Marvel Casts HANDSMAID'S TALE Actor O-T Fagbenle as a Possible Villain
O-T Fagbenle (The Handmaid’s Tale) is the latest actor to join Marvel’s Black Widow. While the recent report doesn’t say who exactly he’ll be playing, it will be in a lead role.
According to That Hashtag Show director Cate Shortland was looking for a "black British actor" to play the main villain, so there's a good chance Fagbenle is going to be playing that role. There’s no word on who this villain might be, so it’s up for the fans to speculate on.
Fagbenle joins the previously cast Scarlett Johansson as the title character, Florence Pugh (Fighting With My Family) who will play the second female lead who has been described as a “kick ass female Bond” type character, David Harbour, and Rachel Weisz.
It’ll be interesting to see what this story ends up being. But, it was rumored to be set in 2006, which is a couple years prior to the events of Iron Man. The characters Ref Guardian and Taskmaster are also rumored to be a part of the story.
The movie is set to start shooting in June in London.
Source: Deadline