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Black Widow Is Raw & Painful, But Beautiful Says Florence Pugh
Florence Pugh says that Marvel's Black Widow will be raw and painful, but also beautiful. Pugh, who plays another assassin named Yelena Belova in the film, officially wrapped on the production a few weeks back. Directed by Cate Shortland, with a script by Ned Benson and Jac Schaeffer, Black Widow is the first solo outing for Scarlett Johansson's beloved Marvel character Natasha Romanoff. The film is set to take place between the events in Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War, with Natasha confronting the Red Room program that initially trained her to be an assassin.
Along with Pugh, David Harbour and Rachel Weisz also have major roles in the production as Red Guardian and Melina Vostokoff, respectively. Harbour also wrapped on the film a couple of months ago, which means that the production has officially been winding down over the last few months. Unfortunately, no teasers or trailers have been released just yet, only a few promo images and a concept art poster that was revealed at D23. But, until more details are officially revealed, Pugh is opening up about working on the film and what fans can expect from Natasha's first solo movie.
During an interview with Beanie Feldstein for Variety's Actors on Actors series, Pugh explained that working on Black Widow was one of the most "bizarre, nuts, extravaganza experiences." She went on to emphasize how much she enjoyed working with a female director in a female-led film as well, explaining that working with Shortland and alongside Johansson was a "very, very unique and special experience," adding in that she knew she had "to take it all in." When talking about the film itself, she explained that the whole cast and crew has made something that's "very raw and very painful and very beautiful" adding in that she thinks "people are going to be really surprised by the outcome of a big action film having that much heart."
Black Widow will be Marvel's second female-led solo film, following in the steps of Captain Marvel which released earlier this year. Pugh's comments about how special it was to work with a female director in a female-led film is hopefully something that will be heard and become a more common occurrence in years to come. Johansson has even expressed that she'd love to see an all-female Marvel movie, even if her character isn't involved. Since its start in 2008 with Iron Man, Marvel has taken major steps forward when it comes to representation and diversity. So, hopefully, Black Widow will be another successful step for the company.
Not only is it nice to hear Pugh gush about working on the film and what an incredible experience it was, but it definitely seems like Black Widow will be bringing more to the table than just a crazy amount of action. Knowing that the film will be grounded in such strong emotions shows that Shortland and the cast have cooked up something exciting for Marvel fans. Hopefully, a trailer will be released soon to help give anxiously-awaiting fans more of an idea as to what to expect from Black Widow before it hits theaters next year.
Black Widow (2020) release date: May 01, 2020
Eternals (2020) release date: Nov 06, 2020
Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2021) release date: May 07, 2021
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021) release date: Feb 12, 2021
Thor: Love and Thunder (2021) release date: Nov 05, 2021
Black Panther 2 (2022) release date: May 06, 2022
Spider-Man: Homecoming 3 (2021) release date: Jul 16, 2021
