All The Juicy Rumors And Spoilers We Know About Black Widow

After seven outings as Natasha Romanoff, Scarlett Johansson is finally taking the lead in 2020's Black Widow. But what does Marvel Studios have in store for the master assassin? How, exactly, is Johansson leading a new Marvel movie when her character perished in Avengers: Endgame? Here's what we know.

At the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel Studios' Kevin Feige unveiled the closely-guarded details of the Marvel Cinematic Universe's "Phase 4," including official release dates for all of the company's upcoming film and television projects in 2020 and 2021. This announcement included a May 1st, 2020 release date for Black Widow, which shows the company's faith in the character. May is the first month of Hollywood's traditional "Summer Blockbuster" season, where movies go to rake in the big bucks.

It is obvious that opposing studios are trying to steer clear of the Marvel money-making machine, with the release calendar surrounding Black Widow being pretty sparse, outside of counter-programming choices like Trolls: World Tour and the third film in Reese Witherspoon's Legally Blonde film series.

Continuing their trend of making interesting and unexpected directorial choices, Marvel Studios has brought on Cate Shortland to direct Black Widow. Shortland won the gig after a search that had the comic book giant meeting with over 70 potential directors. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the search lasted over half a year and finding a female filmmaker was priority number one.

Shortland eventually booked the highly-sought-after job over other celebrated finalists. One factor that surely worked in Shortland's favor was having Johansson in her corner, as the actress apparently pushed Marvel to hire the director. Johansson is reportedly a fan of Shortland's female-led 2012 drama Lore, a critically acclaimed, award-winning picture that tells the story of a young woman who leads her siblings through Germany in the immediate aftermath of World War II. Keep watching the video to see the Black Widow release date, cast, director and villain!

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