For the past few years , fans have been wanting a Black Widow Film since her first appearance in 2010's Iron Man 2. Scarlett herself and co-star Anthony Mackie has even suggested a Black Widow solo film. This movie could be excited and let fans and new audiences get to see a glimpse into her previous lifestyle and her backstory. Her backstory was teased in the first Avengers movie and also Avengers: Age of Ultron . I put together a list of characters who i would think , fit into this film along with actors/ actresses who could play them.
1. SCARLETT JOHANSSON as BLACK WIDOW
Scarlett had portrayed Black Widow since 2010's Iron Man 2 and many other Marvel Films including:
The Avengers
Captain America ; The Winter Soldier
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Captain America: Civil War
She would also be reprising her role as the character in 2018's Avengers : Infinity War.
Born circa 1928, Natalia "Natasha" Romanova was apparently orphaned as a child when she was trapped in a burning building during an early attack on Stalingrad by enemy forces. Ivan Petrovitch Bezukhov, a Soviet soldier, found Natasha in the inferno and rescued her. Although Ivan kept a close eye on Natasha as she grew, by the late 1930s she had attracted the attention of Soviet intelligence, which began her training. In 1941, she was almost brainwashed into serving the ninja clan the Hand. Black Widow Program, a team of elite female sleeper agents. Among the Widows instructors was the Winter Soldier, formerly Captain Americas sidekick Bucky (James Barnes); Natasha studied as a ballerina to cover for her true occupation. The Soviet state eventually arranged for Natasha to marry Alexi Shostakov, a champion test pilot. After a few years of a happy marriage, the KGB faked Shostakovs death in a rocket test; grief for Shostakov drove Natashas resolve deeper and she continued her education with the Red Room Academy, finally being appointed the title of the Black Widow.
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2. SEBASTIAN STAN as THE WINTER SOLDIER
Bucky Barnes was prominent to Black Widow's origin story and it could be interesting to see this film be a team-up between Natasha and Bucky.
Sebastian Stan is a Romanian-American actor, known for his role as James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes / Winter Soldier in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
In 2005 the original Bucky was brought back from supposed death as the brain-washed assassin Winter Soldier, and later briefly assumed the role of Captain America when Steve Rogers was presumed to be dead.
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3. ALI LARTER as YELENA BELOVA
Alison Elizabeth "Ali" Larter is an American actress. She is best known for playing the dual roles of Niki Sanders and Tracy Strauss on the NBC science fiction drama Heroes as well as her guest roles on several television shows in the 1990s.(Source: Wikipedia)
Belova is an amoral spy and assassin who was trained at the Red Room by the same spymasters who trained Natasha Romanoff, the first Black Widow. After the death of her trainer, Pyotr Vasilievich Starkovsky, she is activated as the new Black Widow and deployed to investigate. She apprehends and eliminates his killer, unaware that both his murder and the investigation were part of a ploy to get Belova to assert herself as the new Black Widow.[2] Believing herself to be the rightful successor to the title of "Black Widow", Yelena enthusiastically volunteers for a mission that will put her at odds with Natasha, although the meeting and confrontations between the two do not lead to a decisive battle.
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4. LI BING BING as BLACK LOTUS
Li Bingbing, is a Chinese actress and singer known for roles in Resident Evil: Retribution and Transformers: Age of Extinction.(Source: Wikipedia)
Black Lotus' past is unknown, but she is apparently an assassin of some repute.
When she was first seen, Black Lotus had been hired, along with several other assassins, by Damon Dran to capture the Black Widow. Black Lotus helped to initially subdue the Widow with a kick to the head. However, she, along with the other assassins, were instead defeated by the Black Widow after she came to her senses.
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5. AJ COOK as IRON MAIDEN
Andrea Joy "A. J." Cook is a Canadian actress known for her role as Supervisory Special Agent Jennifer "JJ" Jareau in the CBS crime drama Criminal Minds. She has also appeared in films such as The Virgin Suicides, Out Cold, and Final Destination 2.(Source: Wikipedia)
Iron Maiden was one of a group of assassins sent by Damon Dran to assassinate the Black Widow. The Iron Maiden outlasted the other assassins, and was on the verge of overpowering the Widow when she was interrupted by Jimmy Woo and a squadron of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents. Melina fled, and was followed into the sewers by Woo and the Widow.
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6. RONDA ROUSEY as WRANGLER
Ronda Jean Rousey is an American mixed martial artist, judoka, and actress. Rousey was the first U.S. woman to earn an Olympic medal in judo, which she won at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. (Source: Wikipedia)
Laralie was one of a group of six assassins hired by Damon Dran to capture the Black Widow in Hong Kong.[1] They succeeded in subduing her temporarily, but the Widow soon... wrangled her way free. The Widow used Laralie's rope to hurl her into a wall, knocking her out.
