Originally published June 28, 2019. Updated June 29, 2019.
As filming continues on Marvel Studios’ Black Widow, a host of new spy photos and video have emerged from the set of the Scarlett Johansson-led solo film this week, which offer up a few tantalising details about next year’s superhero blockbuster.
First up, it seems we may now know the identity of Florence Pugh’s character. The video below features Johansson’s stunt double shooting an action sequence on a motorbike, while the second embed features a photo of shipping crates for stunt dummies, and – if you look really closely – you’ll see they are labelled ‘Natasha’ and ‘Yelena’.
A new video from the set of the BLACK WIDOW movie shows Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson's stunt double) and another character riding a motorcycle through the streets of Budapest, Hungary!
(via IG user rosymch) pic.twitter.com/rwFhis9JnN
— MCU – The Direct (@MCU_Direct) June 23, 2019
https://twitter.com/bestofwidows/status/1142521994241437696
https://twitter.com/nctaliaromanova/status/1142460413008683008
Based on the above, the assumption is that the Fighting With My Family actress is portraying the character of Yelena Belova, who like Natasha was trained as a spy and assassin in the Red Room and – in the comic books – would eventually become an ally of the Black Widow, and the second character to use the moniker in the modern Marvel era.
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Next up, we have a mysterious costumed character driving an armoured vehicle, the assumption here being that this is the MCU incarnation of the supervillain Taskmaster…
Taskmaster?! #BlackWidow pic.twitter.com/SeGmustCMm
— Daniel Richtman (@DanielRPK) June 26, 2019
— Daniel Richtman (@DanielRPK) June 26, 2019
And finally, just for good measure, he’s a few more shots of Scarlett Johansson…
https://twitter.com/goshromanoff/status/1143238946408865794
What do you make of these Black Widow set photos? Are you excited about the prospect of seeing Yelena and Taskmaster? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below or tweet us @FlickeringMyth…
