Black Widow

Movie Title: Black Widow
Director: Cate Shortland
Genre: Action, Adventure, Thriller
Year of Release: 2021
Date of Release: July 9, 2021
Length of Movie: 2 hours 13 minutes
Country: United States
Soundtracks: Includes pieces such as “Natasha’s Lullaby” and “Red Room, ”which were composed by Lorne Balfe.
Age Rating: PG-13

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About the Movie:

In Black Widow, we learn a lot more about Natasha Romanoff i.e. her past and what life was like for her prior to joining the Avengers.

Set between the events of Captain America: Civil War (remember Cap and Tony had the Avengers picking sides?) and Avengers: Infinity War, the film looks into Natasha’s backstory and introduces her family from the Red Room.

Main Plot & Characters

After Civil War, Natasha is on the run.

She reunites with her “family”—Yelena Belova, Alexei Shostakov, also known as the Red Guardian, and Melina Vostokoff.

They work together to dismantle the Red Room, a program responsible for training young women as deadly spies, including Natasha and Yelena.

The program’s mastermind, General Dreykov, has created an army of Black Widows and uses an assassin, Taskmaster, to eliminate threats.

Natasha confronts her dark past, finding closure while forging a new bond with her surrogate family.

Setting & Filming Locations
Filming took place across various sites, including Norway and the United Kingdom.

Fun Facts about the Movie

• The movie introduces Taskmaster, a villain who mimics fighting styles.

Quotes from the Movie

• “You weren’t really my sister, but you were everything to me.” — Yelena Belova
• “Pain only makes you stronger.” — Alexei Shostakov / Red Guardian
• “I’m done running from my past.” — Natasha Romanoff

Cast

• Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow
• Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova
• David Harbour as Alexei Shostakov / Red Guardian
• Rachel Weisz as Melina Vostokoff
• Ray Winstone as Dreykov
• O.T. Fagbenle as Rick Mason
• Olga Kurylenko as Antonia Dreykov / Taskmaster

Writers

• Eric Pearson (screenplay)
• Jac Schaeffer and Ned Benson (story)

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