Marvel Wants A Female Director For BLACK WIDOW; Here's The Latest Filmmaker In The Running

Marvel Wants A Female Director For BLACK WIDOW; Here's The Latest Filmmaker In The Running

It appears as if Marvel Studios is moving full steam ahead on its Black Widow movie as another director has been named as being in contention for the Scarlett Johansson led spinoff. Check it out...

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By JoshWilding - Jun 20, 2018 11:06 AM EST
Filed Under: Black Widow
Source: Deadline
Scarlett Johansson has played a huge role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Black Widow, making her debut in 2010's Iron Man 2 and recently showing up in Avengers: Infinity War. She'll return as the fan-favourite former S.H.I.E.L.D. agent next year in Avengers 4 but a solo movie is currently in the works and now another filmmaker has been named as being in the running to take the helm.

According to Deadline, Marvel Studios is definitely looking for a female director to take charge of Black Widow and they name Cate Shortland as someone on the short list we should be keeping an eye on.

The Australian director has a lot of credits to her name with Lore and Berlin Syndrome among the latest. Black Widow would be her first Hollywood blockbuster but Kevin Feige has never shied away from hiring Indie filmmakers for its superhero movies and it's something which has paid off for them in a big way on multiple occasions. What do you guys think? Let us know your thoughts down below.
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L0RDbuckethead
L0RDbuckethead - 6/20/2018, 12:00 PM
Hell, get Patty Jenkins to do it.
CaptainElrond
CaptainElrond - 6/20/2018, 12:01 PM
@L0RDbuckethead - I disagree. We don't need the same female director directing every female film, give somebody else a chance.
L0RDbuckethead
L0RDbuckethead - 6/20/2018, 12:04 PM
@FunkyCipher - It was just a joke, see my actual pick down below.
mastakilla39
mastakilla39 - 6/20/2018, 12:17 PM
wychowski's would be good. i like matrix and speed racer, if black widow looks visually close to those they have my ticket
L0RDbuckethead
L0RDbuckethead - 6/20/2018, 12:23 PM
@mastakilla39 - Plus, you get the best of both worlds with them, ya know?

/s

But for reals, I wouldn't mind them, I actually really liked the 1st season of Sense8 on Netflix.
Menks123
Menks123 - 6/20/2018, 12:01 PM
Kathryn Bigelow.
blackandyellow
blackandyellow - 6/20/2018, 12:04 PM
Zacharina Snyder.
Menks123
Menks123 - 6/20/2018, 12:05 PM
@blackandyellow -
knocturnalzen10
knocturnalzen10 - 6/20/2018, 12:08 PM
@blackandyellow - the flashback in AOU would be too far left then smh
MarkV
MarkV - 6/20/2018, 12:05 PM
Crazy idea:

Sophia Coppola
GhostDog
GhostDog - 6/20/2018, 12:07 PM
The Russos are the IDEAL choice in my opinion but I would go with Bigelow or Amma Asante if a woman is required.

Hope we get a blend of Waid's run and Edmondson's too.

L0RDbuckethead
L0RDbuckethead - 6/20/2018, 12:08 PM
I'd love to see Lesli Linka Glatter get the job. I don't know if she has any interest in CBMs (she worked on the TWD for years), but her work on Homeland should prove more than enough to helm a Black Widow film.

She did great work on Homeland with Claire Danes' character.
knocturnalzen10
knocturnalzen10 - 6/20/2018, 12:09 PM
i suggest Gusto as a option ....
RolandD
RolandD - 6/20/2018, 4:09 PM
@knocturnalzen10 - I hear that he’s going to be busy in the Miley Cyrus biopic.
knocturnalzen10
knocturnalzen10 - 6/21/2018, 6:21 AM
@RolandD - lifetime original
Nightwing1015
Nightwing1015 - 6/20/2018, 12:10 PM
This idea that only women can direct female comic book films and that only men can direct male comic book films has to stop. If I were a directer I'd love to make a Batgirl film. I'm not sure why identity should come into it. They should give more male CMBs to female directors and vice versa.
Nebula
Nebula - 6/20/2018, 12:14 PM
@Nightwing1015 - Same logic as I'm a white man, I can only relate to white and male characters.
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