“Black Widow” is directed by Cate Shortland, making it the first MCU movie tentpole to be solo-directed by a woman director. The Australian filmmaker is best known for movies such as “Somersault,” “Lore,” and “Berlin Syndrome.” The “Black Widow” script, credited to “WandaVision” showrunner Jac Schaeffer and Ned Benson, is set after the events of “Captain America: Civil War” and finds Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow on the run and heading to Russia to confront her past.
“I think we’ve made something very raw and very painful and very beautiful and I think people are going to be really surprised by the outcome of a big action film having that much heart,” Pugh told Variety about the tentpole. “And I know lots of people will be emotional about her because her character had such a hard ending [in ‘Endgame’], but it was special learning from [Johansson], and she’s been doing this for like 10 years in those films. For this to be her film was special. And I got to be there and see how she does stunts and lives it, and it’s so her.” “Black Widow” opens in theaters and streams on Disney+ via Premier Access on July 9. Check out first reactions below.
— Kate Erbland (@katerbland) June 17, 2021
— Erik Davis (@ErikDavis) June 17, 2021
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— Jason Guerrasio (@JasonGuerrasio) June 17, 2021
Start to finish, the movie is great. Excellent surprises, emotional character moments, bad-ass action, and Scarlett Johansson finally gets to pour everything into the role. Director Cate Shortland nailed it. Bravo. pic.twitter.com/sgEkUW63cT — BD (@BrandonDavisBD) June 17, 2021
— Perri Nemiroff (@PNemiroff) June 17, 2021
— Courtney Howard (@Lulamaybelle) June 17, 2021
— Dan Casey (@DanCasey) June 17, 2021
— Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) June 17, 2021
— Umberto Gonzalez (@elmayimbe) June 17, 2021
A true ensemble piece that mixes awesome hand-to-hand combat with reflections on family, free will, finding your place. It’s Marvel does The Americans, laced w/ black comedy. Oh, and all hail Florence Pugh. pic.twitter.com/ANpILzClgx — Joel Meares (@joelmeares) June 17, 2021
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