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The latest trailer forBlack Widowmight set up Yelena Belova ( Florence Pugh ) becoming a villain for Natasha Romanoff ( Scarlett Johansson ) . Marvel Studios is kicking off phase angle 4 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with along - awaitedBlack Widowmovie , even after the former Russian assassin died inAvengers : Endgame . The prequel will introduce a number of new characters to the MCU that will serve as friends and opposition of Natasha , but some of them could be both .
The main new cast of characters ofBlack Widowincludes Pugh as Yelena , David Harbour as Red Guardian , Rachel Weisz as Iron Maiden , and an unconfirmed cast member as Taskmaster . In the comics , all of these Marvel characters have been villains to Black Widow or other heroes , with Taskmaster serve as the film ’s primal antagonist . This was emphasized in thefinal trailer forBlack Widowas Taskmaster ’s skill copy abilities were on full show . Although the other character make up Natasha ’s Russian family , the preview also tease that the Yelena may become part of the scoundrel ’s plans .
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This hypothesis that Yelena will become a villain inBlack Widowis based around two new scenes shown in the final laggard . The first picture shows Yelena on an operating table in thewhite suit she ’ll bear for the legal age ofBlack Widow . Yelena ’s location is distressful enough , but there are also markings along her hairline that indicate some form of surgical procedure is about to materialise . Later on in the drone , Yelena is establish kneel on the ground with her chute lessen behind her as she ’s embraced by a visibly emotional Natasha . The combination of these scenes has led many to think Marvel spoiled that Yelena will die inBlack Widow . That seems improbable givenMarvel ’s history of avoiding spoilersat all costs , so it ’s more likely that these scene alternatively reveal she becomes an agent of Taskmaster at some full stop in the film .
correctly before the shot of Yelena on the operating table appears , theBlack Widowtrailer include dialogue from her where she explain Taskmaster ’s manoeuvre for insure the Red Room . She say that he has evolve a way to manipulatehopeful Black Widow agentsso that they are conscious but do not make decisions . So far , footage forBlack Widowhas in the main focused on only a few shot with Yelena : 1 ) her reunification with Natasha and the ensuing fight against other Black Widows , 2 ) her involvement in breaking Red Guardian out of prison , and 3)her with the other three master cast membersafter the aerial battle sequence . That leavesBlack Widowwith a lot of time for Taskmaster to potentially abduct Yelena and turn her into one of his followers .
Given how the merchandising has set up the plot ofBlack Widow , there are opportunities for Yelena to become part of Taskmaster ’s plan . If Yelena is still part of the squad followingRed Guardian ’s gaolbreak , it could be in a later lying in wait or mission that she is kidnapped , such as an plan of attack on the Red Room itself . This could then reframe the aerial scrap as a deliverance endeavor by everyone else to get Yelena back . Her time with Taskmaster could be when she is operated on and peradventure fight her fellowship on Taskmaster ’s parliamentary law .
No matter how Yelena being controlled by Taskmaster might play out inBlack Widow , it could be a smart decision for the motion picture ’s plot . Her capture would give the other fibre a clear motivation to save part of their mob and thenget retaliation on Taskmaster . Natasha says during the trailer that she should ’ve run back for someone and they"need to go back to where it all take off so they never do that to anyone again . “Although this could allude to Yelena ’s original time in the Red Room , this could instead spell out Natasha ’s motivation inBlack Widowand sustain the idea that Taskmaster messed with Yelena again .
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