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Marvel Taps Writer For Black Widow Solo Film

January 10, 2018 | Posted by Jeremy Thomas
Black Widow Marvel Cinematic Universe Scarlett Johansson Image Credit: Marvel Studios

It’s looking like a Black Widow solo movie may end up happening after all. Marvel has brought in writer Jac Schaeffer to script a solo movie for the character, according to Variety. The site notes that Marvel president Kevin Feige met with several possible candidates and Marvel executives spoke with Scarlett Johansson to discuss what they wanted from a writer before Schaeffer was selected.

The film is not currently greenlit, but obviously picking a writer is a step in that direction. Black Widow has been one of Marvel’s most popular film characters not to get her own movie and fans have been calling for a solo film for years. Johansson would return to play the character that she has played in six films now, with a seventh coming in Avengers: Infinity War.