Watch This Before You See Black Widow

black widow should have been well into our rear view by now alongside several other mcu phase 4 flicks but the covet 19 pandemic delayed the film leaving us with a big screen drought but now the movie's new release date is finally fast approaching here's everything we know about black widows so far black widow had an original premiere date of may 1 2020 but it was pushed back three times as theaters remained closed across the globe the scarlett johansson lead flick was moved to november 9 2020 then again to may 7th of this year fans were further disappointed when it was announced this march that black widow would be delayed one more time this time to july 9th the movie isn't expected to shift again as things are finally looking up regarding the ongoing global health crisis most theaters in the united states have reopened and mass mandates are being lifted as millions of americans are getting vaccinated for those still feeling unsafe about heading back out to the movies black widow will also be available to stream on disney plus the same day that it's in theaters subscribers to the platform will have to shell out extra cash to watch the movie as it will only be accessible via premiere access for 29.99 black widow is a prequel story for natasha romanov taking place between the events of captain america civil war and avengers infinity war we know that some of team cap are on the run from the united states government at this point in time after steve rogers broke his pals out of the raft prison while natasha was famously on team iron man she eventually found herself in the middle as she aided stephen bucky in their escape from the airport battle in germany unfortunately for her black panther told secretary of state thaddeus thunderbolt ross about what natasha did forcing her to leave the avengers and go on the run then in avengers infinity war we learned that she eventually linked up with steve and sam wilson and the trio helped rescue wanda maximoff and vision at the train station in scotland as for the 2021 film black widow is expected to explore the missing chunk of natasha's life between these two films which eventually sees her join up with steve and sam natasha romanov will link up with some of the most important people from her past in black widow this will include her surrogate family members yelena bulova played by florence pugh molina vostikov played by rachel weiss and alexis shostakov aka red guardian played by david harper from stranger things from the trailers it looks like elena is going to be the biggest supporting character of the bunch serving as natasha's sister who was also trained in the red room elena is a spy just like her sister and she's also gone by the black widow moniker in the modern era of marvel comics many are suspecting pew's character will become a bigger presence in the mcu after black widow given her character's rich history in the comics and due to the fact that she's set to appear in the upcoming hawkeye series on disney plus according to the direct melina and alexi are mother and father figures to the girls but they aren't their biological parents both are also highly trained and skilled in combat which was apparent in the trailers despite alexi putting on a little bit of weight since his glory days but as for what we know about their comic book origins red guardian first showed up in 1967's avengers number 43 where he was the soviet union's answer to captain america weirdly enough he was originally black widow's love interest although that's obviously changed for the film as for vostakov she goes by the name iron maiden in the comics and she made her first appearance in 1983's marvel fanfare number 11 where she was incredibly resentful of black widow's legend and eventually became her sworn enemy there are a few other stars who've joined black widow in some pretty noteworthy roles for example ray winston will portray drakoff a name mcu fans might remember from the avengers when natasha romanov is trying to lure information out of loki while he's imprisoned on the helicarrier can you wipe out that much red drakov's daughter the mention of the name makes natasha go wide-eyed instantly letting viewers know the mystery man is bad news from her past and from the black widow trailers we've learned dracoff is the superior of taskmaster and oversees the notorious red room additionally ot fegbenlei will be playing rick mason someone we assume is pretty important given he was honored with his own character poster for the film rick is one of natasha's only allies and he apparently has a romantic interest in her anything else we can expect from rick in the movie is a mystery but fagbenly commented on the character in an official black widow movie book saying mason is a finder for people who aren't so affiliated with armies like people who are part of the underworld he can find anything you need as well he's had a relationship doing that work for the black widow and they have a bit of a vibe going on there's a sense that there's more to their relationship than it being purely work related so that's always in the mix the talent behind the camera on black widow is just as impressive as the talent in front of it the mcu film is directed by kate shortland who's mostly known for her films berlin syndrome lore and somersault black widow is easily shortland's biggest feature to date given its 200 million dollar budget plus jack shaffer and ned benson make up the writing team of black widow marking the second official mcu project for schaefer the writer famously penned all nine episodes of wand division which was praised by critics and fans alike black widow marks benson's first project with the mcu and it's the newest addition to his rather short hollywood resume the writer is mostly known as the scribe and director of the disappearance of eleanor rigby