Marvel finally determined the film director Black Widow after they reportedly met 70 more filmmakers, who will later work on the film the Russian spy. The director-directed filmmaker is Cate Shortland , who is known through the Nazi drama film Lore . Back starring Scarlett Johansson as a title character, Shortland will direct the Black Widow film with Jac Jacobaher's script.
According to a report from THR , Shortland includes the last candidate to be considered Marvel, besides Amma Asante ( A United Kingdom ), Maggie Betts ( Novitiate ), Melanie Laurent ( Galveston ) and Kimberly Peirce ( Boys Do not Cry ). Although female directors are a priority in this quest, the studio also does not close the door for male directors.
The Shortland election is said to be separated from the intervention of Johansson, who helped encourage the studio to put confidence in the filmmaker from Australia. The reason Johansson did that, because he admired the way Shortland handles the female main character in Lore . The release of the 2012 film, which is flooded with praise, tells of a young woman who guided her cousins, as the Allied forces fought in Germany. Shortland's latest film is Berlin Syndrome (2017), starring Teresa Palmer ( Hacksaw Ridge ).
Black Widow debuted in the Marvel Cinematic Universe by performing in Iron Man 2 . After that, he always appeared in all The Avengers movies, followed by his performance on Captain America: Winter Soldier and Captain America: Civil War . Action and charm of the Black Widow is easy to steal the attention also makes fans wish he made his own films since the last few years. Furthermore, Black Widow confirmed back in Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers 4 .
Johansson admitted, Black Widow is a character who has a wide story of origin. With the background of Black Widow full of stories, Johansson rate there are many stories that can be lifted. Johansson also admitted, this film could have brought the Black Widow back to Russia, or this film could have explored the program underwent Black Widow to be a spy. Although there has been no confirmation about the timeline of the story, THR preach Black Widow film set before the first movie The Avengers (2012).
With the shooting process predicted to roll in 2019, for now the film Black Widow has not specified the release date. To be sure, he will be the second Marvel film that carries the main character of women, after Captain Marvel which will air on March 8, 2019.