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Florence Pugh ’s Yelena Belova is ready to continue theBlack Widowlegacy in theMarvel Cinematic Universe , and the role could be used to work back some fundamental elements of Natasha Romanoff that have been missing from the franchise for over a ten . Scarlett Johansson debut as Natasha , aka Black Widow , in 2010’sIron Man 2 . The lineament has since appeared in all four Avengers movies so far , with Johansson even amaze the chance to star in theMCU ’s Black Widow movie , which at long last gave the only distaff extremity of the original Avengers squad a solo film .

Black Widowdid a lot of big lifting for Natasha Romanoff ’s backstory . The character ’s tragic past times in the Red Room was well explained , with the reveal that Nat also had a loving family behind her , as she form deep bonds with Pugh ’s Yelena Belova , David Harbour ’s Red Guardian , and Rachel Weisz ’s Melina Vostokoff . After Natasha died in 2019’sAvengers : Endgame , Pugh ’s Yelena Belova is set to continue her legacy inMarvel ’s slate of movies , with her next show amount in 2025’sThunderbolts , and that could finally serve to bring central Black Widow skills back .

Scarlett Johansson ’s Natasha Romanoff has always been a cardinal MCU character , but the Black Widow champion ’s time in the dealership has come to an end .

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Black Widow often displayed her acrobatic acquisition , her hand - to - hand art , her dominance over weapons , and her " Widow ’s Bite " gantlet . However , a major feature of the character in the comics was scarcely used by the MCU , and that is Black Widow ’s espionage natural endowment . While Black Widow and Hawkeye are the only member of the Avengers without any real powers — Iron Man ’s armors overlay for him in that regard — the duo each had to find their mode into being valuable member of the team , with Hawkeye ’s impressive truth being his and Black Widow ’s undercover agent skills being hers .

While the character is known for excelling in covert foreign mission , only 2012’sThe Avengersreally showed the full scope of Black Widow ’s talents . The grapheme ’s first vista in the movie was an awful case of her strengths . Natasha babble out to Nick Fury while being tied to a chairperson during an interrogative sentence — which was all part of her plan — and chop-chop break dance free after getting all the information she needed . Later , Black Widow showed her subversive activity skills as she tricked Lokiinto revealing his plans for the Hulk by faking a breakdown and pretending to open up to him .

Even inCaptain America : The Winter Soldier , which is the MCU ’s standout political thriller and had Black Widow and Captain America on the run , the quality barely used her undercover agent skills . Instead , Natasha act in the picture show more like a standard S.H.I.E.L.D. agentthan the superstar undercover agent she is . While the character was one of the best prospect of the film , the moment where she was able-bodied to really tilt into her talent showed the potential for trade good that a full - on geographic expedition of that side of her would have had for the MCU .

Alexei Shostakov, Ava Starr, Bucky Barnes, Yelena Belova and John Walker in an elevator in Thunderbolts*

Yelena Belova Can Make Black Widow A Spy Again

Marvel’s Thunderbolts Is Perfect For That To Happen

Natasha Romanoff ’s time in the MCU has come to an remnant . However , that does not think of that the full potential drop of a Black Widow that actually give-up the ghost on missions doing what she does best will never be achieved . Pugh ’s Yelena Belova is the natural heir to take on the Black Widow mantlein the MCU . Not only was she trained by the Red Room , Yelena also grew up as Natasha ’s new sister , making her the perfect candidate to contribute the full scope of Black Widow ’s comic book acquisition to life in the MCU .

Yelena can showcase her infiltration , interrogative sentence , and other covert acquirement in her upcoming MCU film : thunderbolt . The character will be one of the main member of the team , given how Yelena was stage conspicuously in the prescribed graphics reveal of the squad roster and thatPugh was choose to share the firstThunderboltsset videoin costume as Yelena Belova . As a squad of anti - Hero of Alexandria assembled by Valentina Allegra de Fontaine — a shadowed figure of speech of power — Thunderboltsshould survey the team on one or more covert foreign mission , which will give plenty of chances for Yelena ’s undercover agent acquisition to come out .

With the MCU ’s Thunderbolts * movie having now formally released , here ’s everything you ask to know about the Marvel film and its story .

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A Few Reasons Contributed To Natasha’s Spy Skills Falling Through

As Black Widow cement her status as an Avenger and even aired out her yesteryear inCaptain America : The Winter Soldier , it became progressively harder to add espionage stories for her . The fact that the Black Widow movie come in so lately in the MCU ’s loss timeline also added to the spot , because if the plastic film had bump around 2012’sThe Avengers , Black Widow ’s spy kills would undoubtedly have been put on display more than they were in the finished movie and the MCU as a whole .

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Scarlet Johannson as Black Widow on the phone in The Avengers (2012)

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