Avengers: Director for "Black Widow" with Scarlett Johansson found

This with Superheroes inside the crate is at least since the comic adaptation of "Wonder Woman" last year out of the question. At that time, director Patty Jenkins opened the genre with a slight feminine dimension. In addition, it was the first superhero show run by a woman and led by a heroine.

Scarlett Johansson and filmmaker Cate Shortland could now emulate Marvel's success for DC. After months of research, the Australian has been selected as director, the services of the American industry "Variety" and "Hollywood Reporter".

Shortland filmed in Berlin

Recently, Shortland with Max Riemelt and Theresa Palmer shot the oppressive thriller "Berlin Syndrome", in which they formed the capital shows a dark light between departure and loneliness. His second film after "Sommersault", "Lore" (2012), takes place in Germany at the time of the capitulation of 1945.

Now a comic heroine: Since "Iron Man 2" (2010) Johansson published the "Black "The Widow character from the Marvel Universe has been featured several times, most recently alongside Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans) and Thor (Chris Hemsworth) in the blockbuster of the End of the World: Avengers: Infinity War. As a result, fans of the action series had launched a campaign for a solo performance of the super-heroine and organized flash mobs.

When the filming of "Black Widow" is not yet known. The script based on the comic models of Stan Lee, Don Heck and Don Rico has been edited several times and is now responsible in the current version of Jac Schaeffer ("TiMER").