Black Widow has had its fair share of delays, but a recent report indicates that this development had zero effect on the film’s core plotline and place in the larger MCU.
Black Widow has now finally settled on a July 2021 release date along with the confirmation that it will have a hybrid release on Disney+ and in theaters.
Black Widow director Cate Shortland told Empire in an interview, that the MCU prequel has been fully furnished and untouched for a year now, confirming that it is just waiting to be shared with audiences.
This latest reveal from Shortland could suggest that the shifting release dates of the MCU’s stacked Phase 4 slate didn’t affect the Scarlett Johansson-led project.
During the film’s first delay in 2020, Variety shared in a report that pushing the release date of Black Widow would not affect the MCU timeline. Now, this latest report echoes Cate Shortland’s statement, thus cementing the project as its own standalone prequel.
Interestingly enough, a former report from Vanity Fair asserted that Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ Valentina Allegra de Fontaine was supposed to debut in Black Widow. Although Shortland’s comment could debunk those claims, there’s always a chance that Val could show up in a post-credits scene since those are added in later parts of post-production.
Black Widow, which is set to showcase the first solo adventure of Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff, will also supposedly mark the final run of the character in the MCU. The forthcoming prequel will be laid in between the events of Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War, a time when Romanoff was on the run because of the Sokovia Accords.
Marketing events for the film have disclosed that the Avenger’s current status will eventually lead to an unexpected reunion with her Russian family. They will unite forces to face off the Red Room, but the appearance of the mysterious and dangerous Taskmaster spells trouble for the team.
Black Widow was initially scheduled to kick off MCU’s Phase 4, but unfortunately, the pandemic derailed that plan. This development led to numerous delays for the film, including a back-and-forth on its release strategy.
There’s no hiding that the MCU’s plans have always been ever-changing, but it seems that Black Widow falls under a rare category—a project to simply say a heartfelt goodbye to a beloved Avenger.
About Black Widow
Black Widow is an upcoming American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is intended to be the 24th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU).
Directed by Cate Shortland and written by Eric Pearson, the movie stars Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff alongside Florence Pugh, David Harbour, O-T Fagbenle, William Hurt, Ray Winstone, and Rachel Weisz.
It will be the first film in Phase Four of the MCU, and was delayed three times from an original May 2020 release date due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Disney confirms Marvel Studios’ Black Widow will release on Disney+ for no extra cost to existing subscribers after its Premier Access release, October 6.
The film follows Natasha Romanoff as she confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises. Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to bring her down, Natasha must deal with her history as a spy and the broken relationships left in her wake long before she became an Avenger.
Source: The Direct
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