie Adds ‘Fighting With My Family’ Star Florence Pugh
With the exception ofSpider-Man: Far From Home, we’re still mostly in the dark about the plans Marvel Studios has afterAvengers: Endgame. There have been rumblings about movies adapting lesser known Marvel Comics characters such asThe EternalsandShang Chi, and James Gunnwas just brought backforGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.Sequels have also been assumed for the likes ofBlack PantherandDoctor Strange, but we have no solid idea of when these movies will arrive.
However, it sounds like the first one out of the gate could be the long-desiredBlack Widowmovie starringScarlett Johansson. Fans have been clamoring for the SHIELD agent named Natasha Romanoff to get her own movie since the character debuted inIron Man 2, and now the cast is starting to fill out around the lead character.Fighting with My FamilystarFlorence Pughis currently in talks to to join the Black Widow movie cast.
Varietyhas news on Florence Pugh in talks to join the Black Widow movie cast. But since this is Marvel Studios we’re talking about, and they’re going to be tight-lipped on their plansuntil after the releaseofSpider-Man: Far From Home, we know literally nothing else other than the fact she’ll be appearing in the movie.
The secrecy surrounding the future of projects at Marvel Studios also keeps us from knowing exactly what the Black Widow movie will entail as far as the story is concerned. That includes the time period in which the movie will be set. If Black Widow survives the events ofAvengers: Endgame, then the movie could take place after. However, her survival doesn’t guarantee the movie taking place after those events either. After all,Captain Marveljust took place in the 90s, and we might see a story that fills in the gaps of Black Widow’s past, perhaps involving the time she spent working with fellow SHIELD agent Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner).
There’s a chance that the casting of Florence Pugh could provide a hint as to when the movie will take place. Pugh is a fairly young actress at just 23 years old, which is 11 years younger than star Scarlett Johansson. So there’s always a chance Pugh could be playing some kind of foil for Black Widow to go up against, maybe a fellow assassin. Then again, she could also be some kind of recruit that Black Widow trains, making her an ally. She could even be a recruit who turns against Natasha. But these are all just simple, blind guesses.
What we do know about theBlack Widowmovie so far is thatCate Shortland(Berlin Syndrome, Lore)has been hired to direct, and she’ll be working from a script by up and coming writerJac Schaeffer. The script was also recently said to be getting a polish fromThe Disappearance of Eleanor RigbyscribeNed Benson. As of now, it’s expected that cameras will roll before the end of the year,possibly as early as this June.
We’ll be paying close attention to whatever Marvel Studios has planned for the next era of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, so stay tuned for all the latest updates on Black Widow and all the forthcoming movies.
