Black Widow‘s First Trailer Promises a Deadly Family Reunion

Much like a baneful undercover agent on a charge to eliminate its target , the first laggard forMarvel ’s coming Black Widow standalone moviesnuck up in the dead of night , and now it ’s come for all of our neck .

The Avengers and co. have always been the closest thing that the MCU ’s Natasha Romanov has ever had to a stable class , but the first teaser uncover how , in a way , that was never really the case . Natasha has long since left her lifespan with the KGB behind , but when a threat connected to her past necessitates her going back home , one of the first citizenry she runs into is Yelena Belova ( Florence Pugh ) , another graduate of the Red Room who Natasha consider to be like her babe . Natasha and Yelena are both deadly killers , but whatever danger the pair will team up to handle will call for a snatch more brawniness for them , which is why Russian super - soldier Alexei Shostakov , Red Guardian ( David Harbour ) and Melina Vostokoff , the Iron Maiden , ( Rachel Weisz ) step onto the picture for allow some sort of assist as a family .

The laggard also features our first look at the MCU ’s take on Taskmaster in action and it showcases director Cate Shortland ’s heart for military action , which look to be impressive and on - brand for a movie about a hero whose main power is very skilled espionage . Black Widow also star O - T Fagbenle , Samuel L. Jackson , Robert Downey Jr. , Ray Winstone , and Olivier Richters .