

She fought off some of the first Ultron bots and is rattled after Scarlet Witch's nightmares. After taking down Baron von Strücker and reclaiming Loki's scepter, Natasha is surprised, like the rest of the Avengers, to learn that Tony and Bruce developed the Ultron A.I.
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Natasha left the Congressional hearing before a final verdict was reached and gave Captain America a file on Winter Soldier before she went off the radar.īlack Widow's fourth MCU appearance comes in Avengers: Age of Ultron, which is set in 2015 - a full year after she was last seen. With her Russian spy past now public knowledge, there were momentary calls for her arrest. This got her inside S.H.I.E.L.D.'s headquarters and resulted in her releasing all of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s and Hydra's private information online. Natasha ultimately used advanced technology to pose as one of the members of the World Security Council. She was also left out of the loop on Fury's plan to fake his death since he wasn't entirely sure if she could be trusted. after Hydra's infiltration of the intelligence agency was revealed. Natasha then finds herself an enemy of S.H.I.E.L.D. Black Widow goes with Captain America on the Lumerian Star mission, although she has a different objective given to her by Fury tied to Project Insight. Captain America, who she is trying to set up on multiple dates.
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when the movie begins and has formed a close relationship with Steve Rogers, a.k.a. Natasha is still working for S.H.I.E.L.D. She also ultimately recommends that Iron Man is a fit for the Avengers Initiative, but Tony Stark is not.Īfter the events of The Avengers, Black Widow's story continues two years later during 2014's Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Black Widow was responsible for hacking Vanko's coding to give Rhodey control of the War Machine armor again. Natasha remained undercover at Stark after this incident and eventually pursued Ivan Vanko. Natasha was tasked with watching over Stark after selling his company to Pepper Potts and secretly assessing whether or not he would be a fit for the Avengers Initiative. She worked for Stark Industries in secret for an unspecified amount of time before revealing herself to be the Black Widow to Tony Stark.

when Fury assigns her to keep an eye on Tony Stark.

The movie shows her work as an undercover agent for S.H.I.E.L.D. Regardless of the specific year that the movie takes place in, it doesn't impact Iron Man 2's events in Black Widow's overall story. The movie is set in 2010 based on in-movie evidence, but the Marvel tie-in comic Fury's Big Week places it in 2011. Through her ongoing roles, the MCU fleshed out several parts of her backstory and days as a superhero, even if she didn't get the screentime of Captain America, Iron Man, or Thor, who each received their own solo movie trilogies (and more in Thor's case).īlack Widow's story on-screen began in Iron Man 2. All of this happened as Johansson appeared in seven MCU movies, with her eighth and final appearance coming in the long-awaited Black Widow solo film. and then saw her become an original member of the Avengers, go on the run multiple times, and finally concluded in Avengers: Endgame after she became the leader of Earth's Mightiest Heroes and then sacrificed herself to save the universe.

Despite not having a standalone movie until 2021, Black Widow became a fan-favorite recurring character and one of the most prominent characters in the entire MCU.īlack Widow's story in the MCU began as a covert agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. Audiences first met the former Russian spy Natasha Romanoff in 2010 when Johansson appeared as Black Widow in Iron Man 2. Big projects have been announced but as Kevin Feige (President, Marvel studios) confirmed the timeline for Phase 4 which has since been shifted slightly by Black Widow's delay, so we can't say for sure where Phase 4 ends and Phase 5 begins.Scarlett Johansson's superhero Black Widow has been part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe from early on, and here's a complete timeline of her MCU story. From Eternals, Shang Chi, She-Hulk, and Lady Thor, MCU phase 4 will introduce a lot of new Marvel heroes and villains to the universe and there will be some major characters that will greatly impact and influence the MCU phase 4 and beyond.ĭue to the pandemic-induced delaes in the release of projects, many changes in the line-up has taken place.
