Marvel Studios Rumored To Be Moving Forward With ‘Black Widow’ As First R-Rated Film

A new rumor suggests Marvel Studios will indeed make the Black Widow standalone film starring Scarlett Johansson its first R-rated feature film.

Earlier this month, That Hashtag Show’s Charles Murphy reported Marvel Studios considered the Black Widow standalone film to be the studio’s first R-rated film earlier in its development. With the film set to go into production soon, a new rumor suggests this is actually happening as the studio is indeed moving forward with this idea. According to a Blind Item revealed on Hollywood gossip blog Crazydaysandnights, the film will serve as an experiment for Marvel Studios as their first foray into R-rated comic book films.

Production on the project is expected to begin next month. Cate Shortland (Lore) is directing the standalone film centered on the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s most popular female character played by Johansson 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. 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 Black Widow being Marvel’s first R-rated film? Do you think the film will explore the widow program? 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.

Source: Crazydaysandnights