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The late tease trailer for Marvel’sBlack Widowoffers a first look at the movie ’s baddie , Taskmaster , whose costume has been perceptibly change from the strip . concentre on what happened to Natasha Romanoff after she was force to go into hiding in the wake ofCaptain America : Civil War , the movie will go back to Black Widow ’s roots and introduce her former " family line " of Russian spies and superheroes : Yelena Belova ( Florence Pugh),Red Guardian ( David Harbour ) , and Melina ( Rachel Weisz ) .
Directed by Cate Shortland , Black Widowwill be the first flick in the Marvel Cinematic Universe ’s forthcoming Phase 4 , and the trailer suggest a return to the spy thriller vibe ofCaptain America : The Winter Soldier . In keep back with the espionage theme , we still do n’t in reality eff which actor is behind Taskmaster ’s masquerade , leading some fans to speculate that the mystifying villain is one of Nat ’s friend in camouflage - or perhaps even a returning eccentric from a former MCU movie . But while Taskmaster is certainly one of the most challenging elements ofBlack Widow , it ’s hard not to be a little disappointed by this first look at him .
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In the comic strip , Taskmaster has a very distinctive look : a prospicient , billow hooded cape and , underneath the toughie , a skull mask . He ’s typically depicted as wield a sword and shield , often also carrying a curtain call and arrow , a whip , and other assorted weapon system . In fact , wielding a lot of dissimilar weapons is kind of his thing . Taskmaster ( whose veridical name is Tony Masters ) injected himself with a superintendent - serum that leave him to replicate fighting motility and other skills simply by observe them , pretend him a jack of all trades - from play , to marksmanship , to martial arts . The trailer forBlack Widowshowed Taskmaster using his prow and arrow , which point that he may well have move up against Hawkeye in the past times - perhaps during the infamous Budapest missionary post .
Taskmaster does at least have a hood , even if it ’s down when we see him in the trailer ( he can be seen with the hood up inconcept artistry forBlack Widow ) . However , he does n’t have a ness and the skull elements of his mask have been intemperately downplayed , ca-ca it seem more like a generic helmet with a insidious skull motif . sports fan on Twitter have evince letdown with the spirit , with some comparing Taskmaster ’s look to a paintball get - up , and others point out his uncanny law of similarity to the player case of theCrysisgames . Popular fan creative person Bosslogiceven put together an alternative look that ’s a lot closer to the comic book version of Taskmaster .
The MCU ’s costume design has always face the challenge of living up to the comics while alsoavoiding expect too goofy , and this is n’t the first time a character ’s amusing book appearance has been toned down for the movies . InThe Winter Soldier , Batroc the Leaper ’s brassy majestic - and - yellowish costume became a tactical singlet mate with camo pants , and the MCU ’s Batroc also lacked his amusing playscript twin ’s masquerade and distinctive goatee . Similarly , Captain America : Civil War ’s antagonist Helmut Zemo never wore his majestic balaclava from the cartoon strip ( though he ’ll bemaking up for that inThe Falcon and the Winter Soldier ) .
It ’s still early days forBlack Widow , so hopefully subsequent flavor at Taskmaster in activeness will prove that his on - screenland look is just as coolheaded as the comics .
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