Screen Rant

  • Scarlett Johansson had to convince Black Widow director Cate Shortland to come on board. 1 / 7

    Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff in Black Widow

  • The film will serve as Johansson's swan song after over ten years in the MCU... 2 / 7

    Florence Pugh as Yelena in Marvel's Black Widow

  • and the actress wanted the perfect director for the project. 3 / 7

    Scarlett Johansson and David Harbour in Black Widow

  • "It was very important to me that the person that directed this film had to have made a masterpiece." 4 / 7

    Florence Pugh as Yelena in Black Widow

  • Luckily, although she was hesitant, Shortland eventually decided to join Black Widow... 5 / 7

    Cate Shortland and Scarlett Johansson on the set of Black Widow

  • and early reviews indicate that she was more than capable of handling the blockbuster... 6 / 7

    Scarlett Johanssen in Black Widow

  • despite little experience with action epics until coming on board. 7 / 7

    Black Widow Endgame