"Ultron" is frustrating for what it lacks -- chiefly the feeling that it's advancing the overall story arc of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Also Read: 'Avengers: Endgame' - What Happened With Loki and the Tesseract? A big step up from the first "X-Men" both in production values and quality, it still lacks much in the way of energy. Sam Raimi truly assembled the prototypical superhero movie with this first entry in the "Spider-Man" franchise, in 2002. It would have been a great moment to elevate a character who always operated from the shadows, never getting the acclaim that Tony always received. Tim Story's first "Fantastic Four" is just sort of there, challenging you to remember it exists. Rated: Fiction T - English - Adventure/Drama - [Black Widow/Natasha R., Hawkeye/Clint B.] The film's writers, Stephen McFeely and Christopher Markus, recently confirmed that Steve is not only the husband referenced in 2014's Captain America: The Winter Soldier, but also the father of Peggy's two children. Chris Evans' comments to Variety come in a long-form piece about Anthony Mackie's role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. With Chris Evans, who played the Human Torch here, going on to embody Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, that gets tougher every year. But Marvel still has yet to confirm anything along those lines about that film. The one time Black Widow stepped into the spotlight was at the end of “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” when a US Senate committee threatened to put her on trial. Maybe the bad outweighs the good here, but Emo Peter Parker's dance number remains one of the greatest single moments in any comic book movie, sorry, haters. “Well, Tony does not have another movie. It's definitely strange that Marvel is seemingly contradicting such a major plot point in one of their biggest movies, because at this point it seems like there's no way that the storyline in Black Widow won't totally undermine Natasha's Endgame arc. Who knows what was going on in this movie, but it was almost OK anyway. This movie knows exactly what it's trying to be, and what it's trying to be is dumb and fun and nothing else. I wish it was better, but with everything required of a movie that exists to wrap up 21 movies’ worth of story arcs, I’m glad it’s as good as it is. Dec 2, 2020 - Explore Grace Nguyen's board "captain america black widow" on Pinterest. If Black Widow hadn’t killed herself on Vormir so that Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) could return to the present with the Soul Stone, then they wouldn’t have been able to save all those people Thanos snapped, and then Tony Stark’s snap to wipe out all of Thanos’s forces wouldn’t have been possible. It's pretty boring, also, but at least it looks cool. To me, the implication is something I have long suspected about “Black Widow”: that it will involve characters from the MCU’s post-“Endgame” present somehow. After losing director of the first two X-Men films Brian Singer to the first Superman reboot attempt, replacement Matthew Vaughn gave way to eventual director Brett Ratner, who might have killed off the superhero genre entirely were "Spider-Man" not blowing up the box office. There have been a number of bad superhero movies, but from the talking gas cloud the filmmakers cast as Galactus to Jessica Alba's dye job, this one transcends bad. Captain America and Black Widow’s Dynamic in EndgameSUBSCRIBE NOW to CBR! Like "X-Men" before it, "Spider-Man" is a bit underwhelming today, but unlike "X-Men" it was proud of its nerd roots. The release of the Black Widow movie has been long-awaited for Marvel fans, and that wait continues to feel longer and longer as the Black Widow release keeps … This is that list. Rated: Fiction T - English - Romance/Hurt/Comfort - Black Widow/Natasha R., Captain America/Steve R., Hulk/Bruce B., Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel - Chapters: 3 - Words: 7,892 - Reviews: 14 - Favs: 32 - Follows: 56 - Updated: 9/9/2019 - Published: 5/1/2019 - id: 13275352 + - Full 3/4 1/2 Expand Tighten But this was actually a pretty good World War II movie, too. It’s fine, but “Captain Marvel” feels like a movie from before Marvel Studios really hit its stride in Phase 3 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. She grew up and spent her first 15 years of her life in the Avengers compound. This was, like, just a legitimately enjoyable melodramatic action movie. Right now it’s a movie that seems very much out of place. That's the power of the astonishing visual imagination on display here. She felt her stomach roll over in her excitement, her heart fluttering. A leaker who claims to know Marvel’s MCU Phase 4 plans going forward said that Iron Man, Captain America, and Black Widow would make an appearance in … An improvement on the first film, and an absolute delight from moment to moment -- but it never quite coalesces into a coherent whole because so many subplots distract from the core story and rob it of its emotional impact. With sculpted hair, and a solid actress likeness, this seems to be their best take on Black Widow yet. A good old fashioned Romanogers fanfic. I agree with TheWrap's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy and provide my consent to receive marketing communications from them. Good lord. How can anybody resist the pull of Tom Hardy doing comedy? Chris Evans' comments to Variety come in a long-form piece about Anthony Mackie's role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. “People have asked why Natasha didn’t get the same amount of screen time