Natasha Romanoff, perhaps better known as the Black Widow, is everything I ever wanted in a comic book heroine. If you don’t know much about her, here’s a quick bio:

Born in Stalingrad, Natasha was trained by Russian Intelligence operatives and became a sleeper agent for the Black Widow Program (one of her instructors was none other than Bucky Barnes, the Winter Soldier). Eventually she was influenced enough by Hawkeye to rebel against her superiors, and began freelance work for S.H.I.E.L.D. and Nick Fury until teaming up with the Avengers.

Now, since Scarlett Johansson has taken on the role of the assassin in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, interest in the character has grown exponentially. So much so, in fact, that the Black Widow got her own comic series which launched in January 2014.

But that’s not all that’s in store for our lady Avenger.  The rumor in the movie mill is that Scarlett Johanson has been in frequent talks with Marvel about getting Natasha Romanoff her  own film. If the rumors are true, can we expect our favorite femme fatale to kick ass on the big screen during phase 3 of the MCU’s 4-phase plan?

I, for one, certainly hope so.  Natasha’s quest for redemption for her past is one of the most compelling plots in  the Marvel universe (reminds me of Xena) and I would love for there to (finally) be a superhero movie with a female lead. If IMDB is accurate, it looks like it will be so.

 

I know what I’m putting on my Christmas list. I don’t care if it’s June.

Dear Santa, Please bring me more kick-ass female superheroes. I promise to be (mostly) good.

-The Collectress

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