Black Widow will be the MCU’s second, solo female-led movie, following behind next year’s Captain Marvel, as well as the franchise’s first movie to be directed solely by a woman, as Anna Boden is co-helming Captain Marvel with Ryan Fleck.
Cate Shortland’s credits include 2012’s Lore, last year’s Berlin Syndrome and episodes of TV shows like Bad Cop, Bad Cop and The Secret Life of Us.
Marvel began its director search in April, three months after it was announced that the Black Widow movie was in development, and three weeks ago, it was reported that Shortland was at the top of the list.
Now the news is official, and no doubt Shortland will soon be meeting with Scarlett Johansson and writer Jac Schaeffer to hash out the upcoming movie.