Olga Kurylenko, who plays Taskmaster a.k.a. Antonia Dreykov in Black Widow, is more than willing to return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Black Widow introduces Taskmaster as the ultimate match for Natasha (Scarlett Johansson) because of the villain’s ability to instantly mimic anyone’s fighting style. Towards the end of the film, it is revealed that hidden behind the helmet of Taskmaster is Antonia Dreykov, General Dreykov’s daughter who had become collateral damage in Natasha’s mission to kill the leader of the Red Room years ago.
While Dreykov escaped unharmed, the bomb blast severely disfigured Antonia. But instead of protecting her, Dreykov turned her into the perfect soldier by inserting a chip into her head and used a chemical mind-control agent to keep her under his thumb. But by the end, Natasha manages to use the antidote to the mind-control to free Antonia, following which she leaves with the other freed widows, Melina (Rachel Weisz), and Alexei (David Harbour). As the open-ended conclusion to her story in Black Widow leaves enough room for her comeback in the MCU, Kurylenko is more than willing to return.
In a chat with Esquire, the Taskmaster actress, Olga Kurylenko, shared that the future of her character in the MCU depends on Marvel Studios and what they decide to do with her story. It is in their hands to make her “appear or disappear.” But Kurylenko confirmed that she enjoyed playing the character and as Black Widow barely touched Antonia’s backstory, she would love to return if the offer is ever pitched to her.
Imagine I'd say, "No, I wouldn't." Would that be weird? Would you even believe me? Of course, I would. It'd be really cool. I'd love to.
Though Black Widow was Scarlett Johansson’s last appearance as Natasha Romanoff, it doesn’t mean the other new characters the film introduced don’t have a future in the MCU. Florence Pugh is already slated to return as Yelena Belova in the upcoming Disney+ series, Hawkeye, and is probably destined to take forward the mantle of Black Widow. And hopefully, the same possibility exists for Kurylenko’s Taskmaster.
While Antonia Dreykov may or may not appear in the series, there is still scope for her return in other Marvel projects. In the comics, Taskmaster is a part of the mini-group of superheroes Contessa Valentina Allegra de la Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) is currently busy putting together as he was the one who trained John Walker into becoming the US Agent. Though the character’s origin story is different in the MCU, this could still be the future of Antonia. After all, when it comes to the MCU, no one’s story ever really ends.
Source: Esquire
- Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021)Release date: Sep 03, 2021
- Eternals (2021)Release date: Nov 05, 2021
- Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)Release date: Dec 17, 2021
- Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022)Release date: Mar 25, 2022
- Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)Release date: May 06, 2022
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever/Black Panther 2 (2022)Release date: Jul 08, 2022
- The Marvels/Captain Marvel 2 (2022)Release date: Nov 11, 2022
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023)Release date: Feb 17, 2023
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)Release date: May 05, 2023
No comments:
Write comments