Marvel's Black Widow: Studio hires writer for potential standalone film starring Scarlett Johansson

Marvel fans have finally gotten the news they’ve been eagerly waiting to hear for years: the confirmation of a stand-alone Black Widow movie.Variety reported that screenwriter Jac Schaeffer has been brought in to work on a script for the film, which will see Scarlett Johansson play the titular heroine — a role she’s been playing since Iron Man 2 in 2010. She reprised the role of Natasha Romanoff, also known as Black Widow, in both Avengers films, and more recently in Captain America: Civil War.[caption id="attachment_4297999" align="alignnone" width="825"]

Scarlett Johansson as Black Widow in The Avengers. Marvel[/caption]While Marvel has not officially announced or confirmed the news, sources say the film is in “very early development."This will be the second female-led MCU film, after Brie Larson’s Captain Marvel which is set to release next year.The film had been on the radar for a few years now. Just last year, the 33-year-old actress had spoken with Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige about the possibility of giving the character her own movie."I've talked to Kevin Feige about it. We're creatively really compatible. I think we both agree that the character is right for a stand-alone, it's just a case of timing at this point for both Marvel and myself," Johansson had told Total Film magazine.Johansson's Black Widow will next be seen in Avengers: Infinity War, which hits theatres on 25 April this summer.