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Scarlett Johansson is completed enjoying Natasha Romanoff within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The 38-year-old actress confirmed in a latest interview with Variety that she has no plans to play Black Widow on the massive display once more. Scarlett mentioned it’s “bittersweet” that her function as the long-lasting superhero is completed after eight movies. “Yeah, I am sad, of course,” she admitted. “I absolutely loved every filming experience I had, working 10 years with Marvel and with that amazing cast, and I love the character Natasha. I have a lot of empathy for her, and it was amazing to build that character over such a long period of time.”
Scarlett made her huge display 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 also feel really good about her story coming to a close,” Scarlett additionally mentioned within the Variety interview. “I think she has a lot of dignity in her legacy.” The different Marvel films Scarlett appeared in embody The Avengers, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, and Captain Marvel (solely within the mid-credits scene).
Scarlett had confirmed she was completed enjoying Black Widow even earlier than her standalone film got here out within the midst of the pandemic. “I really am happy with the work I accomplished in my last decade-plus at Marvel. I feel like I’m going out on a high note with a movie I’m incredibly proud of,” she instructed Variety in July 2021. “I feel like my work with Natasha is complete, if that is such a thing. I’ve explored many facets of her person, and feel that her choice to sacrifice her life for her best friends was one that she made actively and with resolve.”
Scarlett’s last film within the MCU did launch a number of new characters, together with Florence Pugh‘s Yelena Belova, David Harbour‘s Red Guardian, and Olga Kurylenko‘s Taskmaster. They will all return for Thunderbolts, set for launch on July 26, 2024.