Following the blockbuster hit Captain Marvel, Marvel is moving ahead with their next female-led superhero movie. According to reports, The Little Drummer Girl’s Florence Pugh is in talks to star opposite Scarlett Johansson in the standalone Black Widow feature. 

Along with playing an undercover agent on the AMC miniseries, Pugh also appeared in The Outlaw King and she starred in the family drama Fighting With My Family. She also appears in upcoming releases, including Greta Gerwig’s Little Women and the horror film Midsommar. 

Plot details on the Black Widow feature film remain tight-lipped, but the film will likely track Natasha Romanoff’s career beginning with her training with the KGB before becoming an agent of SHIELD and Avenger. Pugh will likely portray a spy on the same level as Romanoff. 

Australian filmmaker Cate Shortland (Lore) is directing the spy thriller, based on the most recent draft by Jac Schaeffer (The Hustle). Shooting is expected to begin this June 2019 in London.