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At Comic-Con International in San Diego, the full cast of Black Widow was revealed. 1 / 8

Stranger Things' David Harbour will portray Alexi, the Red Guardian. 2 / 8

In comics, the Red Guardian was the Soviet Union's answer to Captain America. 3 / 8

Alexei Shostakov was supposed to be part of a state-arranged marriage with Black Widow. 4 / 8

After becoming the Red Guardian, he battled the Avengers. 5 / 8

Alexi was killed after he unmasked himself to Black Widow and helped the Avengers. 6 / 8

However, he resurfaced as a new, villainous Ronin in the Widowmaker miniseries. 7 / 8

Directed by Cate Shortland, Black Widow will hit theaters on May 1, 2020. 8 / 8