‘Black Widow’ Reportedly Considered To Be Marvel Studios’ First R-Rated Film

That Hashtag Show’s Charles Murphy has revealed Marvel Studios may have once considered the Black Widow standalone film set to star Scarlett Johansson as the studio’s first R-rated comic book film.

According to Murphy, the studio had discussions about whether or not to make it an R-rated feature early on in the project’s development.

Cate Shortland (Lore) is set to direct the project centered on the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s most popular female character from a script written by Jac Schaeffer. Schaeffer is best known for writing Olaf’s Frozen Adventure, and the 2009 sci-fi romance TiMER which she also directed.

Plot details remain under wraps, however, the film is expected to feature events that occurred prior to the character’s debut in Iron Man 2. The standalone has the opportunity to explore the widow program which would reveal the origin of Black Widow and how she was molded into the formidable assassin she is known as to audiences today. In the comics, Natasha Romanoff was trained by the Winter Soldier himself, Bucky Barnes played by Sebastian Stan in the films.

What are your thoughts on the idea that Black Widow may have once been the studio’s first R-rated film? Let us know in the comments below! Johansson will next be seen in Avengers: Endgame.

Here is the plot synopsis for Avengers: Endgame:

A culmination of 22 interconnected films the fourth installment of the Avengers saga will draw audiences to witness the turning point of this epic journey. Our beloved heroes will truly understand how fragile this reality is and the sacrifices that must be made to uphold it.

Directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, Avengers: Endgame is expected to star Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Don Cheadle, Tom Holland, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright, Dave Bautista, Zoe Saldana, Paul Rudd, Jeremy Renner, Brie Larson, Josh Brolin and Chris Pratt.

Avengers: Endgame is scheduled to be released in theaters on April 26, 2019. Stay tuned to Heroic Hollywood for the latest news on the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as we learn it.

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