Wednesday night it was announced that Jac Schaeffer would be writing the Black Widow Solo film. A film that fans of the Marvel Heroine have been demanding for quite some time! Now it appears that Marvel Studios are finally answering the call with this announcement! Whilst this is not a confirmation that the film has been greenlit, it is still a step forward for the project. Also, there isn't a lot to go on at the moment, we will analyse what exactly got Marvel to take further steps with Black Widow.
Scarlett Johansson
Black Widow is perhaps Scarlet Johansson's (Lost In Translation, Lucy) biggest role. And has gained a serious fan following. And yet, whilst being one of the founding members of The Avengers (2015, Joss Whedon) and starring in a supporting role in other Marvel solo films, she still hasn't had her own film. Fans were hopeful that one would be announced after Lucy(2014. Luc Besson) where she showed her promise as a lead actress in positive reviews and very good box office returns. But then it seemed that hopes might have thrashed with Ghost In The Shell (2017, Rupert Saunders) which was hated by fans of the original manga and received terrible box office returns. However, Johansson's contract is soon to expire at Marvel after Avengers: Infinity War Part 2 (2019, Joe & Anthony Russo). So perhaps the reason for getting things underway for a Black Widow solo film as a way of getting her to stay.
Wonder Woman
Probably a huge factor in progress with Black Widow is Wonder Woman (2017, Patty Jenkins). That film proved once and for all that a female-led superhero can be a success! Fans and critics loved it and it became the highest grossing Superhero Origin film of all time. After years of female-led Superhero films such as Catwoman (2004, Pitof) and Elektra (2005, Rob Bowman) failing to connect with audiences. But now Wonder Woman has paved the way for more female-led Superhero films. Wonder Woman 2 (2019, Patty Jenkins) has been greenlit, Sony is hoping to make a film centred around Spider-Man characters Black Cat and Silver Sable called Silver & Black (2019), and Marvel is even getting in on the action with Captain Marvel (2019, Anna Boden & Ryan Fleck). So now seems like a good time to release a Black Widow Solo film!
Jac Schaeffer
So Jac Schaeffer is an unknown, relatively upcoming screenwriter. She's had some reasonable success with her films TiMER (2009) and Mr Stache (2011). However, these aren't really enough to clarify what kind of script the Black Widow film will be like. However, she has written the script for Nasty Women (2018, Chris Addison) which is a female re-make of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988, Frank Oz). Which stars Anne Hathaway (Les Miserables, The Dark Knight Rises) and Rebel Wilson (How To Be Single, Pitch Perfect) which will probably give more of an idea to the quality of the script. If it's good then it has some reassurance, if not then Marvel might want to worry. But Marvel Studios have yet to put out a film that hasn't pleased fans so I imagine Schaeffer's script should be good in that regard.
Conclusion
Whilst this announcement gives away very little to what kind of film Black Widow is going to be like, it's really good that the film is actually making some steps forward. Fans have been demanding it for a while and it seemed like Ghost In The Shell nearly destroyed any hope of ever seeing one on the big screen. I have no doubt that fans will be pleased with it. Also, it's really great to see a lot of female-led Superhero film being made thanks to the success of Wonder Woman.
So that's my situation analysis of the Black Widow announcement. Is there anything that I missed out? Are you excited about the film? What do you think of Jac Schaeffer as the writer? And what do you think of this new wave of Female Superhero films? Be sure to leave a comment down below. And, if you liked this post then please follow this blog for more content. Thank you for reading. :)
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