She has been part of the MCU since 2010’s “Iron Man 2” and during this time she progressed from a SHIELD agent to a member of the original Avengers before ultimately sacrificing herself in “Avengers: Endgame” to stop the actions of the villain Thanos. : We are of course talking about Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson).
But it wasn’t until 2021 – two years after her death in ‘Avengers 4’ – that Black Widow got the solo movie that such a big and important MCU character would have long deserved. Unfortunately, for years it was believed in Hollywood (and Marvel too) that action films with female leads didn’t work – a misconception, as proven by “Captain Marvel,” which grossed more than $1.13 billion at the box office. in 2019.
‘Black Widow’ did not achieve such box office results because the film was only released after the death of the title character and in the middle of the corona pandemic. But “Black Widow” is definitely a successful and deserved farewell – and all MCU fans and those who want to become them can enjoy it for the first time on free TV today. ProSieben shows “Black Widow” on September 17, 2023 at 8:15 PM.
Alternatively, you can find ‘Black Widow’ with a subscription to Disney Plus – as well as almost all other MCU filmssuch as “Ant-Man And The Wasp”, “Black Panther”, “Thor: The Dark Kingdom”, “Guardians of the Galaxy” and “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2”, which ProSieben showed today on the so-called Marvel Day – although in some cases considerably shortened.
‘Black Widow’ should by no means limit itself to its role as a well-deserved farewell performance for Scarlett Johansson: “More of a beginning than a farewell,” reads the headline of the FILMSTARTS review by editor-in-chief Christoph Petersen, who gives the book a solid 4 out of 5 stars.
In addition to the solid, but not groundbreaking, action scenes and the ambiguous, dry humor, it is mainly the brilliant cast that makes ‘Black Widow’ so worthwhile. Included especially possible David Haven (“Stranger Things”) and Florence Pugh (“Oppenheimer”) star in the foreground – whose characters Red Guardian and Yelena Belova will also appear in the upcoming MCU film ” for good reason.”Lightning strikeswill return.
“Black Widow” takes place between “Captain America: Civil War” and “Avengers 3: Infinity War”: After siding with Captain America, Black Widow is hunted by the authorities. She retreats into exile in Scandinavia, but a message from her “sister” Yelena, with whom she was once part of a Soviet dormitory family in Ohio, forces her to become active again: apparently Dreykov (Ray Winstone), the sadistic leader from the “Black Widow” program, which Natasha was once a part of, but not as dead as she thought…