You’d have to cast your mind back to 2004 to pinpoint the first time Hollywood flirted with the proposition of a standalone Black Widow movie.
Long before Iron Man took flight under the watchful eye of Jon Favreau and McU architect Kevin Feige, Lionsgate tapped David Hayter – yes, that David Hayter – as writer and director of Black Widow. Sadly, the project never took off, and the rights reverted back to Marvel Studios, where they were shelved for *checks calendar* 16 years.
But why, exactly, did it take so long for Marvel Studios to commit to a standalone Black Widow movie? Well, as ScreenRant rightly points out, it comes down to a combination of factors – roadblocks, really – including timing and the presence of former Marvel chairman Ike Perlmutter. This is, after all, the same CEO who blocked a Black Widow film several times, and voiced concerns over the box office potential of...
Long before Iron Man took flight under the watchful eye of Jon Favreau and McU architect Kevin Feige, Lionsgate tapped David Hayter – yes, that David Hayter – as writer and director of Black Widow. Sadly, the project never took off, and the rights reverted back to Marvel Studios, where they were shelved for *checks calendar* 16 years.
But why, exactly, did it take so long for Marvel Studios to commit to a standalone Black Widow movie? Well, as ScreenRant rightly points out, it comes down to a combination of factors – roadblocks, really – including timing and the presence of former Marvel chairman Ike Perlmutter. This is, after all, the same CEO who blocked a Black Widow film several times, and voiced concerns over the box office potential of...
- 1/29/2020
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
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