Trivia
Black Widow
Directed by Cate Shortland · starring Kurt Yue, Olivier Richters and Jordyn Curet
- 7 facts
- 2021
Black Widow: trivia
All 7 facts
- 1
Ninth Time
This will be Scarlett Johansson's ninth time playing Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow.
- 2
Almost villain
André Holland was about to become the villain of the film, but eventually it was O.T. Fagbenle.
- 3
New age but not a new story
This is the first film from the phase 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, after the events of 'Avengers: Endgame' and 'Spider-Man: Far From Home'. Although, the plot won't continue this two movies, being a prequel.
- 4
Almost happen years ago
In 2004, when Black Widow's rights were possessed by Artisan Entertainment/Lions Gate, David Hayter was set to direct a film based on his own script about the character.
- 5
Last tie with Stan Lee
This is the last Marvel movie with Stan Lee credited as executive producer.
- 6
Potential Scarlett's mates
For the role of Yelena Belova, Emma Watson was the front-runner along with Saoirse Ronan, Alice Englert and Dar Zuzovsky. In the end, the role was for Florence Pugh.
- 7
David Harbour's Alexeis
David Harbour plays the character Alexei Shostakov (Red Guardian) in Black Widow and in the season 3 of 'Stranger Things' he plays Jim Hopper, who kidnaps a Russian scientist named Alexei.