Cate Shortland is the choice to direct Black Widow. Marvel Studios has had Scarlett Johansson waiting in the wings for a solo movie for nearly a decade, and they're finally moving forward with such a film. The movie hired writer Jac Shaeffer earlier this year to develop a script for the Johansson-leading vehicle. In the months since, Marvel's been thoroughly searching for a director with the intention of hiring their first solo female director.
Over time, various names surfaced out of the 65 people who met for the job. Throughout it all though, one name continued to come out on top. Cate Shortland (Berlin Syndrome) was viewed as the frontrunner to direct Black Widow and now the job is hers.
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THR broke the news that Shortland has signed on to direct Black Widow for Marvel Studios. She becomes the first female to solely direct an MCU film, after Anna Boden will co-direct Captain Marvel with Ryan Fleck. Shortland most recently directed the indie thriller/drama Berlin Syndrome starring Teresa Palmer, but made her directorial debut with Somersault and then followed it up with Lore in 2012. Black Widow will be her first venture into blockbuster style filmmaking.
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