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Scarlett Johansson is completed taking part in Natasha Romanoff within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The 38-year-old actress confirmed in a latest interview with Selection that she has no plans to play Black Widow on the massive display screen once more. Scarlett mentioned it’s “bittersweet” that her function as the long-lasting superhero is completed after eight movies. “Yeah, I’m unhappy, after all,” she admitted. “I completely beloved each filming expertise I had, working 10 years with Marvel and with that tremendous solid, and I like the character Natasha. I’ve numerous empathy for her, and it was superb to construct that character over such a protracted time frame.”
Scarlett made her massive display screen debut as Black Widow in 2010’s Iron Man 2. Her character tragically died in 2019’s Avengers: Endgame, however Scarlett reprised the function one final time for 2021’s Black Widow, which lastly instructed Natasha’s origin story.
“I additionally really feel actually good about her story coming to a detailed,” Scarlett additionally mentioned within the Selection interview. “I feel she has numerous dignity in her legacy.” The opposite Marvel motion pictures Scarlett appeared in embrace The Avengers, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil Battle, Avengers: Infinity Battle, and Captain Marvel (solely within the mid-credits scene).
Scarlett had confirmed she was completed taking part in Black Widow even earlier than her standalone film got here out within the midst of the pandemic. “I actually am proud of the work I completed in my final decade-plus at Marvel. I really feel like I’m going out on a excessive notice with a film I’m extremely happy with,” she instructed Selection in July 2021. “I really feel like my work with Natasha is full, if that’s such a factor. I’ve explored many aspects of her individual, and really feel that her option to sacrifice her life for her greatest associates was one which she made actively and with resolve.”
Scarlett’s closing film within the MCU did launch a number of new characters, together with Florence Pugh‘s Yelena Belova, David Harbour‘s Purple Guardian, and Olga Kurylenko‘s Taskmaster. They are going to all return for Thunderbolts, set for launch on July 26, 2024.
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