{"id":7743,"date":"2021-11-24T15:48:11","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T14:48:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1518829"},"modified":"2021-11-24T15:57:16","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T14:57:16","slug":"is-yelena-belova-in-hawkeye-black-widow-characters-future-explained","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/is-yelena-belova-in-hawkeye-black-widow-characters-future-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Yelena Belova in Hawkeye? Black Widow character\u2019s future explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lewis Knight\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 24 November 2021 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\">It\u2019s time for a new archer to take the Marvel spotlight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\">Disney Plus series <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/hawkeye-tv-series-disney\/&quot;\">Hawkeye<\/a> has finally premiered with a double bill episode.<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\">Clint Barton (Jeremy Renner) has found his past come back to haunt him as he joins forces with super-fan Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld) to take on a dangerous new threat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\">While the pair navigate their new partnership amid the festive season, fans may be questioning if <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/black-widow-release-date-marvel-movie\/&quot;\">Black Widow<\/a> character Yelena Belova (Florence Pugh) will show up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\">The character featured in the <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/black-widows-post-credits\/&quot;\">post-credits scene of Black Widow<\/a> and pointed towards a major clash between Yelena and Barton in the future.<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\">If you want to know when Hawkeye is set in the MCU timeline then <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/hawkeye-mcu-timeline-explained\/&quot;\">check out our article here<\/a>, while we also have a guide to <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/marvel-movies-order\/&quot;\">how to watch the Marvel movies in order.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\">So, without further ado, here is what we know about Yelena\u2019s future in the MCU.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\"><b>Is Yelena Belova in Hawkeye?<\/b><\/h2>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/black_widow_2021_nat_yelena-c00dd21.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/05\/black_widow_2021_nat_yelena-c00dd21.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Black Widow\u2019s Yelena (right) will want revenge for Natasha (left)<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>Disney<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\">Yes, Florence Pugh will reprise her role as Black Widow\/Yelena Belova in later episodes of Hawkeye.<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\">As fans are aware, Yelena has a score to settle with Clint Barton as she will want payback for his perceived role in the death of her adopted sister, Natasha Romanoff.<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\">Hawkeye director Rhys Thomas has teased Yelena\u2019s role in the series.<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\">\u201cI can\u2019t speak to that,\u201d he told <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/uk\/hawkeye-director-on-florence-pughs-yelena-in-the-series-we-know-their-past\/&quot;\">GamesRadar<\/a>. \u201cBut yes, we know their past, and obviously what happened in Endgame.<span class=\"&quot;Apple-converted-space&quot;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\">\u201cWe know in these first two episodes that Clint\u2019s dealing with the fallout of that. But in terms of how they meet, I can\u2019t \u2013 I\u2019ll just pretend I don\u2019t know.<span class=\"&quot;Apple-converted-space&quot;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\">\u201cImagine it\u2019s a happy meeting, where they talk over coffee and work things out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\">So, that means it\u2019s not.<\/p> <p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\">It is unknown if we will see more from Yelena\u2019s employer, Contessa Valentina \u201cVal\u201d Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), in the show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\">Either way, it is clear the mysterious character is keen to sow discord between Clint and Yelena.<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\">Perhaps Kate Bishop will be the one to bring the pair together? Steinfeld teased filming with Pugh in an interview with <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.cosmopolitan.com\/entertainment\/celebs\/a38093330\/hailee-steinfeld-hawkeye-dickinson-new-music\/&quot;\">Cosmopolitan.<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/hailee_steinfeld_kate_bishop_hawkeye-74717f3.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/hailee_steinfeld_kate_bishop_hawkeye-74717f3.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" 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you, we were in a scene that was in no way, shape, or form meant to be at all funny. We really did have a wonderful time together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;p1&quot;\"><strong>Hawkeye releases new episodes weekly every Wednesday on Disney Plus. <\/strong><strong>You can <a href=\"\/\/disneyplus.bn5x.net\/c\/1236178\/564546\/9358?subId1=radiotimes-1252423&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.disneyplus.com%2Fhome&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;nofollow noopener noreferrer\" noopener=\"\" noreferrer=\"\">sign up to Disney+ for \u00a37.99 a month or \u00a379.90 a year<\/a>\u00a0now.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out our\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/movies\/&quot;\">Movies<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/&quot;\">Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0pages for more news and features, or our\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0for more to watch.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Lewis Knight Published: Wednesday, 24 November 2021 at 12:00 am It\u2019s time for a new archer to take the Marvel spotlight. Disney Plus series Hawkeye has finally premiered with a double bill episode. 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