It was only last month that we heard how Cate Shortland was the frontrunner to direct Marvel Studios’ solo movie for Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow, and now comes confirmation that the Australian has indeed landed the gig.

As per The Hollywood Reporter, the Somersault, Lore, and Berlin Syndrome helmer has beaten out competition from over seventy other directors to take the director’s chair for Black Widow. Other names reportedly in the frame were Belle‘s Amma Assante, Kings‘ Deniz Gamze, Professor Marston and the Wonder Women‘s Angela Robinson, and Novitate‘s Maggie Betts.

At present, The Hustle’s Jac Schaeffer is working away on Black Widow’s screenplay, and that’s pretty much all that we know about the picture bar the obvious fact that Johansson will indeed be back to play the titular role. One rumbling right now is that the movie will be a prequel of sorts, taking place before the events of Iron Man 2 and Avengers Assemble.

Of course, up first for Natasha is deciphering the events of Avengers: Infinity War when that film’s follow-up arrives next May.