During an interview with Inverse, Black Widow screenwriter Jac Shaeffer discussed how she is willing to move away from comic book canon even if it angers fans.
Ten years after Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff made her MCU debut in Iron Man 2, the highly-skilled and lethal spy will finally take the lead in Marvel Studios’ Black Widow. The script for Black Widow was penned by Jac Schaeffer, who commented on how she is not interested in crafting superhero movies that follow “discriminatory” comic book canon:
“I’m not interested in adhering to comic canon that is discriminatory in any way or that violates my values system.”
While this stance may incur the anger of fans who are resistant to changing certain aspects of comic book lore in order to better reflect modern times, as seen with the some of the negative reactions to Captain Marvel even before the film was released, Jac Schaeffer noted that she is not interested in focusing on those hate-filled responses:
“When people react with hate, it saddens me. I think it’s a shame. But that’s not where I want to put my energy. I’m not interested in the loud, sour-grapes voices.”
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Full plot details on Black Widow are currently under wraps, though it has been revealed that the film is set after the events of Captain America: Civil War and will see Scarlett Johansson’s Nathasha Romanoff take on the villainous Taskmaster. The film will also mark the Marvel Cinematic Universe debut of Yelena Belova, the second modern-era character to use the Black Widow title in the comics.
Directed by Cate Shortland from a script written by Jac Schaeffer and Ned Benson, Black Widow stars Scarlett Johansson, David Harbour, Florence Pugh, O-T Fagbenle, and Rachel Weisz.
Black Widow will be released in theaters on May 1, 2020.
Source: Inverse