Marvel moving forward with a solo Black Widow movie
 

Still early stages but Marvel wouldn't leak this news if they weren't going to make it.

http://variety.com/2018/film/news/ma...er-1202643908/

They better do it soon, Scarlett Johanson isn't getting any younger. Pretty soon she'll be too old for the role.

If James Cameron can make more Avatar films with Sigourney Weaver and a new Terminator with Linda Hamilton, anything is possible.

The difference is she has a lot of action scenes and has to remain in tight fit safe. Sigourney Weaver spent most of Avatar sitting on a chair near a computer desk.

Booooo. Black Widow sucks. Scarlett Johannson sucks.

You mean with her voice?

Ah, I see what you're really thinking about there, bucko. :lol:

Even so, she's still a recognizable actress of a certain age who has done some high profile action roles. Schwazenegger still does this stuff, and he's pushing 70.

I'd rather hear Weaver's voice emote and, you know--act--than watch that blank faced piece of cardboard who plays Rey in the new Star Wars movies.

Well. At least they're actually getting around to it, I guess. Years too late and with all the hype that could have accompanied it gone.

I don't know about "sucks", but it still baffles me that Widow was made a big screen Avenger over... pretty much any other female Avenger ever.

We really don't need a Black Widow movie. But if the story is right, it could be good.

I'll become a true MCU fanboy when I hear about a She-Hulk movie or TV series.

Maybe Disney will buy Universal and they'll get the full rights then :roll:

Depends on what they do. If they decide to do a spy thriller, it could be pretty great.

TV series would be most likely if the rights ever got worked out. They could do a fun comedy style thing with her law career and the minor fourth wall breaking. If they just tried to play her as "female Hulk" I think it would work... well, about as well as every time they tried that in the comics.

They would have to make it better than Atomic Blonde, and I don't know how they are going to do that.

If they made it about Bucky and Widow and the Red Room, it'd be pretty awesome.

I'm excited for this. However, I'm hoping it's set in the present and not an origins movie like most people seem to want. Some flashbacks would be okay, but I feel like BW is a character who's mystery is one of the defining parts about her, and having everything explained out exactly takes away from that. Same applies for the Boba Fett movie. That's also the reason I am really not looking forward to Solo, and hoping that the Joker origin movie is cancelled.

This also all depends on where her story goes in IW. I was hoping this would happen between Civil War and IW. Imagine a movie about her being on the run from the law (since she helped Cap and Bucky escape in CW) but then a new threat makes her emerge from hiding and get her back with the Avengers, setting up her in IW. Guess it's too late now.

Yeah, I'd dig that. Hawkeye should be there too, in some capacity.

Oh s***, yeah. I didn't think of that. Atomic Blonde already did the kind of movie you'd want from Black Widow and would be the one it's compared to.

Except nobody really saw Atomic Blonde. And it was a period piece. I think Black Widow will be fine.

And it's fairly easy to imagine how to make a movie better than Atomic Blonde.

Atomic Blonde was pretty dull except for one or two action scenes and then that lesbian sex scene that came out of nowhere. I wasn't even expecting it because I didn't hear about it online and then I was like..."WTF is happening?" It felt like I was watching some kind of porno.

Maybe, maybe not. I know more people who saw Atomic Blonde than people who can remember Black Widow's name. Usually it's "Scarlett Johansson" followed by confusion as to "why do the Avengers even need her or that archery guy?"

It's a pity the Netflix Marvel shows can't crossover, because Widow used to be pretty tight with Daredevil throughout the 70s through to at least the 2000s.

I doubt it could top Wonder Woman, but I'm somewhat interested.

I doubt it, but it doesn't have to compete with Wonder Woman. It's more about finally giving her her own movie, not competing what that failed DCCU.

However I see how tons of DC fanboys are gonna turn this into a Black Widow vs Wonder Woman competition, and should it fail at the box office, you'll see DC neerds dancing in the streets.

I expect it to be as fun as Winter Soldier. I know Cap has superpowers but they aren't as noticeable and flashy as Thor, Hulk or Tony in his suits, but his movies were awesome. I'd expect Widow to have a hell of a thrill ride.

Cate Shortland is set to direct the film: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/he...r_breakingnews

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I never cared for the idea of Black Widow having her own solo movie, to me she is better as a supporting character, in fact at least with a Hawkeye movie we get to see some awesome "Bullseye" like accuracy but with Widow she doesn't bring anything new to the table.

Who wants a Black Widow movie with Scarlett Johanson in 2020? This movie should've come out 5 years ago when the MCU was a lot smaller. I can think of at least ten different female Marvel characters that deserve a movie before her if they really want to chase the Wonder Woman money.

Lady Cylons and I both do; better late than never.

I want a Black Widow movie. We gotta see how she went from being a Russian Spy to becoming a member of Shield.

Also she and Hawkeye had some history together. So I hope Hawkeye is in the movie too.

Yeah, they sort of teased that in Avengers 1, at which time it's like, "Oh, I get it... they must be foreshadowing some big Black Widow/Hawkeye thing for Phase 2."

And then nothing happened.

At this point, eh... I'll see it most likely, unless I'm working a lot and don't find the time. But it's not a priority.

Also Nick Fury will probably be involved. He most likely discovered her. and recruited her to be a part of Shield.

That would've been a cool movie but Scarlett Johnson will has aged 10 years since she did Iron Man 2, how can they make a prequel? Recast?

I think there are other Marvel women that would be better than trying this, they took too long.

They can probably use the de-aging technology to make the actors look younger. The fact Nick Fury is going to appear in the Captain Marvel movie. its no doubt they are gonna do the de-aging to make him look younger in the 90s.

I'd watch it. Literally every MCU movie is top priority, I don't care if they made another Howard the Duck movie. Hell, I'm watching Ant Man and the Wasp tomorrow.

Each solo movie has it's own different feel based on their abilities and backstories. You wouldn't see Thor in WWII and you don't expect magical worlds from Captain America. Hell, I didn't expect the first Ant Man to be more of a heist movie. Black Widow would be an awesome spy movie, and hell, imagine a younger Nick Fury still being a field player.

Emma Watson is reportedly being eyed for a lead role in the film. Having her join the Marvel Cinematic Universe would be great.

https://comicbook.com/marvel/2019/03...mor-lead-role/

I'm all in for that!

I’m actually very interested in this movie, provided it’s given the proper care it needs. We need more spy/espionage based films in general, so if Marvel can do a big budget Black Widow movie I’d be all over it.

I do hope it’s more Metal Gear Solid or Mission Impossible inspired over “gritty female spy uses SEX to GET what she WANTS”. Give me Shadow Moses but with Black Widow.

Dude, Marvel ain't touching "gritty female spy uses SEX to GET what she WANTS" with a I-swear-it's-six-inches pole. Ain't fvcking happening. :tlol:

You’re right. They’d do a PG-13 version and it’ll feel completely off due to self-imposed restrictions. I feel like there’s a pressure on them- with this movie- to do a “grounded” spy movie when they should be doing the opposite.

Yeah, they literally said the movie would be PG-13 a couple of weeks ago.

Not surprising at all, but still disappointing. On the verge of Marvel getting Deadpool and all -- which they insist will continue onward as R under some to be determined banner -- you'd think there would be more openness to explore more adult material with the characters that lend themselves to that sort of thing. Like, I dunno, a f***ing assassin.

Plus, think about it. Iron Man 2 (where she debuted) came out 9 years ago. That means that even if you were 8 years old when you saw that, you'd be 17 now... old enough to see an R-rated Black Widow movie. And it's not like she's been gaining fans with her little cameos of late. I mean, I doubt it.