7. JEREMY RENNER as HAWKEYE
Hawkeye is an alrerady established Marvel character potrayed by Jeremy Renner and has appeared in :
Thor
The Avengers
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Captain America: Civil War
Hawkeye plays an imortant part in Black Widow's backstory so it wouldn't make any sense if he wasn't in the film. Clint Barton aka Hawkeye was sent to kill Natasha but made a different call and instead recruited her for S.H.I.E.L.D .
Jeremy will also be reprising his role as Hawkeye in 2018's Antman and the Wasp and Avengers: Infinity War
8. CLARK GREGG AS AGENT COULSON
Clark Gregg has portrayed Agent 'Phil' Coulson since the first Iron Man film , he has also appeared in other marvel projects like;
Thor
The Avengers
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D ( 2013-2016)
Phil Coulson is a quintessential member of Strategic Homeland Intervention Enforcement and Logistics Division (S.H.I.E.L.D.), and has been informally known as Fury's right-hand man, as well as having taken on the role of director of S.H.I.E.L.D.
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9. COBIE SMULDERS as MARIA HILL
Maria is another already established MCU character who is potrayed by actress Cobie Smulders, She has appeared in:
The Avengers
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (few episodes)
She also be reprising her role as Maria Hill in 2018's Avengers : Infinity War.
10. JASON LEWIS as VINDIKTOR
Jason Lewis is an American actor and former fashion model. He appeared on the May 2008 cover of Men's Fitness.(Source: Wikipedia)
Along with several other individuals, Vindiktor was part of a ruse to draw out the Black Widow for assassination, using a non-existent diary of Black Widow's mother as bait. When Black Widow arrived for the diary, Vindiktor attempted a long-range ambush with his firearm from above, but the Widow, sensing a set-up, evaded the gunfire. The person with the "diary" ran toward Vindiktor's position, and the Black Widow followed, ending up in a close-quartered confrontation with him. Midway through the scuffle, Vindiktor eluded to Widow that he was her brother, and he shared his disgust about how differently the paths of their lives had diverged: he as a criminal and she as a hero. After this revelation, the battle continued anew and moved to the top of a silo. A swipe from Vindiktor's massive sword coupled with the great weight of his armor crumbled away the portion of the silo he stood upon, sending him plummeting toward impalement on a metal beam. Presumably, he died after being skewered.
11. EMILY VANCAMP as AGENT 13 / SHARON CARTER
Emily Irene VanCamp is a Canadian actress, known for her role in other Marvel films like:
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Captain America: Civil War
Sharon Carter is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is usually depicted as a secret agent and an ex-field agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. under Nick Fury and the girlfriend of Captain America.
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12. SAMUEL L. JACKSON as NICK FURY
Nick Fury is an already established character in the MCU portrayed by the popular actor Samuel L. Jackson , Nick Fury has appeared in other MCU projects like:
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (few episodes)
Iron-man 2
The Avengers
Captain America: The Winter Soldier
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Samuel will also be reprising his role in 2018's Avengers: Infinity War.
13. DEMI MOORE as MADAME HYDRA / VIPER
Demi Gene Guynes, professionally known as Demi Moore, is an American actress, filmmaker, former songwriter, and model. She is known for films like Charlies Angels; Full Throttle and Ghost .(Source: Wikipedia)
Viper joined the subversive organization Hydra as one of the few female agents it had at that time. Ever ambitious, she quickly navigated her way to the highest ranks. When the Supreme Hydra Baron Wolfgang von Strucker was believed to have died in the destruction of Hydra Island, the organization fragmented. Viper, calling herself Madame Hydra, seized control of the faction operating out of New York City. Her first major operation was the attempted contamination of New York City's water supply, but she was thwarted by Captain America and Rick Jones. In revenge, she launched a series of heat-seeking missiles at Captain America but failed to kill him, seemingly perishing herself. However, one of the alien Space Phantoms unexpectedly intervened, taking on Madame Hydra's physical form and appearance and transporting her into the extra-dimensional Limbo. When her form had served its purpose, the Space Phantom returned to Limbo and Viper was returned to Earth, although she had since lost her position as a Hydra leader.
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14. LADY GAGA as SILVER SABLE
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter and actress. She is also known for her role in American Horror Story.(Source: Wikipedia)
Silver Sable is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is a mercenary, hunter of war criminals, the leader of the Wild Pack, and CEO of Silver Sable International. She was also a good friend of Black Widow in the comics.
15. LUKE WILSON AS RED GUARDIAN
Luke Cunningham Wilson is an American actor known for his roles in films such as Idiocracy, Old School, Bottle Rocket, The Royal Tenenbaums, Blue Streak, Bongwater, and Legally Blonde. He is the brother of actors Andrew and Owen Wilson.(Source: Wikipedia)
Alexi Shostakov was one of the Soviet Union's most acclaimed test pilots whose heroism caught the attention of the KGB, which arranged for Shostakov to wed Natasha Romanoff , a top agent of the secret Red Room Academy later known as the Black Widow. Intending to manipulate Natasha years after the couples marriage the KGB arranged for a rocket Shostakov was supposedly piloting to exploded, giving the appearance of his apparent death.
From: http://marvel.com/universe/