Work began in late 2017, with Shortland hired in 2018. Johansson was cast in the role for several MCU films beginning with Iron Man 2 (2010), and began discussing a solo film with Marvel. The project did not move forward and the character's film rights had reverted to Marvel Studios by June 2006.

Lionsgate Films began developing a Black Widow film in April 2004, with David Hayter attached to write and direct. Set after the events of Captain America: Civil War (2016), the film sees Romanoff on the run and forced to confront her past as a Russian spy before she became an Avenger. The film was directed by Cate Shortland from a screenplay by Eric Pearson, and stars Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow alongside Florence Pugh, David Harbour, O-T Fagbenle, Olga Kurylenko, William Hurt, Ray Winstone, and Rachel Weisz. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, it is the 24th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Black Widow is a 2021 American superhero film based on Marvel Comics featuring the character of the same name.

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