Schon auf der letztjährigen New York Comic Con wurde angedeutet, dass Natashas Rolle im kommenden Captain America-Movie wichtiger sei, als es zuerst den Anschein habe. Nun verdichten sich jedoch die Gerüchte, dass Marvel Studios einen eigenen Film mit der schwarzen Witwe in Planung habe. Marvel Studios-President Kevin Feige meinte:
“Black Widow’s whole arc [in The Winter Soldier] is coming to terms with her history – that she’s been a spy, and spies aren’t necessarily trustworthy. We start filming the next Avengers film at the end of March. [Black] Widow’s part in that is very big. We learn more about her past and learn more about where she came from and how she became in that film. The notion of exploring that even further in her own film would be great, and we have some development work with that.“
