When the first trailer for the Jennifer Lawrence vehicle, Red Sparrow, hit the web, there were some interesting comparisons. Lots of Marvel fans instantly pointed to the character of Black Widow.

While they haven’t gotten specific in the films, it’s very clear that she has a pretty dark past that involves some shady stuff in the spy world. With Marvel Studios (at the time) not capitalizing on the idea, it was almost as if someone threw their hat in the ring and said, “Here’s a possible origin for the character.”

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Well, it looks like director Francis Lawrence had some choice words about those comparisons. Speaking with Screen Rant, the helmer said;

“There’s people who think it’s very similar to the Black Widow story. This is not pulled from BW, this is pulled from Red Sparrow, you know, it’s just like written by a guy who was in the CIA. It’s like, his references are coming from a very very different place from that. But there’ll always be that. People like to put things in boxes, and I think is a really unique film. This is a thriller, it’s not action, again it’s not gadgety. It’s a hard-R. There’s violence, it’s a bit perverse, it’s suspenseful, a lot of intrigue. It ‘s a very different kind of spy film.”

Some may argue that this is exactly the kind of film that the Black Widow origin should be. However, while there were some real comparisons, it wasn’t ever something that was taken completely seriously.

But the director isn’t wrong. Fans and outlets have a tendency to draw comparisons between two things all the time. It’s human nature to notice patterns, but more often than not, it misses the mark completely. That being said, we’re sure there are still plenty of Marvel fans who will see this film and imagine it as Black Widow’s true origin — at least until we get that origin film from Marvel.

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SOURCE: Screen Rant