Black Widow Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Plot

What's the story about?

Plot

Following the events of 2016's Captain America: Civil War, Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) finds herself alone and forced to confront a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past. Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to bring her down, Romanoff must deal with her history as a spy and the broken relationships left in her wake long before she became an Avenger.

Action Adventure Suspense Superhero

Top Cast

The lead cast starring in Black Widow.

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  Scarlett Johansson

  ... Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow

  Avengers: Infinity War, Jurassic World Rebirth

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  Florence Pugh

  ... Yelena Belova

  We Live in Time, Thunderbolts*

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  Rachel Weisz

  ... Melina Vostokoff

  Oz: The Great and Powerful, 360

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  Ray Winstone

  ... Dreykov

  Damsel, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

• O
  O-T Fagbenle

  ... Mason

  Presumed Innocent (series), Splitsville

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  David Harbour

  ... Alexei Shostakov /Red Guardian

  A Working Man, Night of the Zoopocalypse

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  William Hurt

  ... Thaddeus Ross

  The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her, Winter's Tale

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  Olivier Richters

  Knuckledust, Ravers

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  Michelle Lee

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Crew Behind the Film

The Black Widow behind-the-scenes crew and production team.

The film's director Cate Shortland last directed Berlin Syndrome and Lore. The film's writer Jac Schaeffer last wrote The Hustle and Olaf’s Frozen Adventure [Short Attached to Coco].

Director

Cate Shortland

Screenwriters

Jac Schaeffer
Ned Benson

Producers

Kevin Feige

Additional Information

All Trailers

Official Black Widow movie trailers and clips.

Production Details

What we know about the Black Widow movie production.

Key Facts

• Florence Pugh will play a spy on the same level as Romanoff (Hollywood Reporter, 3/18/19).
• Directors Cate Shortland, Amma Asante (Belle) and Maggie Betts (Novitiate) are the top three contenders to helm the film (Deadline, 6/20/18).
• According to Chris Evans, who plays Captain America, Black Widow's storyline in The Winter Soldier revolves around "her coming to terms with her history, that she's been a spy, and spies aren't necessarily trustworthy".
• Based on the Marvel Comics property.

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