Black Widow landed in theaters and on Disney Plus Premier Access on Friday, giving Scarlett Johansson ‘s superhero a Marvel Cinematic Universe solo mission that …
Black Widow landed in theaters and on Disney Plus Premier Access on Friday, giving Scarlett Johansson ‘s superhero a Marvel Cinematic Universe solo mission that forces her to confront her dark origin. The story takes place between the events of Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War. The movie reunites Natasha Romanoff with her old «family,» including Yelena Belova, Melina Vostokoff and Alexei Shostakov ( Florence Pugh, Rachel Weisz and David Harbour). It also pits her against the deadly Taskmaster, a seemingly unstoppable killer who can mirror anyone’s fighting style. Let’s take a look at the movie’s final moments, and figure out what they could mean for the future of the franchise (more on that in our separate post-credits explainer). SPOILERS dangle ahead. Before the explosions kick off on the floating fortress of big bad Dreykov ( Ray Winstone), he reveals Taskmaster is his daughter Antonia, previously believed to have been killed in Natasha’s failed attempt on Dreykov’s life in Budapest, Hungary. Antonia ( Olga Kurylenko) removes her mask to reveal her scarred face. It turns out the little girl was badly injured in the explosion, so her father implanted her with a chip so she could instantly mirror anyone’s fighting style and turned her into a brainwashed killer — much like Yelena.
