Black Widow’s directorCate Shortlandhas revealed it’s been more than a year since the movie was fully finished, and that it has remained untouched since.Empire published the revealtogether with a new image for the movie, featuring Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) and Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh) facing each other in what looks like a dramatic moment.
Black Widowwas initially scheduled to release on August 03, 2025. However, due to the pandemic, the movie’s premiere was pushed several times, until itearned a tandem releaseboth in theaters and on Disney+ Premier Acess this July. WhileBlack Widowwas supposed to kickstart Phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the movie will come out after three Disney+ MCU shows have already premiered.
Since every new entry to the MCU connects to a bigger universe, even post-credits scenes are planned to tease future projects, which led fans to wonder if someBlack Widowscenes needed to be tweaked after a delay of more than a year. This is a fair question, especially since the shuffle in the intended release order of MCU productions already resulted in anunexpected cameoinThe Falcon and the Winter Soldierfrom a character that was supposed to be introduced inBlack Widowfirst. However, it seems this is not the case according to Shortland, and we’ll get the same version ofBlack Widowwe would have watched last year, from start to finish.
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Set afterCaptain America: Civil Warbut beforeAvengers: Infinity War,Black Widowwill force Natasha to confront her past, in a long-overdue solo adventure for the heroine.David Harbourplays the Soviet Superhero Red Guardian, while Pugh andRachel Weiszplay other spies who went through the same destructive upbringing as Johansson’s Natasha.Black Widowwill also bring the villain Taskmaster to the MCU, played by an undisclosed actor.
Black Widowhits theaters and Disney+ with Premier Access on July 9.
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