In addition to droppingthe final trailer, Marvel Studios also released a brand newBlack Widowposter today. The film is the long-awaited solo movie forScarlett Johansson’s titular character, who made her MCU debut all the way back in 2010’sIron Man 2. Over the course of the next several movies—especially theCaptain Americasequels andAvengersfilms—Johansson fleshed out this “sexy spy” character into a compelling, tortured individual with “red in her ledger.” Now, at last, we’ll see how that red got there in the first place.
Directed byCate Shortland,Black Widowtakes place primarily after the events ofCaptain America: Civil Warbut also appears to be flashing back to Natasha Romanoff’s time beforeMarvel’s The Avengers. The story finds the character returning to Russia and reuniting with her “family”—Florence Pughis sister figure Yelena Belova,David Harbouris father figure Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian, andRachel Weiszis mother figure Melina Vostokoff.
All are present in this nifty poster, as are a league of female assassins. Indeed, the final trailer hints towards a plot in which the villainous Taskmaster is controlling the minds of female super spies and sicking them on pretty much whoever. Hence why Black Widow needs some help in confronting this particular evil, which has ties to the backstories of all the “family” characters here.
This is a solid poster, and while the design is certainly in lock-step with the Marvel mold—lead character flanked by supporting cast—I do like that the whole thing is done up to reflect the Black Widow logo.
Take a closer look at the newBlack Widowposter below, and for a full look ahead check outour list of every upcoming Marvel movie.Black Widowopens in theaters on May 1st and also starsO.T. Fagbenle,William Hurt, andRay Winstone.
Here’s the official synopsis forBlack Widow:
In Marvel Studios’ action-packed spy thriller “Black Widow,” Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises. Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to bring her down, Natasha must deal with her history as a spy and the broken relationships left in her wake long before she became an Avenger. Scarlett Johansson reprises her role as Natasha/Black Widow, Florence Pugh stars as Yelena, David Harbour portrays Alexei/The Red Guardian, and Rachel Weisz is Melina. Directed by Cate Shortland and produced by Kevin Feige, “Black Widow”—the first film in Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe—hits U.S. theaters on July 06, 2025.
