Disney/Marvel: Despite every single one of our superhero movies making a gazillion dollars, including the one stolen by the CGI raccoon and talking tree, we are afraid to make a female-led superhero movie. Even though that superhero would be played by superstar Scarlett Johansson, who is already a fan-approved portrayer of the character.
Warner Bros./DC: Despite every single one of our superhero movies not made by Christopher Nolan turning out to be utter box office bombs, we are making a female-led superhero movie. Featuring an unknown non-American actress nobody has seen essay this iconic role except as a photograph.
Come on, Marvel, you’re batting a thousand with Winter Soldier and the adaptation of Demon in a Bottle and Agent Carter. Give me the Red Room, Natalia Alianova and Ivan Petrovitch, Black Widow’s origin story and tying all the different aspects of Natasha together.
You’ve seen Black Widow as an Avenger and even an Agent of Shield. But on her own time she searches for atonement for her past as a KGB assassin–in ways of which those teams just wouldn’t approve.
Another rec in the ongoing series. Black Widow with amazing art by Phil Noto. So far it’s been loosely linked stories so you can start with any issue. The last few (as of this posting #8 was getting ready to come out) are starting to lean on big names to draw you to the book which makes me a little sad but I do love seeing how she holds her own (and lightly makes fun of) the Winter Soldier and Hawkeye.
When asked if he’d like to take over the captain’s shield one day, Sebastian Stan didn’t hesitate to let his intentions be known: “Yeah, I’ll do it right now. I wouldn’t mind a little Black Widow story happening.” Who in the right mind wouldn’t wanna be involved with Scarlett Johansson? On a serious note, Steve Rogers may be thawed out from hibernation and still serving his country, but Captain America isn’t freed from his past. A brawny, blockbuster-formula movie with the brains of an espionage thriller, The Winter Soldier recalls vintage 70s spy romps, yet resonates with contemporary issues about military might, black-ops government conspiracies, historical cover-ups, war, peace, privacy in this digital era, and questions like “Who can you trust?” At least in this film, you can always rely on the hero with the red, white, and blue “boomerang.”
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