Why Black Widow's Villain Taskmaster Will Surprise Everyone
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After all the crazy MCU Phase 4 announcements at Comic Con, the Black Widow movie has taken something of a back seat in terms of fan interest.
The likes of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, Thor: Love and Thunder, Blade, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, and WandaVision have all seemingly overshadowed the Scarlett Johansson-led project somewhat.
But that really shouldn't be the case. If 2014's Captain America: The Winter Soldier proved anything, it's that MCU spy thrillers can be as good as any of the franchise's more "epic" offerings.
With that in mind, we've got a pretty exciting theory about Black Widow's villain, the Taskmaster.
In a nutshell, it's the theory that Rachel Weisz will be playing the MCU's version of the iconic character!
Obviously, in the comic books, Taskmaster is classically a male by the name of Anthony Masters - but Marvel Studios HAS been known to stray from the source material when it comes to its villains.
Just look at the likes of the Mandarin, Whiplash and, more recently, Ghost - the latter of whom was actually gender-swapped from male to female in 2018's Ant-Man and the Wasp (so there is precedent for that in the franchise).
If Weisz isn't playing Taskmaster, another theory suggests that, at the very least, she'll be tied to the character's creation in the Black Widow movie.
You'll just have to watch the video to find out more.
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