Marvel: Five films to replace Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 11: Actress Scarlett Johansson attends the 2017 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 11, 2017 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Tony Awards Productions)

1. Black Widow

Fans of Marvel Comics were introduced to the live-action depiction of Natasha Romanoff in 2010’s Iron Man 2. Scarlet Johansson’s portrayal as the former Russian spy also known as Black Widow garnered major fanfare. Fans have patiently waited for Disney/Marvel to give Black Widow a well deserved solo movie. After waiting for nearly a decade, Disney finally gave fans great news. 

The first was the hiring of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels writer Jac Schaeffer to pen the script for the Black Widow movie. Followed up by the announcement that critically acclaimed Australian director, Cate Shortland, would direct. Black Widow’s background focuses on the hero away from the Avengers in a more grounded story. Unlike a number of other heroes on the list, she doesn’t require a ton of CGI.

Disney can use a smaller budget for Black Widow with realistic fight scenes that’ll separate itself from other MCU films. It’ll be a low risk, high reward and it’ll give fans and the MCU and overall uniqueness — similar to Black Panther. 

2020 is fast approaching and Disney undoubtedly runs the risk of putting a rush on film which could end up being a disaster. Nevertheless, with the purchase of Fox and the movies currently in development, there are options. We want to see Black Widow pushed but the other four films make sense. Which movie do you want to see replace Guardians of the Galaxy 3 in 2020?