When do the event ofBlack Widowtake place in the MCU timeline ?   Marvel Studios dropped the first trailer for   Scarlett Johansson ’s long - delinquent solo risky venture , leave   buff an idea on what to carry in the upcoming Cate Shortland film . The clipping , which clocks in at two minutes in length , reveals the   first feel at the basal cast of fibre - most of which we have n’t met yet such asDavid Harbour ’s Alexei Shoskatov / Red Guardian , Florence Pugh as Yelena Belova , and   Rachel Weisz ’s Melina .   But as the flick deals with Natasha Romanoff ’s erstwhile aliveness , it ’s safe to simulate that the movie will tackle several different time in her living .

It ’s been submit thatBlack Widowwill take   placein the two eld   betweenCaptain America : Civil WarandAvengers : Infinity War . This allows Marvel Studios to continue explore her character despite her tragical and controversial fate inAvengers : Endgame . However , looking at the of late - unblock dawdler , it appear that the narration wo n’t solely take place in the confirmed time position as it may go far back as to before she even got introduced into the MCU in Jon Favreau’sIron Man 2 .

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TheBlack Widowtrailer let in a montage of Nat ’s scenes from old MCU picture , including their prescribed first day with Nick Fury inThe Avengers , as well as herAvengers : Age of Ultronvision about her concert dance training , and her clip in the Red Room Academy . However , there are a couple of other dig that point that the film will tackle few more different time flow , including an real flashbulb back of Yelena   training under   the Red Room program . There ’s also a scene whereThunderbolt Ross(William Hurt ) looks far jr. than his appearances in bothCivil WarandThe Incredible Hulk , which means that the movie can search their tie to each other before Natasha was even part of the Avengers .

On top of thoseBlack Widowtrailershots which are distinctly coiffe prior to Nat ’s   entry to the MCU , it ’s also possible that her solo   spy activity featured earlier in the house trailer take station prior to Nick Fury ’s ( Samuel L. Jackson ) recruitment of her . consider that much of Nat ’s fourth dimension was devoted to the Avengers Initiative since officially joining the superhero squad , chance were that she did n’t have the time going through elaborate missions on her own - except for during her two - year - downtime where   she seek Yelena to"go back to where it all part . “Those previous missions might be the crux of her main goal in the cinema , and are of the essence in enfold up her overall arc in the dealership - perhaps it might even modify the way we count ather death inAvengers : Endgame .

true , Marvel Studios tackling a Nat ’s   personal journey after her death is quite unusual . Fans already know her conclusion destiny inAvengers :   Endgame , and   there ’s really nothing that theBlack Widowmovie can do to change that . However , it seems like the project ’s main destination is to   give the role a consummate solid story by delving into her past and even bring out what looks like her family . While she ’s essentially a founding MCU hero , Black Widow had been kick downstairs to a side character for the most part . Hopefully , through this film , she ’ll get the right send - off she deserves .

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