Black Widow (film) Natasha Romanoff (aka Black Widow) confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises. Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to bring her down, Natasha must deal with her history as a spy and the broken relationships left in her wake long before she became an Avenger. Released in theaters and on Disney+ July 9, 2021, also in 3-D, IMAX, and IMAX 3-D, after a June 27 screening in London and international premieres beginning June 29. Directed by Cate Shortland. Stars Scarlett Johansson (Natasha/Black Widow), Ever Anderson (Young Natasha), Florence Pugh (Yelena), David Harbour (Alexei/The Red Guardian), Rachel Weisz (Melina), Ray Winstone (General Dreykov), O-T Fagbenle (Mason). 133 min. The first film in “Phase Four” of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, though it takes place on the heels of Captain America: Civil War and just before Avengers: Infinity War. Filmed in wide-screen format at Pinewood Studios in London (and elsewhere in the U.K.), Norway, Hungary, Morocco, and Atlanta, Georgia.