Last month a rumour surfaced online claiming that Marvel Studios was giving consideration to making the Scarlett Johannson-headlined Black Widow solo movie the first R-rated instalment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The report seemed unlikely, given that Marvel has stuck firmly to its PG-13 formula over the past twenty movies, and now Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has confirmed that there has never been any thought of an R-rating for Black Widow.
“Yes, correct,” said Feige when asked by Comic Book if the initial rumour was false. “It never was going to be. Somebody writes, ‘I hear it’s R-rated!’ And then everybody writes it up.”
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Black Widow is set to be directed by Cate Shortland (Berlin Syndrome), and is said to be eyeing a summer production start date ahead of an expected release on May 1st 2020. Ned Benson (The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby) is currently working on a rewrite of the script originally written by Jac Schaeffer (TiMER).
Originally published February 23, 2019. Updated November 21, 2019.
