With Marvel’s Black Widow about to bow in theaters, ESPN is turning its attention to Scarlett Johansson’s stunt double. A new E:60 documentary, Moneymaker – Behind Black Widow introduces viewers to Heidi Moneymaker, the gymnast who makes Natasha Romanoff’s acrobatic skills possible.
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What’s Happening:
- For the first time in two years, Marvel Studios will release a new film, Black Widow. In anticipation of the movie’s debut, ESPN E:60 will present a special documentary, not about the film or it’s stars, but about the gymnast-turned-stunt double who handles the action side of the Black Widow role.
- Moneymaker – Behind Black Widow follows former UCLA gymnast, Heidi Moneymaker, behind the scenes of the film while she performs the demanding stunts for Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff.
- Moneymaker will also explore Heidi’s upbringing and how she and her sister Renae become two of the best stunt performers in the business.
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- The documentary directed by Martin Khodabakhshian and narrated by Johansson will air on ESPN+ on Monday, July 5th
- Excerpts from the E:60 story also will air on SportsCenter during the week leading up to the film’s premiere.
- Fans can also catch an eight-minute version airing on Outside the Lines on Saturday, July 10th.
About Black Widow:
- “Natasha Romanoff aka Black Widow confronts the darker parts of her ledger when a dangerous conspiracy with ties to her past arises. Pursued by a force that will stop at nothing to bring her down, Natasha must deal with her history as a spy and the broken relationships left in her wake long before she became an Avenger.”
- The film will release simultaneously in theaters and on Disney+ with Premier Access in most Disney+ markets.
- It was hard, but we did it. Ben shares his spoiler-free review of Black Widow, the first film to kick off Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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