post-death as Tony did,” Joe Russo said. Banner role since inhabited by Mark Ruffalo in the "Avengers" films. Captain America’s ending in Avengers: Endgame makes the same mistake as the How I Met Your Mother series finale. Multiply the two previous best Marvel movies by one another and you get "Civil War." Natasha claims the Avengers are her only family, but her story in Black Widow might just contradict that. Disney Animation Studios made a Marvel movie, and it's really sweet. This is the only way the movie could end without contradicting most of Natasha's arc in Endgame, which would be a massive mistake for Marvel. Sure, it's the kiddie version of Marvel, but that doesn't prevent it from being a wholly satisfying experience. The best superhero movies, and movies in general, are the ones that are truly most human. Come in to read, write, review, and interact with other fans. To me, this implies that the “Black Widow” movie will be more than just another prequel like “Captain America: The First Avenger” or “Captain Marvel,” which took us to the past to set up heroes that would have an impact on the present. More vampires, more blood, more people getting sliced up -- and of course baddies whose jaws can split open and swallow a person's head whole. But under the custody of the Avengers and Captain America himself, he finally has the time and space—and company—to sort out an eighty year career that began and ended with Steve. After being unfrozen at the end of Captain America: The First Avenger, i.e. Once again Captain America and Black Widow find themselves at a point in their lives where they hung up their suits for good. Post Secret Crisis and the first of the new adventures on Earth Prime. This one's all novelty value. Could have been a bizarre ironic summer classic if it were structured like a real movie and had any character development whatsoever. "Ant-Man" represented a first for the MCU by being a straight-up comedy. Shame that it was apparently stressful enough to break up the tandem of Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor. Peter buckles under the pressure, something we can all relate to. "Avengers: Endgame" is mostly good, but it somehow manages to botch one of the only scenes it absolutely couldn't -- Captain America's farewell Fan Theory: Are Black Widow and Captain America Romantically Involved in ‘Avengers: Infinity War’? Novel at the time, now it just comes off as unremarkable mid-budget action fare as Fox was merely sticking its toe in the superhero waters. And Marvel Universe obviously does not have to move forward linearly anymore. In Endgame, Natasha claims that she had nothing before she had the Avengers, and that they are her family. Bucky still hasn't processed the first one. Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow Black Widow makes the ultimate sacrifice in Avengers: Endgame, flinging herself off that cliff in Vormir so the Avengers can get the Soul Stone and use it … Christine May 4, 2018. Browse through and read endgame fanfiction stories and books. ... Plss let them be endgame. A total nightmare. But I don't care. Its time travel logic is a bit iffy, but "Days of Future Past" is still tremendously entertaining because, while epic, it's not overly serious. But this Frankenstein of a film is a behind-the-scenes horror story, and you can see it in the totally disjointed final product. Decades of big-screen Marvel adaptations demand a long, ranked list. Melanie Rogers is the daughter of Steve Rogers (Captain America) and Peggy Carter. And that sequence on the train in the third act is easily the best action sequence of these movies. Just a man and his wife with their two kids. So there’s your answer — Natasha Romanoff didn’t get a big memorial in “Endgame” because of the prequel movie coming out next May, whereas Tony Stark is not gonna be in the MCU again for the foreseeable future. Of course, it's entirely possible that they could resolve this issue by the end of Black Widow, by having something happen to that familial dynamic. And it's a very good one, with a cast that's perfectly suited for it. However, ending the film in that way would still feel a bit cheap, as though Marvel only introduced these characters just to have some sort of story to give Natasha, only to get rid of them when they become inconvenient to the overarching plot. "Avengers: Endgame" is mostly good, but it somehow manages to botch one of the only scenes it absolutely couldn't -- Captain America's farewell After the events of Captain America: The Winter Soldier, HYDRA is left scrambling after their infiltrations of SHIELD is revealed and the loss of their most valuable asset, the Winter Soldier, also known as the lost war hero, Sergeant James Buchanan Barnes. Captain America didn’t die in Endgame, and because Falcon is the new Captain America now, the hero name might never be retired.But Steve Rogers had to retire. The Russo brothers, who made their entrance to the MCU directing "Winter Soldier" before taking the reigns on "Civil War" and, eventually, 2018's "Avengers: Infinity War," really impressed with "Winter Soldier." Cyberpunk 2077 Should Make a Big Deal of Its PS5, Xbox Series X Upgrades, Black Widow Might Undermine A Key Avengers Endgame Storyline, obtain the Soul Stone and be able to reverse Thanos's snap, The MCU Needs To Get Better At Writing Female Characters, David Harbour's Alexei Shostkov (Red Guardian), the Avengers as the only family she has left, these other members of Natasha's group all betray her, Florence Pugh is set to return as Yelena in the, how long fans have wanted this movie to happen, Captain America's