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Could Black Widow Premiere on Disney Plus?

On Tuesday morning (March 17), Disney finally announced that its next Marvel Studios tentpole, Black Widow, was being moved off its May 1 arrival to an indefinite release date later in the year. The news was hardly shocking at this point: with the ongoing spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, nearly all major theater chains in North America — as well as many worldwide — have shut their doors for anywhere from six to 12 weeks, which effectively sealed the Widow’s fate regardless of the Mouse’s decision. Since it’s difficult to predict how long this crisis will continue before the virus…
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Black Widow Movie Release Date Pushed Back

Disney was really trying to avoid pushing back the release of Black Widow, their next big Marvel movie, but the announcement of many major U.S. cinema chains’ temporary closure in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, has forced the corporation’s hand. Originally set to hit theaters on May 1st, Black Widow has been pulled from the release calendar, with no new release date set as of this time. According to Variety, Black Widow isn’t the only upcoming release Disney has just pulled from its release calendar. The Personal History of David Copperfield (a Searchlight film) and The Woman in the…
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Will Disney Delay Black Widow Release Over Coronavirus Fears?

On May 1, Disney and Marvel Studios intend to release Black Widow, the 24th film of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the first in the MCU in nearly 10 months (the last was July’s Spider-Man: Far from Home). The film stars Scarlett Johansson as the eponymous Russian superspy and Avengers charter member, who she’s played since 2010’s Iron Man 2. The picture is also a first for the Marvel film franchise—it’s a prequel. Set between Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War, the film is finally going to explore Nat’s backstory and is expected to truly kickoff Marvel’s “Phase…
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Avengers: Endgame’s Black Widow Scene Was Changed in Reshoots

Warning: This article contains MAJOR spoilers for Avengers: Endgame. You know, if you somehow still haven’t seen it. One of the more controversial scenes in Avengers: Endgame is Black Widow‘s death, which sees Natasha beating Clint to the cliff on Vormir to sacrifice herself in a successful effort to attain the Soul Stone for the team. While some criticized the death of one of the team’s few women (and the only female member of the original Avengers squad), others found it one of the most moving moments in the entire, emotional film. In a recent interview with EW promoting the…
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Black Widow Movie: Trailer, Release Date, Cast, and News

This Black Widow article contains MAJOR spoilers for Avengers: Endgame. Seriously. Don’t read if you don’t want to be spoiled. Those who saw Avengers: Endgame may have been a bit surprised to hear that there was a Black Widow solo movie in the works. After all, Natasha sacrifices herself for the Soul Stone leading into the movie’s climactic third act. However, the fact remains: After years of mumbling and shuffling their feet every time the prospect of a Black Widow movie was raised, Marvel Studios finally saw the light. More likely, they saw the stellar box office numbers and critical acclaim that were heaped on…
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Black Widow Release Date Reportedly Won’t Be Pushed Back

Coronavirus fears will not stop Natasha Romanoff from making her solo Marvel feature debut this May, according to a new report. Deadline confirms that Disney currently has no plans to push back the release of Black Widow following news earlier this week that Daniel Craig’s highly anticipated James Bond swansong, No Time To Die, would be moving to November from its planned April slot. Due to movie theaters closing in international markets where films like Black Widow stand to make a huge chunk of change during their global rollout, some had wondered whether Disney would follow suit in making its…
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