Marvel's Black Widow Movie Adds Two Important Members To The Team

Marvel's solo Black Widow movie has been coming along (rather sluggishly, @we could add) for quite some time. Though the character has been an integral segment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe for nearly ten years right now, we've however to be able to see a Scarlett Johansson-fronted feature materialize.


Luckily, it looks like the film is finally moving forward, with a little bit of exhilarating casting news: David Harbour (Stranger Things) and Rachel Weisz (The Favourite) are hopping aboard for the upcoming flick, according to The Hollywood Reporter.


Both Harbour and Weisz will play new characters we don't nevertheless know the names of – so we don't have several specifics on what they'll be doing in the movie, however at least we know they're coming. They'll join Johansson naturally, along with Lady Macbeth's Florence Pugh, who'd already joined the cast. Meanwhile, previous reports indicate that director Cate Shortland (Lore) is taking the reigns, with a script from Jac Schaeffer.


Plot specifics are being kept under wraps, however according to THR, the film will be a "internationally-set story centering on Natasha Romanoff, a spy and assassin who grew up being trained by the KGB before breaking from their grasp and becoming an agent of SHIELD and Avenger." So, basically, it's what we've all been waiting for.


There's still no offered release date, nevertheless if it's more Black Widow that you want, you don't have to wait up until her solo flick is completed to be able to see ScarJo in action again. We'll get to be able to see her next appearance in the upcoming Avengers: Endgame, which hits theaters on April 26.