Long before Scarlett Johansson made Black Widow a fan favorite in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, another A-list actress was Marvel’s first pick , Emily Blunt. That’s right. She was all set to join ...

Despite featuring multiple characters from Black Widow, Thunderbolts* director Jake Schreier doesn’t consider the upcoming ...

Black Widow has a venerable history in the comics that is very different from the movies. In the movies, Black Widow was a graduate of the Red Room and wasn’t nearly as old as she is in the comics.

Disclaimer: Like Natasha Romanoff herself—relentless, complex, and too often misunderstood—this piece pulls no punches. It is a work of critical interpretation, not casual commentary.

Set between Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War, it filled in some of the gaps in Natasha's past and gave the MCU ... but Black Widow still wasn't the movie many fans wanted.