Ending In Avengers: Endgame Was Bad And Here's Why, PS Plus Free Games for March 2021 Keep Raising the Stakes, LOTR: The Fellowship Of The Ring Was The Best Movie Of The Trilogy, This Jude Law Movie About A Simulation Is Better Than The Matrix, Xbox Series X Browser Upgrade Will Let It Play Stadia, The Star Wars Sequel Trilogy Wasted Its Most Interesting New Character, Square Enix Shares Incredible Iron Man Figure by Tetsuya Nomura, Star Wars: Han Solo Didn't Need An Origin Story, Persona 5 Makoto Figure Revealed for September Release, Guardians Of The Galaxy's Karen Gillan Reveals Her Clever Nebula Trick, 'Mortal Kombat' Reboot's Sub-Zero Actor Teases Noob Saibot And Bi-Han, Fortnite Officially Releases Ant-Man Cosmetics, A $200 Million R-Rated Bioshock Movie Was Rejected By Universal, Total War Warhammer II: 10 Pro Tips To Dominate Your Opponent With The Skaven, Deepfake Video Casts Tom Holland In 'Spider-Man 2', Dr Disrespect Pokes Fun at Fan for Making Small Donation, Far Cry 3 Is The Best In The Series To Adapt Into A Movie, Melissa McCarthy Is 'Fake Hela' In Thor: Love And Thunder Behind-The-Scenes Photos. Whereas the previous "Punisher" movie was melodramatic and contemplative, this one is just murderous. Her sacrifice mattered just as much as Tony’s did. Plot-wise, it never really adds up to anything, but the strength of the cast and the bizarre world they explore more than make up for it. It seems that the film will explore what Natasha did in between Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War, but also dive into her past as a spy a little bit more, and specifically focus on the people that she left behind when she quit that lifestyle. This is a movie that fully understands its main character and taps into what made him such a captivating figure for so long. [Captain America/Steve R., Agent Maria Hill] - Chapters: 27 - Words: 52,764 - Reviews: 291 - Favs: 145 - Follows: 204 - Updated: 3/27/2018 - Published: 12/4/2013 - id: 9899568 + - Full 3/4 1/2 Expand Tighten In fact, it’s kind of a huge mess. For now, all fans have to go off of is some trailers, and a vague idea about what themes the Black Widow movie might touch on. Thank goodness for Black Widow fanfiction where she will forever live on. And it is extremely fun. The real question on everyone's mind, however, is how old Cap (he got to spend a lifetime with Hayley Atwell's Peggy … And it's awesome. The trailer for Black Widow features many new characters, including Yelena Belova (played by Florence Pugh), Melina Vostokoff (played by Rachel Weisz), and David Harbour's Alexei Shostkov (Red Guardian). But that character still has more screen time coming.”. It just sucks that this movie doesn't really make any sense. The story is a total mess, relying heavily on moviegoers' memories of previous MCU films (if you didn't remember or know coming in what the Tesseract was, hoo boy). Avengers: Endgame left audiences with multiple threads to tangle, not the least of which were the ramifications of Steve Rogers' decision to remain in the past with Peggy Carter. Her claim of having nothing before the Avengers will be contradicted if she is shown to have that close, familial relationship with this group in the Black Widow movie. Action Fanfiction Romance Pietro Maximoff Pietro Maximoff Love Story Avengers ... Age Of Ultron Avengers Infinity War Avengers Endgame Heros Powers Quicksilver Black Widow Iron Man Thor Captain America Hulk Scarlet Witch There could maybe have been a good movie in here somewhere -- the cast (Michael B Jordan, Miles Teller, Kate Mara) certainly warranted one. Natascha Romanoff is a fanfiction author that has written 13 stories for Avengers. The fantasy Marvel movie is directed by Kenneth Branagh, who covers the whole movie in canted angle shots and theatrical stylings. When they presented footage from the film at Comic-Con a couple weeks ago there was no indication that it would be anything other than a straight prequel — one that likely will set up a new player for future movies, like probably Florence Pugh’s Yelena. We’ve got a while to wait before we find anything out about what the “Black Widow” movie really has in store for us. We may never figure out what went wrong with Marc Webb's Spider-Man duology, but his choice of Andrew Garfield to play Peter Parker is still brilliant. Christine May 4, 2018. Thank goodness for Black Widow fanfiction where she will forever live on. The release of the Black Widow movie has been long-awaited for Marvel fans, and that wait continues to feel longer and longer as the Black Widow release keeps getting pushed back due to COVID-19. It's kind of amazing that Disney let writer/director Ryan Coogler make this overt a political statement -- it's the most openly political mega-budget movie I've ever seen . Because of this, it's unlikely that Marvel will end the movie with entirely getting rid of all of these new characters. In the trailer, Yelena refers to Natasha as her sister, and Alexei calls the group "family," though it remains to be seen whether any of these ties are biological or if they simply see each other as family because of bonding through shared tough experiences. This is what makes her sacrifice so potent and moving - she is giving her own life so that her family, and the world, can continue. A totally chaotic stir fry of nonsense that tells the story of how Wolverine got his claws. So it’s puzzling that “Avengers: Endgame” didn’t really spend any time memorializing her at the end of the movie, which spends so much time saying goodbye to Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr) and Captain America (Chris Evans).