while we know the aforementioned dracoff is going to be playing an important role in black widow the movie's true villain is taskmaster somehow after leaks and multiple release date changes the identity of taskmaster is still a mystery but fans definitely have their theories on the masked baddies real name who the hell is that guy first appearing in avengers number 196 taskmaster was a former shield agent turned assassin whose birth name was anthony tony masters taskmaster has the ability to mimic any opponent's combat skill which almost always gives him the upper hand in a fight however we're not expecting the black widow taskmaster to be tony masters but rather someone natasha already knows this person appears to be some sort of russian agent who's also in charge of the red room and we're suspecting it's someone we've already seen in the mcu or possibly one of the newcomers we meet in black widow is it rachel vice could it be otf bentley we'll find out soon enough so taskmaster's whole thing is mimicking the moves of other superheroes like this cool spider-man web swing and by watching the trailers we've discovered that the big baddie has been doing his homework in one of the trailers we watched taskmaster wield a bow and arrow kind of like a certain avenger we all know and love he's even got black panther's claws it also looks like he's learned a few moves from captain america with lots of shield work on display taskmaster also mimics a famous natasha move flipping up on one hand and one knee from a supine position how he learned her move is a mystery but natasha definitely has her work cut out for her if she's essentially fighting herself based on the trailers we know thaddeus thunderbolt ross will be showing up in black widow william hurt appeared to be de-aged in his brief trailer appearances which makes sense given the last time we saw him was at tony stark's funeral in avengers end game which was set in 2023 given the timeline of black widow ross will be around seven years younger what exactly his role is in the new movie remains to be seen but he could be trying to track down natasha after the events of captain america civil war tony stark is also expected to make an appearance in black widow based on a report from deadline back in 2019 downey's cameo in the movie is expected to be just that so fans shouldn't expect much of a storyline from the now deceased hero someone else we expect to show up in black widow is contessa allegra defontaine who we met in the falcon in the winter soldier played by julia louis-dreyfus according to vanity fair valentino was first set to appear in black widow but with premiere dates being pushed back due to the cobin 19 pandemic things had to change whether val will appear is still a mystery but we know marvel studios does have big plans for her moving further into the mcu with black widow constantly being delayed over the last year in an effort to keep fans interested marvel studios gave us additional trailers sneak peeks and featurettes all of these were majorly dissected as fans did their best to spot all the easter eggs they could and there were definitely quite a few moments people and objects that stood out in many of the clips we were shown some of which might hint at the movie's biggest reveals one of the cityscape shots in the trailers was that of budapest a famous city in mcu lore that we've never visited before in the franchise the marvel fandom knows the hungarian capital well solely based on comments from natasha romanov and clint barton in the avengers and avengers end game we know the friends have a history in budapest but just what went down between them or whatever mission they might have been on is still a mystery we also get our very first sneak peek at little natasha romanov which saw her alongside a young elena bulova and their adoptive father alexi this was well before the girls went to the red room which we learned about in avengers age of ultron it looks like we might see the terrible moment where the young girls are sent off to be mind controlled against their will eagle-eyed fans have also noticed that a vest yelena belova is wearing in the trailer is the same one we see natasha sporting in avengers infinity war this suggests that black widow could directly lead into the third avengers film with not much time in between the two when it was announced that black widow was going to be a prequel some fans were disappointed since it might not bear any weight in the mcu but remember this is the first movie in phase 4 and you can expect it to introduce us to new characters who will stick around moving forward we are fully expecting elena bulova to be natasha romanov's replacement in the mcu much like we saw anthony mackie become the new captain america in the falcon and the winter soldier we're also expecting a little more backstory on clint barton but still aren't sure about a possible cameo taking us to budapest is almost a confirmation that hawkeye will at least be mentioned in the movie especially if taskmaster has memorized his fighting style this is all a great tease as to what we'll also see in the disney plus hawkeye series and while just a rumor at this point black widow could also very well set up the thunderbolts in the mcu both baron zemo and thaddeus ross have ties to the group of reformed super criminals which is currently led by taskmaster in the comics black widow is going to be so much more than a prequel and fans of the marvel cinematic universe should be extremely excited for the film we've waited far too long to see check out one of our newest videos right here plus even more looper videos about the marvel cinematic universe are coming soon subscribe to our youtube channel and hit the bell so you don't miss a single one

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Length: 10min 29sec (629 seconds)

Published: Wed May 26 2021