New character descriptions for Black Widow reveal more story details and tease the complex relationships Scarlett Johansson's solo movie has.
New character descriptions for Black Widow reveal more plot details and the complex relationships at the heart of the film. Scarlett Johansson has been part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe for a decade, but Black Widow will be the first time that she is the lead of a movie. Prior to the coronavirus, Marvel Studios planned for the solo movie to be released in theaters in May and there is now a belief that Black Widow could be delayed again instead of being released in November.
Whenever Black Widow does arrive, the film will explore the untold stories of Natasha Romanoff's past. The film is set primarily between Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War, but there will be flashbacks to other parts of Natasha's life. By diving deep into Nat's story, Black Widow is scheduled to introduce a number of new characters to the MCU. This is where fans will meet fellow Red Room trainees Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh) and Melina Vostokoff (Rachel Weisz), Russia's version of Captain America in Red Guardian (David Harbour), and the mysterious villain Taskmaster. The trailers have shown them to be somewhat of a makeshift family, but new details for Black Widow reveal just how complex these relationships will be.
Disney Latino has revealed new, updated official character descriptions for the four main characters in Black Widow. The profiles for Black Widow, Yelena, Red Guardian, and Melina provide some new plot and character details for the movie. These descriptions were originally published in Spanish, so the following English descriptions have been translated by Google.
There are a number of intriguing details to come from these character descriptions, but the big takeaway is that Black Widow teaming up with Yelena, Alexei, and Melina isn't an easy decision. We know from the Black Widow trailers that Yelena and Nat will fight when they first reconnect, but now it has been revealed that Yelena blames Nat for the life she's experienced. Perhaps Natasha is the one who recruited Yelena to join the Red Room in the first place.
Another important piece of confirmation comes with Red Guardian, as it confirms he is a super soldier who was extremely active during the Cold War. Since the Cold War spans over 40 years, it isn't entirely clear if Alexei was around for the whole war (and thus has slowed aging) or if he was created near the end of it. There is also the tease that both he and Melina encountered a young Natasha when they were some of Russia's top spies. It is possible that they are the ones who saw the potential for Nat to be a great spy and ultimately set her on a path to become the Black Widow.
These specific character details also provided a tease of the threat that the four characters will face in Black Widow. The idea that they reunite to stop a "lethal force" from being released lines up well with the theory that Nat's mission is tied to Captain America: Civil War. At the beginning of the movie, she and the Avengers stop Crossbones from obtaining a deadly biological agent. The trailers have shown Nat holding vials with red liquid in them, so perhaps this is the lethal force she's trying to keep Taskmaster and the Red Room from letting out.
Source: Disney Latino