Black Widow is a 2010 American superhero film based on Marvel Comics featuring the character of the same name. Produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Paramount Pictures, it is the fifth film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film was directed by Sam Mendes and written by Neal Purvis, Robert Wade, and John Logan. It stars Scarlett Johansson as Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow alongside Jeremy Renner, Clark Gregg, Ming-Na Wen, Brett Dalton, Chloe Bennet, Iain De Caestecker, Elizabeth Henstridge, Nick Blood, Adrianne Palicki, Paul Walker, Linda Cardellini, Charlie Hunnam, Thomas Kretschmann, Ray Winstone, Rachel Weisz and Ben Kingsley. The film shows Natasha Romanoff on the run from the Red Room, S.H.I.E.L.D and a mercenary for hire named Taskmaster. She teams up with grieving S.H.I.E.L.D agent Hawkeye to hunt down and bring down the Red Room.
