Florence Pugh is currently one of the fastest-rising stars in Hollywood, with the 24 year-old riding high off the back of a breakout 2019 that saw her star in wrestling biopic Fighting with My Family, critically-acclaimed horror Midsommar and current awards circuit favorite Little Women. Next year will see the English actress make her first foray into blockbuster territory, with Pugh not only joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but taking second billing behind Scarlett Johansson’s title character in the hugely-anticipated Black Widow.

The first trailer for the movie made it clear that Pugh’s Yelena Belova will play a key role in the story, with speculation suggesting that she might even stick around and assume the mantle of Black Widow for future adventures in the MCU, in keeping with the character’s comic book history. With Johansson’s Black Widow now definitively out of the picture in the franchise’s main timeline, it seems increasingly likely that Yelena could become a featured part of the post-Endgame MCU, popping up in various movies, much like her predecessor.

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