The reunion is not without turmoil as the two Widows duke it out, mirroring each other’s moves, highlighting the similar training they received in the Red Room. She rendezvous with one Yelena Belova, played by the lovely Florence Pugh. Unless this scene is set way before any of his MCU appearances. Albeit, unsettling due to the de-aging CGI done to William Hurt‘s face which was surprising, to begin with since Hurt didn’t look all that young when he appeared in Captain America: Civil War, the time period this film is set in. We’ve known his appearance in this film for some time but it’s still a nice surprise to see him in the trailer. Nat’s on the run from the powers-that-be aka Thunderbolt Ross himself. Even though I don’t think we’ll see the actual ‘incident’ take place in the film, I’m guessing whatever happened then will be referenced. We jump to Budapest, the infamous location of Nat and Clint’s skirmish.

Some odd callback choices but thematically aligned with what the rest of the trailer showcases. That “Nothing lasts forever” line is a deleted line from the Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer. Weirdly enough, the line is intercut with flashbacks to the Helicarrier scene in the first Avengers film and Nick Fury when the word ‘family’ is mentioned. Unsurprisingly, the trailer opens with Nat’s poignant line to Steve from Avengers: Endgame, a callback to her last appearance. The trailer mostly delivers the goods as we see one more outing from the dearly departed Natasha Romanoff as she tracks down the demons of her past. You’d think that Marvel would’ve picked a more prime time to drop the highly awaited Black Widow trailer than midnight but it’s nonetheless.

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