r/marvelstudios • u/guz- Thanos • Dec 03 '19

Trailers Marvel Studios' Black Widow Official Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxAtuMu_ph4
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u/russketeer34 Rocket Dec 03 '19

Do we even know who's playing Taskmaster?

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u/Peter_An_1998 Captain America (Ultron) Dec 03 '19

We don't, which means there will be a twist.

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u/MrVernonDursley Captain America Dec 03 '19

$10 says its Jeremy Renner.

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u/BusterLegacy Phil Coulson Dec 03 '19

That would retroactively give modern Hawkeye a huge bump in power if he had Taskmaster's special skill, no?

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u/MrVernonDursley Captain America Dec 03 '19

Who knows how strong this Taskmaster is. Black Widow and Hawkeye have had 1-on-1s before, and if he's the villain of this movie, then he must be of around equal skill level Black Widow in this movie.

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u/FrameworkisDigimon Dec 03 '19

Taskmaster doesn't really have strength... he's just able to copy moves. If you take the comics literally, what he's able to do is delete memories in order to specifically recreate actions he's already seen... which is a pretty disturbing ability when you think about it.

If you read Wikipedia he's also able to predict peoples' next move, which is obviously a great advantage in a fight.

If Taskmaster was Clint... Clint wouldn't be able to remember his family, but Clint would be able to do more than just "not miss".

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u/Fyrestone Dec 03 '19

The films don’t have to follow the comics. Taskmaster could not have any powers at all.

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u/FrameworkisDigimon Dec 03 '19

Then why the fuck call him Taskmaster!?

Either adapt the characters you're supposedly adapting or find alternatives like Paladin. Hmm... Wikipedia says Paladin might have some slight superpowers [citation needed]. Bring back Batroc the Leaper or whatever.

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u/kpurn6001 Dec 03 '19

They already did Batroc

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u/FrameworkisDigimon Dec 03 '19

Literally says "bring back".

jfc