
'Black Widow' cast drops hints about the superhero's ledger
Copyright 2019 CNNDespite the super-spy's prominent appearances in seven Marvel films to date, the secrets of the Black Widow's backstory have remained in the shadows. "There's three really beautifully written complicated female narratives, which is very unusual in a superhero movie -- although I guess Black Widow doesn't have superpowers: she's human, isn't she?" Black Widow's Red Room origins have previously been hinted at in other notable Marvel films, most notably in flashback in "Avengers: Age of Ultron." The Red Guardian, "He's a super-soldier, he is Russian, and he's a counterpart to Captain America." Fagbenle, who in "Black Widow" plays Mason, Natasha's former "fixer" who still carries a torch for her.