Cinematographer Gabriel Beristain Will Shoot Scarlett Johansson’s ‘Black Widow’

The cinematographer for Scarlett Johansson’s upcoming solo Black Widow film has been revealed to be Gabriel Beristain.

As Black Widow gears up for her solo cinematic debut later this year, Marvel fans have been wondering who will be the director of photography for Scarlett Johansson’s solo outing as the Russian spy. According to Collider, Black Widow was shot by Gabriel Beristain. In the latest trailer for Black Widow, which debuted earlier this week, many were surprised to see that a cinematographer was not listed during the credits block.

Gabriel Beristain should be a familiar name to some Marvel fans, as he’s previously served as an additional photographer for films such as Iron Man, The Avengers, Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World, Guardians of the Galaxy, and Thor:Ragnarok. Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow will be Gabriel Beristain’s first cinematography credit for the Marvel franchise.

Originally, Rob Hardy, who shot Ex Machina was set to film Black Widow, but something along the way didn’t work out. What’s odd is that neither Rob Hardy or Gabriel Beristain are credited as the director of photography for the upcoming Scarlett Johansson film, though Collider is adamant that Gabriel Beristain did take the job on. It’s unclear as to why Rob Hardy left Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow, but it’s good to know that Scarlett Johansson’s film is set to have veteran in the form on Gabriel Beristain on its team.

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Here is the official synopsis for Scarlett Johansson’s Black 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.

Directed by Cate Shortland from a script written by Eric Pearson based on a story by Jac Schaeffer and Ned Benson, Black Widow stars Scarlett Johansson, David Harbour, Florence Pugh, O-T Fagbenle, Ray Winstone, Olivier Richters, and Rachel Weisz.

Black Widow will be released in theaters on May 1, 2020.

Source: Collider