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Scarlett Johansson (front) as Natasha Romanoff with Florence Pugh as Yelena in Black Widow.

The no-fuss Australian director taking Marvel into the #MeToo era

Cate Shortland has stepped up to the Hollywood major league with Black Widow.

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“There is something that happens in a scene when a woman is across from another woman,” Rachel Weisz says. “It sounds really pompous, but you are free from the history of ownership. It’s liberating.”

Marvel in the making: Rachel Weisz on Cate Shortland and Black Widow's killer female cast

The latest instalment of the comic movie franchise has brought the Oscar-winning actor and Canberra-raised director together at last.

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