Kevin Feige

CinemaBlend participates in affiliate programs with various companies. We may earn a commission when you click on or make purchases via links. It’s been over two years since Avengers: Endgame featured Chris Evans' Steve Rogers passing the shield to Anthony Mackie's Sam Wilson. Following the movie’s release, fans were hopeful they were going to find out what would happen with Sam and the shield, and they got their answers in Marvel Studios and Disney+’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. However, the idea wasn’t completely on the level to all involved, or at least not at first, according to the new Captain America himself.

We all knew there would be casualties with Avengers: Endgame. Leading up to the release of the film, speculation and debates occurred hypothesizing which of our beloved characters would meet their demise. Natasha Romanoff is one of those characters. Marvel is known for their extensive planning in order to progress their phases. Their streaming shows have also brought in more story in order to help fill gaps. The newer area fans are looking forward to is Marvel branching into the prequel format. Black Widow is a character with a vague background. Combine that concept with the fact that her character is dead, the prequel is a wonderful route to go in order to help fill in the gaps for fans. Especially when it is such a well-liked character such as Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow. Could the Marvel prequels route happen for other characters?

Despite the death of Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff in Avengers: Endgame, the character is returning for her own solo movie in the upcoming Black Widow. The film takes place directly after Captain America: Civil War in order to reinsert the character back into the MCU before her untimely demise (which should have gone to Jeremy Renner’s Hawkeye). While the film would have fit better had it come out in the mid 2010s before audiences were made aware of Natasha’s ultimate fate, Black Widow is still poised to be one of the biggest movies of the year.

By the time Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) got her own feature, the character was already killed off in Avengers: Endgame. Because of the iron-clad continuity of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, that means Black Widow had to be a prequel set sometime before the character's death. As the Mad Titan himself said after all, "No resurrections this time."

Following Avengers: Endgame, which saw the culmination of the MCU as a time heist through previous movies, Marvel Studios seems intensely interested in the past and changing it. In addition to the company’s latest prequel, Black Widow, Marvel also has the time jumper TV show Loki, and The Eternals, a movie that seemingly encompasses all of history, making it a prequel not just to every MCU entry, but every movie ever made.

Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige has revealed that Black Widow could set a precedent for more prequels exploring the earlier years of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Scarlett Johansson's first solo outing as the character will take audiences back a few years, with Black Widow set just after the events of 2016's Captain America: Civil War, and Feige has now stated that this could start a new MCU trend.

Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige has hinted Black Widow may only be the start of prequel movies for popular characters. The next MCU blockbuster moves back several years in the timeline with a solo adventure for Scarlett Johansson, since Black Widow sacrificed her life in Avengers: Endgame. With early reactions...

With the release of Black Widow only a couple of weeks away, it seems like the Marvel movie could set a precedent for the MCU – we may be getting more prequels, according to Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige. Set after the events of Captain America: Civil War, the movie...

Kevin Feige has hinted at future spin-offs and prequels in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The Marvel boss has excited fans by suggesting that "exploring the past, present, and future of the MCU" is "on the cards for all characters". Speaking during a press conference for 'Black Widow', the prequel which...