Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow has been a key part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe since the movies began. Still, while the movies' male heroes piled up solo movies, Natasha Romanoff was left to co-star in other characters' movies – until now. Well, after the coronavirus-induced delay is over, anyway.
When the movie gets here, it will put the spotlight firmly on Natasha Romanoff, and her mysterious past life as an assassin trained by the Russian government. As the dust settles on the universe-changing events of Avengers: Endgame, this is the first film to emerge from the MCU’s Phase 4. Returning us to the aftermath of Civil War, the Black Widow movie is seeing in the dawn of a new era alongside Doctor Strange and Black Panther sequels, and new properties like The Eternals and Shang Chi.
Here's what you need to know about the Black Widow movie release date, trailer, cast, and how it fits into the wider Marvel Cinematic Universe timeline. Spoilers for older MCU films follow.
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Black Widow release date: delayed to November 2020
The Black Widow movie was originally set for release in the UK and US on May 1, 2020, but then the worldwide spread of coronavirus led to the shuttering of theaters, so Disney and Marvel have pushed the film back to November 6, 2020.
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The House of Mouse had already delayed Mulan, The New Mutants, and Antlers, but initially paused before holding back on a big-budget Black Widow movie. It wasn't long before the confirmation of the Black Widow delay followed, but it's encouraging that we now have a firm new date to look forward to.
Black Widow trailer: all five featurettes
Above, you can watch the final Black Widow trailer, which shows us more of the Taskmaster's plan: he's using the Red Room where Natasha was trained to control agents.
The first Black Widow movie teaser debuted in early December 2019. It opens with a montage of Romanoff staring into a mirror and scenes from previous MCU movies. “I used to have nothing. But then I got this job. This family. But nothing lasts forever,” she says in a voiceover. Those lines encapsulate the main themes of the trailer, which focuses on the character’s origins, and the notion of family.
We see Romanoff meeting a returning William Hurt as Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross – could this be where the Russian agent is persuaded to defect to the United States? – and also Florence Pugh’s Yelena Belova, an operative with similar skills to Black Widow, who Romanoff describes as “sis”. Biological sisters, or spiritual? We’ll have to wait and see…
“We have unfinished business,” Black Widow continues. “We have to go back to where it all started.” Cue assaults on military bases (apparently from her past), scenes of bonding with former colleagues Red Guardian (Stranger Things’ David Harbour) and Melina (Rachel Weisz), and Romanoff in a new-look white suit. We also get a first glimpse at Taskmaster, widely believed to be a major villain in the movie.
