Marvel Studios’ adds The Departed actor Ray Winstone to the Scarlett Johansson Black Widow prequel.
Black Widow will be the first Marvel Cinematic Universe film to be released post Infinity Saga and filming is now underway in Budapest. According to Variety, Black Widow has added The Departed actor Ray Winstone in an undisclosed role. The film’s cast is already stacked with tremendous talent like David Harbour and Florence Pugh, so it isn’t a surprise that they’re hiring more actors of the same caliber.
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Directed by Cate Shortland from a script written by Ned Benson and Jac Schaeffer, the Black Widow film is expected to take place before the character’s debut in Iron Man 2. The standalone film has the opportunity to explore the widow program, which would reveal the origin of Black Widow and how she became the formidable assassin she is today. In the comics, Natasha Romanoff was trained by the Winter Soldier, Bucky Barnes, who is played by Sebastian Stan in the films.
Production on the project began filming this month under the working title “Blue Bayou.” Scarlett Johansson can be seen again as Black Widow in Avengers: Endgame when it gets rereleased next weekend.
Here is the plot synopsis for Avengers: Endgame:
A culmination of 22 interconnected films the fourth installment of the Avengers saga will draw audiences to witness the turning point of this epic journey. Our beloved heroes will truly understand how fragile this reality is and the sacrifices that must be made to uphold it.
Directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, Avengers: Endgame is expected to star Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Benedict Cumberbatch, Don Cheadle, Tom Holland, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Danai Gurira, Letitia Wright, Dave Bautista, Zoe Saldana, Paul Rudd, Jeremy Renner, Brie Larson, Josh Brolin and Chris Pratt.
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Source: Variety
