Black Widow is one of the founding members of the Avengers and one of the first superheroes introduced in the Marvel Universe. Scarlett Johansson has appeared in a total of 7 Marvel films, starting with Iron Man 2 (2010). The actress’s character sacrificed herself for the Soul Stone in Avengers: Endgame. However, next May, audiences will see her again in her own movie. According to the makeup team, it seems that Black Widow will have flashbacks to when Natasha Romanoff was young.
Will Black Widow flashback to Natasha’s bangs days?
The solo superhero movie in Black Widow is something that audiences have been waiting for for a long time. The last time audiences saw the female hero Natasha was when she sacrificed herself at the end of Avengers, the content of this solo movie will likely be set between Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War. Previously, fans quickly saw a flashback from Natasha’s past after Wanda Maximoff hypnotized her in Avengers: Age of Ultron. It is very likely that this prequel will have more scenes when Natasha Romanoff was a teenager.
On the Oscar red carpet, Paul Gooch and David White, who are nominated for Best Achievement in Makeup and Hairstyling for Maleficent: Mistress of Evil, spoke briefly with Variety. Gooch briefly talked about his work on Black Widow, “We’re going back in time to when they were much younger. We have actors who are playing younger than them and it’s the same character.”
Black Widow actually going back in time opens the door for more MCU characters. The trailer shows that Thaddeus Ross will be back once again, but some of the more prominent names could also return. MCU fans know that Black Widow and Hawkeye (Clint Barton) have a very close friendship. A Black Widow clip shown at San Diego Comic-Con showed footage of her in Budapest, where she was training to become a Russian spy. This means that Clint Barton could appear in Black Widow, since Hawkeye and Natasha have been on spy missions together. That leaves the possibility of Robert Downey Jr. returning as Iron Man, although it hasn’t been confirmed yet.
Black Widow is the first solo movie for the superhero Natasha Romanoff, so it will only revolve around her life story. The movie will have to explain how Black Widow met Red Guardian and the other characters on her team. If Black Widow features a teenage Natasha, fans will want a child actress to play her instead of using CGI for Scarlett Johansson, because the previous “de-aging” effect in movies has been criticized as a bit fake.
Will Marvel include a child “Black Widow” who looks exactly like young Scarlett Johansson?
On the contrary, if we only use costumes and makeup to rejuvenate Scarlett Johansson, it will be difficult to do this with the actress’s current age. Marvel’s “rejuvenation” team once “repaired” Robert Downey Jr.’s face in Captain America: Civil War and caused controversy because of Iron Man’s strange face. However, with technological advances since 2016, it is very likely that Black Widow’s face will be “repaired” more naturally.
Black Widow Trailer
Black Widow is scheduled to hit theaters on May 1, 2020.
